FTC underestimates nicotine, tar in Because smokers take more frequent and larger puffs when they smoke low- and medium-yield cigarettes, the amounts of tar and nicotine that they inhale are...
Nutrition Notes In a recent column you wrote that athletes need to get enough fat, and that most of it should come from meat and high-fat cheese. Isn't it unhealthy to get so much of that type of fat?
Americans predict upswing in violent deaths Many Americans believe that more people will die from gun violence, homicide, car accidents and suicide in the future, according to results of a new survey...
Gene therapy may help some lung cancer patients A combination of gene therapy and a traditional cancer-fighting drug appear to be of some help to lung cancer patients who have failed all other treatments, results of a new study suggest...
Experimental lung cancer vaccine shows promise A preliminary study suggests that an experimental vaccine may improve survival of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer, according to the vaccine's manufacturer...
Air pollution may raise risk of lung cancer People who live in cities are exposed to substantial levels of air pollutants called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), according to study findings...
