May 28, 2019 'Slug'-sized growths removed from woman's nose after complaints of breathing issues A 21-year-old woman who said her breathing issues made it difficult to exercise or even study around others was shocked by the growths surgeons removed from her nostrils, which she said were about “the size of large slugs.”
May 22, 2019 Beverly Hills moves one step closer to becoming first city in US to ban sale of tobacco products Beverly Hills moved one step closer on Tuesday evening to becoming the first city in the nation to ban the sale of all tobacco and nicotine products after the city council voted unanimously in the first of two votes required to enact the ban.
May 21, 2019 Beverly Hills could become 1st city to ban sale of tobacco products Beverly Hills could become the first city in the United States to ban the sale of tobacco products.
May 20, 2019 McConnell and Kaine introduce legislation to raise minimum age to buy tobacco products Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., introduced bipartisan legislation on Monday to raise federal minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21 in a move to curtail the growing use of e-cigarettes and tobacco products by teenagers.
May 14, 2019 Japan companies aim to boost productivity by hiring non-smokers A growing number of Japan-based businesses taking stronger action to promote health and wellness among employees as well as boost productivity by going as far as hiring non-smokers to new positions, a report says.
May 13, 2019 Devastated family says reaction to pollen triggered teen's fatal asthma attack A teen who was celebrating the end of his exams with friends in a park later suffered a fatal asthma attack that his family says was triggered by a severe reaction to pollen.
May 7, 2019 Mom says reaction to cheap teeth-whitening kit left her with swollen, blistered lips A working mom-of-two was left looking like she had “botched lip fillers” after suffering an allergic reaction to a bargain $80 teeth whitening treatment she had done at home.
May 2, 2019 Boy who suffered fatal allergic reaction to cheese thrown down shirt given expired EpiPen, court hears The 13-year-old boy who tragically died from a severe allergic reaction after a classmate threw cheese down his shirt two years ago was allegedly yelling that he “was going to die” moments before being given an expired EpiPen, according to court testimony.
April 24, 2019 Some teens who vape nicotine don’t realize they're ingesting the chemical, study suggests Teens who vape may not realize how much nicotine they are consuming — if they aware they are consuming it at all — when using e-cigarettes, a new study released this week found.
April 24, 2019 Can elderberries help fight flu symptoms? New study explains how 'ancient remedy' allegedly works The benefits of eating elderberries when you have the flu — especially to fight off symptoms of the nasty virus — have long been documented. But a new study released this week claims to have discovered why that is.