Repeated job losses may be as damaging to heart health as smoking, high blood pressure, or diabetes
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Flying over the Holidays? Secondhand Smoke Still Poses Health Risk at Some Airports
Airports with designated smoking areas can still expose nonsmokers to surprising levels of cigarette smoke
Porn Industry Threatens to Sue Over L.A. County Law Requiring Condoms
Voters want actors in adult films to wear condoms, but the industry is threatening to sue and shift production elsewhere.
One Colonoscopy May Be Enough to Prevent Colon Cancer for Some
Colonoscopies prevent cancer and save lives, but patients don’t like them. Could less invasive screening tests work just as well?
Multivitamins Don’t Lower Risk of Heart Disease Among Men
A daily multivitamin doesn’t protect against heart attack, stroke or heart-related death, according to a new large-scale study among men
Smoke-Free Laws Are Saving Lives
You can’t smoke in most restaurants and malls, and those laws may be responsible for saving thousands of lives.
Can Chickpeas and Lentils Help Control Diabetes?
What you eat can lower the risk of diabetes. But which foods have the strongest effect?
Meningitis Outbreak Grows, Highlighting Dangers of Compounding Pharmacies
Health officials are hunting for the source of a meningitis outbreak among dozens of people who received steroid injections to treat back pain.
Should Celebrities Endorse Health Causes? A Gallery of Winners and Losers
Two experts debate whether celebrities have any business getting involved in issues of public health
Goodbye, Big Soda: New York Becomes First City to Ban Large-Sized Soft Drinks
On Thursday the New York City Health Department became the first in the nation to ban the sale of sugared beverages larger than 16 oz. at restaurants, mobile food carts, sports arenas and movie theaters.
Whooping Cough Vaccine Wanes Over Time
It’s news that’s certain to ignite debates over vaccines again: researchers say that the childhood immunization against whooping cough fades substantially over time, leaving even fully vaccinated children vulnerable to …
Predicting Heart Attack Risk: A Calcium Test May Help
About 28 million Americans are considered at “intermediate risk” of having a heart attack. A new study suggests adding a CT scan can improve doctors’ ability to gauge these patients’ actual risk
Prostate Cancer Screening: Why Can’t Doctors Agree?
According to a U.S. government advisory panel, almost no one should get screened for prostate cancer. But a new study this week reflects the continued view of many physicians — that screening does help to catch tumors earlier. …