October 27, 2015 Hookah myth debunked: They don't filter out toxic chemicals There's a common belief that smoking from a hookah is less harmful than smoking tobacco in other ways because the hookah's water-filled pipe filters out toxic chemicals.
October 27, 2015 Surgeon general report adds to list of smoking-related health risks Fifty years after the first U.S. surgeon general's report declared smoking a hazard to human health, the tally of smoking-related effects keeps rising, with liver and colorectal cancers, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and even erectile dysfunction joining the list, according to a report released on Friday.
October 27, 2015 Hong Kong culls chickens, suspends imports after H7 bird flu found Hong Kong began culling 15,000 chickens on Wednesday and suspended imports of live poultry from mainland China for 21 days after the H7 bird flu strain was discovered in a batch of live chickens from the southern province of Guangdong. Â
October 27, 2015 X-Ray Lung Cancer Screening Does Not Prevent Deaths A large government study has found that routine chest X-rays, once a common type of screening, do not prevent lung cancer deaths
October 27, 2015 Idaho reports alarming rise in whooping cough cases Idaho health officials on Tuesday urged vaccination to combat what they said was an alarming rise this year in the number of cases of whooping cough, which has killed an infant and afflicted 240 other state residents since January.
October 27, 2015 FDA's new anti-smoking campaign uses hip-hop to target youth The Food and Drug Administration will try to adapt the sounds, style and attitudes of hip-hop into a multi-million dollar anti-smoking campaign to discourage young African Americans, Hispanics and other groups from using tobacco.
October 27, 2015 5 myths and facts about vitamin C Most people know a thing or two about vitamin C, like that it’s in orange juice, or that without it you can develop scurvy (as sailors famously did).
October 27, 2015 Deviated noses may be harder to correct than first thought People who have crooked, or "deviated," noses are more likely to have a face whose two sides don't quite match up either, suggests a new study from South Korea.
October 27, 2015 Extreme obesity cuts lifespan more than smoking, study says That obesity can cut life short by causing strokes and other illnesses comes as no surprise, but a study reported on Tuesday quantifies the toll: The most extreme cases cut a person's lifespan more than cigarettes.
October 27, 2015 Flu shot may give you a boost against bird flu Getting a seasonal flu shot may give you a bit of protection against a deadly strain of the bird flu virus, a new study suggests