(HealthDay News) — For children genetically predisposed to develop multiple sclerosis (MS), exposure to cigarette smoke in the family home could raise that risk even…
(HealthDay News) — Geoffrey Pointing says it’s hard to describe the distress of an asthma or COPD flare-up. “Honestly, when you’re having a flare up, it’s…
(HealthDay News) — Although the United States has made significant headway in curbing cigarette smoking and secondhand smoke exposure, a new report finds deep divisions…
(HealthDay News) — Sleep apnea appears to increase a person’s odds of developing dementia, a new study finds. The effect seems stronger among women compared…
(HealthDay News) — The recommended first age at which Americans should get the pneumococcal vaccine has been lowered from 65 to 50, the U.S. Centers…
(HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a new drug to treat patients with an advanced form of deadly lung cancer.…
(HealthDay News) — Disease severity is similar for patients hospitalized with respiratory syncytial disease (RSV) and unvaccinated adults with COVID-19 or influenza, according to a…
Folks who use marijuana have a greater risk of heart attack and stroke, with the odds rising even higher when they partake every day, a…
Black voters support a ban on menthol cigarettes by a wide margin, refuting claims that such a ban would be strongly opposed by Black Americans,…
From 2020 to 2022, there was an increase in the percentage of overdose deaths with evidence of smoking, according to research published in the Feb.…