Lifestyle
Florida Woman Dies During Liposuction
David Liu and editing by Denise Reynolds
A 35-year-old woman named Lidvian Zelaya died on Monday hours after a plastic surgery called liposuction got started at Strax
Smoking cancer patients suffer greater pain
Texas A&M University researchers suggest smoking cessation would help reduce the severity of cancer- or treatment-induced bodily pain and smoking would otherwise interfere with a ...
Smoking cessation reduces heart disease risk
Smoking cessation benefits patients with coronary heart disease
One study in the Dec 1, 2010 issue of American Journal of Cardiology suggests smoking cessation would benefit ...
Births: Preliminary Data for 2009 - CDC report
Births: Preliminary Data for 2009
by Brady E. Hamilton, Ph.D.; Joyce A. Martin, M.P.H.; and Stephanie J. Ventura, M.A.;
Division of Vital Statistic
Births: Preliminary Data for 2009
Brady ...
Teenage birth rates decline, but c-sections increase
by Aimee Keenan-Greene
Fewer teens are becoming parents.
The birth rate for U.S. teens 15-19 years fell 6 percent to a record low according to the ...
Video games impact teen depression and smoking
by Aimee Keenan-Greene More than half of all teens play video games. So how does it affect their health? Boys who game report smoking less, while female gamers are ...
Kids living in apartments at risk of passive tobacco smoking
Children living in multi-unit apartment buildings are at higher risk of passive tobacco smoking than those living in detached houses, a new study in the ...
Secondhand smoke in apartment buildings makes it hard to breathe easy
by Aimee Keenan-Greene
There is no safe level of secondhand tobacco-smoke exposure, according to the US Surgeon General.Now a new report in the December journal Pediatrics says even if ...
Depressed smokers less likely to kick the habit
by Aimee Keenan-Greene
A new study in the January 2011 American Journal of Preventive Medicine, suggests suffering from major depression may prevent a smoker from successfully ...
Imagine eating more, and actually eat less
by Aimee Keenan-Greene
Letting visions of sugarplums dance in your head may be a diet aid after all!
A new study in the journal Science says imagining ...





