Meditation may help to lower heart disease risk

Meditation may help to lower heart disease risk

The AHA conclude that meditation may be useful to help lower the risk of heart disease, but that it should be used with other heart-healthy interventions.

September 29, 2017 at 04:44AM

Coffee could halve death risk for patients with HIV, hepatitis C

Coffee could halve death risk for patients with HIV, hepatitis C

Drinking at least three cups of coffee every day could reduce the risk of death by 50 percent for patients infected with both HIV and hepatitis C.

September 26, 2017 at 12:33PM

Are e-cigarettes bad for the heart? Study sheds light

Are e-cigarettes bad for the heart? Study sheds light

New research shows that when non-smokers use nicotine-based e-cigarettes for the first time, there are measurable, negative changes in cardiac activity.

September 21, 2017 at 04:24AM

Five ways to quit smoking

Five ways to quit smoking

Are you ready to quit smoking? We have put together the best ways to kick the habit, get the support you need, and remain smoke-free for good.

September 18, 2017 at 12:40PM

Two studies show links between asthma and fertility treatment, and between e-cigarette vaping in mothers and asthma in offspring

Two studies show links between asthma and fertility treatment, and between e-cigarette vaping in mothers and asthma in offspring

Asthma linked to increase in fertility treatment.Women with asthma are more likely to have fertility treatment before giving birth than non-asthmatic women, according to new research presented at...

September 12, 2017 at 04:32AM

Cigarette smoke may 'prime lung cells' to develop cancer

Cigarette smoke may 'prime lung cells' to develop cancer

Using cell-based models of cigarette smoke exposure, researchers show how smoking alters gene expression over time to prime lung cells to develop cancer.

September 11, 2017 at 01:27PM

E-cigarettes can help smokers quit, but there's a catch

E-cigarettes can help smokers quit, but there's a catch

Frequent e-cigarette use does help smokers quit -- a finding that Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers say supports the use of e-cigarettes as a cessation aid for those...

September 6, 2017 at 04:35AM

Coughing so hard you vomit: Causes and treatments

Coughing so hard you vomit: Causes and treatments

Severe and persistent coughs can cause vomiting in some cases. Learn about the potential causes of coughing leading to vomiting, and how to treat it.

September 5, 2017 at 01:32PM