Tobacco Control Has Saved Nearly 4 Millions Lives, Study Estimates

Tobacco control measures like anti-smoking campaigns and cigarette taxes have prevented nearly 4 million lung cancer deaths during the past five decades, a new American Cancer Society study estimates.

More than 3.8 million lung cancer deaths were averted due to substantial reductions in smoking, gaining a little more than 76 million years ...

New Moms Benefit From Regular Workouts

Childbirth is an overwhelming accomplishment, but new mothers would do best not to rest on their laurels following delivery, a new guideline says.

New moms should clock at least two hours a week of moderate to vigorous physical activity in the first months following birth, experts recommend.

Two to four hours of exercise per week can...

New Material Allows Amputees To Adjust Prosthetic Limb Fit Via Smartphone

Chafing, blisters and sores are common problems for people fitted with an artificial limb.

The artificial limb’s fixed, rigid shape can’t adapt to changes in a person’s body, ultimately causing it to rub against a person’s residual limb.

“Ultimately, no matter how sophisticated the limb itself is, if it ...

Black Americans Twice As Likely To Die During Childhood As Whites

Black babies and children are more than twice as likely to die as white kids, and that gap has grown since the 1950s, a new study says.

Black kids died at a rate 2.15 times that of white children in the 2010s, researchers reported in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

That’s up slightly from the 1950s when the death rate...

Powerful MRI Scans Aid Epilepsy Surgery

The first sign of seizures for Amanda Bradbury were auras in her vision that cropped up around age 19.

Then came frequent bouts of anxiety, struggling to maintain focus and follow conversations, forgetting things, and having difficulty speaking or even swallowing.

“One of the things that would happen before a seizure is I'd get...

Colon Cancer Increases Risk Of Heart-Related Death

Colon cancer is a particularly deadly form of the disease, the second most common cause of cancer deaths in the U.S.

But patients diagnosed with colon cancer also need to be concerned about their heart health, especially if they’re younger adults, a new study says.

Colon cancer patients under 50 are 2.4 times more likely to die...