August 25, 2016 US pharmacies sell cigarettes for less than other stores Cigarettes are often cheaper at the very place that people shop for health supplies and fill medicine prescriptions, according to a new study in California.
August 16, 2016 'Nobody deserves this': Retired news reporter, nonsmoker shares story of battling lung cancer Greta Kreuz was not a smoker. In fact, she considered herself healthy— she was a runner who kept on top of doctor’s appointments. But in 2012, she was diagnosed with lung cancer. Then she was misdiagnosed when it came back a year later.
August 8, 2016 Air pollution tied to shorter survival with lung cancer Exposure to air pollution has long been associated with an increased risk of lung cancer, and a new study suggests it might also be tied to a faster death from the disease.
August 8, 2016 Low cost, flavors, convenience turn teens on to vaping: study Young people try electronic cigarettes out of curiosity about the devices and alluring flavors that range from cotton candy to pizza, but keep vaping because of their low cost, according to a study released on Monday.
August 5, 2016 Bristol-Myers' Opdivo fails lung cancer trial; shares plunge Bristol-Myers Squibb Co said its blockbuster immunotherapy, Opdivo, failed to slow progression of symptoms in previously untreated patients with advanced lung cancer in a late-stage study, a major setback expected to benefit Merck & Co's rival medicine.
July 27, 2016 Singer reaches new heights with help of oxygen tank Hall had Oates, Simon had Garfunkel, and New York singer-songwriter Chloe Temtchine has Steve Martin — in name, at least.
July 15, 2016 E-cigarettes could cut smoking-related deaths by 21 percent: study E-cigarettes could lead to a 21 percent drop in deaths from smoking-related diseases in those born after 1997, according to a study published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research.
July 14, 2016 Antipsychotic drug also relieves nausea from cancer chemotherapy Adding the cheap antipsychotic drug olanzapine to conventional anti-vomiting medicine can help prevent nausea in cancer patients, according to a new test of 380 volunteers.
July 12, 2016 Cancer hospital advertising triples since 2005 Between 2005 and 2014, U.S. cancer centers upped their spending on ads targeting the general public, with 890 centers spending $173 million on ads by 2014, according to a new analysis.
July 8, 2016 What's in cigarette smoke? Most people don't know (Reuters Health) – Many people in a recent study said they’d tried to find out what chemicals are in tobacco products or smoke, but most were not familiar with components other than nicotine.
