A blood test that detects proteins commonly released by a growing tumor could one day become a useful tool for monitoring the effectiveness of chemotherapy and radiation treatment in people with advanced throat cancer, according to a study published in the June 1, 2007, issue of Clinical Cancer Research.
CIGNA HealthCare President David Cordani to lead CIGNA employees in Cancer Challenge Ride; CIGNA to sponsor CIGNA-Calhoun Rider Zone
As the global public health community observes World No Tobacco Day, the American Legacy Foundation again calls attention to the health epidemic that tobacco causes for our nation.
Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke causes death, disease and disability. As many as 200 000 workers die every year due to exposure to second-hand smoke at work and almost half of the world’s children breathe tobacco smoke.
After July 1, smokers who comply with the smoking ban in England by lighting up outside a public building instead of in it could face an on the spot fine for littering.
The science has long been clear that smoking causes cancer, but new research shows that children could inherit genetic damage from a father who smokes.
Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death globally, causing more than five million deaths a year. Tobacco use continues to expand most rapidly in the developing world, where currently half of tobacco-related deaths occur.
Mass-media advertising can encourage more people experiencing stroke symptoms to go to the hospital more quickly, according to a study published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Pfizer Inc announced that the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in the United Kingdom has recommended Champix (varenicline) for use on the National Health Service for adult smokers who have expressed a desire to quit.
Young Australians are generally healthy and well, with over 90% rating their health as excellent, very good or good, according to a new report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), which was launched at Parliament House in Canberra by The Hon Senator Nigel Scullion, Minister for Community Services.