smoking and tobacco

Health Buzz: Smoking Bans Curb Heart Attacks and Other Health News

By Megan Johnson - Health - September 22, 2009

Holding Alzheimer's at bay with lifestyle; tough calls on swine flu threat more >>

Are You at Low Risk for Heart Disease? Probably Not

By Deborah Kotz - On Women - September 15, 2009

Just 8 percent of Americans fall into the low-risk category. What women can do to protect themselves more >>

Health Buzz: Experimental COPD Drug Findings and Other Health News

By Megan Johnson - Health - August 28, 2009

5 ways college students can protect against H1N1; why people leave the hospital against medical advice more >>

What if Healthier People Cost Us More Money?

By Philip Moeller - The Best Life - August 20, 2009

RAND study finds that longer, healthier lives are expensive. more >>

Health Buzz: Using Tobacco Against Norovirus and Other Health News

By Megan Johnson - Health - August 19, 2009

Magazine pictures may give parents bad advice; stem cells to treat heart failure. more >>

The Myth of the Green Cigarette

By Maura Judkis - Fresh Greens - July 28, 2009

The FDA warns consumers about e-cigarettes, which are often marketed as "green." more >>

Mr. Antitobacco, Henry Waxman, a Reformed Smoker

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - July 7, 2009

Waxman has a shocking admission in his new bio, The Waxman Report: How Congress Really Works. more >>

Tough Anti-Smoking Law Puts Consumers' Health First

By Kent Garber - Nation & World - June 22, 2009

Obama signed a bill that gives the FDA broad authority to regulate the tobacco industry. more >>

Health Buzz: AMA Hears Talk of Public Plan and Other Health News

Health - June 15, 2009

President's speech to the American Medical Association; soft drinks' health effects; childhood smoking. more >>

Know Your Odds for Heart Failure

Health - June 8, 2009

Lifestyle plays key role, study confirms, and a new 'calculator' helps gauge risk more >>

Exercise, Education Keep You Sharp in Old Age

Health - June 8, 2009

Study finds healthy, active lifestyle stems mental decline more >>

Alcohol, Cigarettes and Diabetes Up Colorectal Cancer Risk

Health - June 5, 2009

More than seven drinks a week raises odds 60% over teetotalers, researchers say more >>

Too Much Media May Be Tough on Kids' Health

Health - June 2, 2009

Expert warns parents to limit access to computers, TV and more more >>

Americans Score Low on Healthy Lifestyle

Health - May 27, 2009

Too many rely on drugs to fix what healthy living would cure, researcher says more >>

To Quit Smoking, Try Logging On

Health - May 26, 2009

Computer- and Web-based programs may help smokers stop, study finds more >>

Healthier Lifestyle Can Cut COPD Symptoms

Health - May 20, 2009

Diet, exercise and smoking cessation counseling also proved cost-effective, study finds more >>

Kids More Apt to Smoke If Mom Did While Pregnant

Health - May 19, 2009

Research suggests biological changes take place in the womb more >>

Years of Heavy Smoking Raises Heart Risks

Health - May 15, 2009

30-year study in Norway sheds light on 'tremendously adverse' effects of tobacco use more >>

Stroke Prevention: 5 Ways to Prevent a Brain Attack

By Sarah Baldauf - Health - May 12, 2009

You can prevent the third-leading cause of death and the top cause of adult disability in the U.S. more >>

Stroke: 7 Signs You Could Be at Risk of a Brain Attack

By Sarah Baldauf - Health - May 11, 2009

You can prevent stroke, the third-leading cause of death and top cause of adult disability in the U.S. more >>

Weight-Loss Gene May Keep Smokers Thinner

Health - May 6, 2009

Increases in a protein likely cause, but study doesn't provide direct proof more >>

Smoking Packs a Tougher Wallop for Women

Health - May 4, 2009

Research suggests greater female susceptibility to carcinogens more >>

Health Tip: Smoking and the Musculoskeletal System

Health - April 28, 2009

Those puffs affect more than your lungs more >>

1 in 5 U.S. Deaths Attributed to Smoking, High BP