wo questions: Do you know why young people start smoking? Have you any idea how much medical research projects cost?
The Popeye effectJust as most of the risk factors for AMD parallel those of heart disease, most of the best alternative measures to keep the heart healthy can also maintain eye health.
Children of smokers are three times as likely to develop serious infections requiring hospital treatment and also run an increased risk of cancer, according to two recent American studies. ...
We all know that smoking is bad for our health. So doctors have been trying to encourage smokers to stop with the help of the antidepressant nortiptyline hydrochloride which, as most people know, ...
Not only can smoking lead to lung cancer and a multitude of other illnesses, but it can also be a factor in causing hearing loss. ...
Osteoporosis, which means ‘porous bones’, describes any condition that reduces bone mass. Symptoms include leg and foot cramps; height loss; lower-back pain; hip, wrist and spine fractures;
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) of the eye occurs when the cells of the macula - an irregular yellow depression on the center of the retina - becomes damaged and stops functioning.
Nicotine skin patches have been widely sold as the answer to an addiction to smoking. In the UK, you don’t need a prescription to buy them but, in California,
Very high doses of beta carotene supplements may be cancer causing, as two earlier, and controversial studies had concluded. Diets that are rich in foods containing beta carotene do not carry the ...
A recent Danish study adds to the growing body of evidence linking maternal smoking with antisocial behaviour in their offspring. ...