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October 24, 2015

2 sisters get lung transplants from same donor

For months, 71-year-old Irma Myers-Santana and her younger sister, Anna Williamson, 69, had been debating who more urgently needed a lung transplant, each wanting the other to go first.

October 24, 2015

Antibiotics may have been wrongly prescribed for influenza, CDC finds

During the 2013 flu season, more people needed antiviral medications than got them, and meanwhile, antibiotics were inappropriately given to a large proportion of patients with influenza (a viral disease that is not helped by taking antibiotics), according to a new study.

October 24, 2015

Britain unveils ban on e-cigarettes for minors

Britain said on Sunday it would ban the sale of electronic cigarettes to children aged under 18, citing possible adverse health effects and outlining a need for further medical research.

October 24, 2015

NY fines liquid nicotine makers for not child-proofing packages

New York has fined four makers of liquid nicotine used in electronic cigarettes over packaging that was too easy for children to open, in violation of a law enacted last year after a toddler died from ingesting the substance, the state's top prosecutor said on Tuesday.

October 24, 2015

Study ties more deaths, types of disease, to smoking

Breast cancer, prostate cancer, and even routine infections. A new report ties these and other maladies to smoking and says an additional 60,000 to 120,000 deaths each year in the United States are probably due to tobacco use.

October 24, 2015

E-cigarette makers face rise of fakes

Liberty Flights Ltd., a British maker of electronic cigarettes, is facing a problem more associated with handbags than with nicotine vaporizers: counterfeiting.

October 24, 2015

Flu vaccine: Should your kids get the nasal spray?

In a new recommendation this flu season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that the nasal spray form of the flu vaccine is the preferred way to vaccinate kids ages 2 to 8.

October 24, 2015

Mutant Genes Found for Asthma, Point to Possible Therapy

A drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis could help asthma patients, scientists said on Friday, as they identified two mutant genes that may predispose a person to asthma

October 24, 2015

CDC estimates beneficial impact of flu vaccination

As influenza activity picks up in some parts of the United States, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that vaccinations reduced flu-related illness, doctor visits and hospitalizations by 17 percent last year.

October 24, 2015

Asbestos concerns lead to closure of Iowa school building

The main building at Washington High School in Cedar Rapids has been closed as officials deal with the presence of asbestos.