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December 1, 2015

Oklahoma toddler celebrates Halloween after hospital stay

Four days after her birthday, 3-year-old Molly Straight was admitted to the hospital with pneumonia.

December 1, 2015

Stimulant medications may harm sleep for kids with ADHD

Taking stimulant medications may decrease quantity and quality of sleep for kids with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to an analysis of existing studies.

November 30, 2015

Why you get sick on your vacation days

There’s a term for that cold you’re going to get when you take a few days off work this holiday season: leisure sickness.

November 30, 2015

Hookah and e-cigarettes popular with high schoolers

Almost 10 percent of 11th and 12th graders are using e-cigarettes, and other alternative tobacco products are increasingly popular, according to a new study.

November 29, 2015

Conn. high school students push bill to limit smoking in cars with kids

Most high school students learn about civics at some point. But some Connecticut seniors have decided to take their studies a step further – they’re looking to change state law.

November 27, 2015

For women with diabetes, air pollution has higher heart risks

Particle pollution like soot is a known health hazard and linked to the risk of heart disease and stroke, but women with diabetes are even more vulnerable than most people, according to a new U.S. study.

November 25, 2015

MIT researchers discover what happens when we sneeze

A sneeze is not just a sneeze.

November 25, 2015

For teens and tobacco, out of sight might mean out of mind

Keeping tobacco products out of sight in convenience stores may make teens less likely to smoke, a U.S. study suggests.

November 23, 2015

Air pollution linked to asthma in children and teens

Exposure to air pollution early in life may contribute to the development of asthma in childhood and adolescence, a European study suggests.

November 23, 2015

Smokeless tobacco users exposed to more nicotine, cancer-causing chemical

Compared to cigarette smokers, users of smokeless tobacco are exposed to equal or higher levels of nicotine and NNK, a cancer-causing chemical in tobacco products, according to a study from the U.S. government.