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October 26, 2015

Study explains why women have harder time quitting smoking than men

Women who resolved to quit smoking in 2015 may find greater success by timing their plan with their period, research published Sunday in Psychiatry Journal suggests.

October 26, 2015

New tool to quit smoking: Seeds of golden rain tree?

Experts are praising a chemical that may be more effective than nicotine when it comes to helping people quit smoking.

October 26, 2015

Kids with asthma fare worse when they live with smokers

Kids with asthma are more likely to have breathing problems and be hospitalized when they live with a smoker, a research review suggests.

October 26, 2015

Yes, you can drown on dry land — here's how

Summertime means swimming.

October 26, 2015

Teen tobacco users likely to use it in multiple forms

A national survey of U.S. middle and high school students finds that those who use tobacco or nicotine products are likely to also use more than one type of product.

October 26, 2015

FDA warns of seizure, alcohol risk with Pfizer's Chantix

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned on Monday that Pfizer Inc's quit-smoking drug, Chantix, has been associated with seizures and that some patients who drink while taking the drug may become aggressive or black out.

October 26, 2015

CDC to hire lab safety chief after Ebola, bird flu mishaps

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to hire a chief of laboratory safety, a new post that has taken on more urgency after a CDC scientist was possibly exposed to Ebola in a laboratory last week.

October 26, 2015

Dutch sound alarm about possible risks of e-cigarettes

The Dutch Health Ministry sounded an early warning on Thursday about the possible health risks of electronic cigarettes, announcing plans to clamp down on labeling ahead of European regulations.

October 26, 2015

6 things all parents should know about enterovirus D68

There are more than 100 known varieties of non-polio enteroviruses in the world, and they cause 10 to 15 million infections every year, ranging from the common cold (rhinovirus), to hand, foot, and mouth disease (coxsackie), to meningitis and gastrointestinal illness.

October 26, 2015

Pill made from dust mites may provide relief for asthma sufferers

A pill made from a protein found in dust mites could revolutionize asthma treatment, scientists reported Tuesday