Graphic Anti-Smoking Campaign Has Promising Early Results
Posted: 10:14 AM The federal government's latest tactic to discourage smoking may be working.
Posted: 10:14 AM The federal government's latest tactic to discourage smoking may be working.
Updated: 11:44 AM A new rule from the FDA marks the first time tobacco makers will be required to report dangerous chemicals found in cigarettes.
Updated: 12:27 AM A new government report says autism is more common than previously thought, burdening as many as 1 in 88 children.
Posted: 9:33 AM A Colorado ski resort is scaling back ski passes for aging skiers because they are getting healthier.
Updated: 1:01 PM Supreme Court justices are firing off questions about the Obama administration's overhaul of the nation's health care system.
Updated: 8:27 AM The fate of President Obama's signature achievement, the Affordable Care Act (ACA)--namely the individual mandate that compels most Americans to purchase insurance or pay a fine--is in the hands of the nine Supreme Court justices.
Posted: 9:23 AM Scientists may have unlocked the key to a cure for male pattern baldness.
Posted: 1:45 PM Scientists think they have a clue that could lead to ways of predicting heart attacks.
Posted: 2:40 PM The President is unveiling a proposal listing options for the compromise on free birth control.
Posted: 2:51 PM The stepfather of a 14-year-old girl who died after inhaling helium at a party is looking to warn others about the dangerous practice.
Updated: 8:29 AM The CDC hopes graphic images of smoking consequences will scare people away from cigarettes. The aggressive, $54 million anti-smoking campaign could start as early as Friday.
Updated: 12:06 AM The USDA is going to offer schools the option of serving beef patties with "pink slime" or without.
Posted: 3:13 PM A big study of men in Europe gives mixed results about the value of prostate cancer screening.
Posted: 3:10 PM New guidelines give women choices for cervical cancer testing that depend on their age.
Posted: 2:17 PM A bill that would give limited criminal immunity to people who report overdoses is awaiting the governor's signature after passing the state House and Senate.
Updated: 12:01 PM A major birth control study of found that more women will pick IUD contraceptives if they're offered for free.
Posted: 6:00 PM Coke and Pepsi are changing the recipe for the coloring in some sodas to avoid a California law that would require cancer warnings on the labels.
Posted: 12:43 PM Pat Robertson says marijuana should be treated like alcohol because the government's war on drugs has failed.
Posted: 9:19 AM The military is waging a battle against the obesity epidemic plaguing current and potential soldiers. More than a quarter of Americans ages 17-24 are too overweight to serve.
Posted: 5:38 AM A new report calls for an increase in anti-smoking efforts aimed at young adults, finding a large majority of smokers light their first cigarette before even turning
Posted: 12:36 PM The FDA has issued a warning to AeroShot, an inhalable caffeine product. The regulatory agency has questions about the product's safety.
Posted: 10:06 AM Health officials say that with the bulk of the investigation complete, about 120 students and staff at Longmont High School have tested positive for latent tuberculosis.
Posted: 4:40 PM A National Cancer Institute study has found that exposure to exhaust from diesel engines increases the risk of lung cancer.
Posted: 9:43 AM A scientist who created an easier-to-spread version of bird flu said his work isn't as risky as people fear.
Posted: 4:35 PM Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. is recalling one lot of its blockbuster vaccine against pneumococcal disease, Prevnar 13.