Research published in a public health journal shows teenagers who have vaped are more likely to try smoking, with the youngest adolescents the most at...

TUESDAY, Sept. 3, 2024 -- A survey of Australian adolescents finds those who are experiencing depressive symptoms have double the risk of taking up...

Part 2 DR MARGARET NAKHID-CHATOOR IT MUST have been more than 20 years ago when I encountered Lucas (not his real name), a nine-year-old boy who was...

Life in the United States has changed drastically in the last several decades. Technology, pharmaceutical and medical interventions, dietary shifts,...

After years of numerous campaigns against ‘big tobacco’ and ‘big nicotine’, it seemed fewer people were likely to start smoking – until...

After years of numerous campaigns against ‘big tobacco’ and ‘big nicotine’, it seemed fewer people were likely to start smoking – until...

MONDAY, Sept. 9, 2024 -- Folks who like to stay up late are nearly 50% more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those who go to bed earlier, a new...

Atrial fibrillation, a rapid, irregular heart beat that can lead to stroke or sudden death, is three times more common than previously thought,...

Many people have seen dogs fetch, but cats like to get into the game too. Despite their very different hunting and play styles, fetching appears to...

Many people have seen dogs fetch, but cats like to get into the game too. Despite their very different hunting and play styles, fetching appears to...