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December 6, 2016

Philip Morris seeks US approval to market alternative cigarette

Philip Morris International Inc filed a much-awaited U.S. application to market a new type of cigarette that heats rather than burns tobacco and may carry fewer health risks.

December 6, 2016

Boy's death after unknowingly eating nut in cake leads family to start foundation

A Florida family is raising awareness of the potentially life-threatening symptoms of food allergies following the sudden death of their 11-year-old son, who lost his life in November after unknowingly ingesting a walnut in a piece of a cake.

December 6, 2016

Dr. Manny: Little boy's death can teach us a lot about food allergies

When I read about 11-year-old Oakley Debbs’ tragic peanut allergy death, and the horror that his family has had to endure since his untimely passing in November, it struck me that for many parents who do not deal with allergies in their own children, the seriousness of the issue may not hit home.

December 6, 2016

Menopause tied to faster decline in women's lung function

Age-related decline in women's lung function may speed up during and after menopause, a recent study suggests.

December 6, 2016

One drink a day may not always keep the doctor away

It's called "holiday heart" because it happens to binge drinkers who feel a flutter or irregular heartbeat after too many cocktails at parties.

December 5, 2016

Even with one cigarette a day, odds of early death are higher

Smokers who go through much less than a pack of cigarettes a day still have a higher risk of an early death than non-smokers, a new study suggests.

December 5, 2016

Bloomberg expands effort to curb tobacco use worldwide

Former New York City mayor and billionaire philanthropist Michael Bloomberg has spent hundreds of millions of dollars of his fortune over the past decade fighting tobacco use in the developing world.

December 3, 2016

The lung cancer symptoms even non-smokers should know

Ashley Rivas was 26 when she noticed she was getting tired earlier than usual on her runs.

December 2, 2016

London mayor issues air pollution alert for 1st time

London's mayor has issued air quality alerts across the capital for the first time because of high pollution levels.

December 2, 2016

Many doctors use wrong test to diagnose kids' food allergies

Primary care doctors often use the wrong test to diagnose food allergies in children, new research shows.