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The Good & Bad News About Cancer: Photos

Posted Thu Oct 6, 2011 12:00 PM ET | 0

Cancer patients have more reasons to be hopeful, both in Hollywood and in the hospital. Read more

Graphic Cigarette Warnings: Do They Work?

Posted by Emily Sohn Wed Jun 22, 2011 02:32 PM ET | 0

Sure, the FDA's new cigarette warning labels are shocking, but can they help people quit? Read more

FDA's Graphic Cigarette Warning Labels: Photos

Posted Tue Jun 21, 2011 11:39 AM ET | 0

The graphic labels will be hard to miss, taking up half the surface of cigarette packs. Read more

Curb Soot and Smog to Keep Earth Cool, Says UN

Posted Tue Jun 14, 2011 09:21 AM ET | 0

Sharply reducing emissions of soot and smog could play a critical role in preventing Earth from overheating. Read more

Clinic Touts Smoking as Cancer Cure

Posted Tue Apr 12, 2011 01:17 PM ET | 0

One of the "treatments" calls for the blowing of smoke from "divine cigarettes" to remove their cancer-causing "free radicals." Read more

China's Olympic Pollution Cuts Could Reduce Cancer

Posted Tue Feb 8, 2011 11:26 AM ET | 0

If restrictions put in place during the 2008 Beijing Olympics became regular it would save 10,000 lives. Read more

Smoking Causes Gene Damage in Minutes

Posted Sat Jan 15, 2011 08:40 PM ET | 0

New findings should serve as a "stark warning" to those considering taking up cigarette smoking, say scientists. Read more

Smoking Can Cause Immediate Damage

Posted Thu Dec 9, 2010 03:01 PM ET | 0

Even an occasional cigarette or exposure to secondhand smoke can cause lasting damage. Read more

Cigarettes May Get New, Graphic Warning Labels: Big Pic

Posted Wed Nov 10, 2010 02:01 PM ET | 0

Cigarettes can kill, and the FDA doesn't want you to forget it. Read more

Rat Lungs Renovated in Lab

Posted by Eric Bland Thu Jun 24, 2010 02:01 PM ET | 0

The new technique that uses stem cells to build better lungs could eventually help save lives. Read more

U.S. Judge Strikes Down Gene Patents

Posted Wed Mar 31, 2010 12:21 PM ET | 0

Genes cannot be patented, said a judge, because isolated DNA is not markedly different from DNA as it exists in nature. Read more

Fatty Food Fumes Could Be Dangerous

Posted by Emily Sohn Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:00 AM ET | 0

Even the smoke generated from cooking unhealthy food could be a hazard to your health. Read more

'Thirdhand Smoke' May Pose Health Risk

Posted by Emily Sohn Mon Feb 8, 2010 03:01 PM ET | 0

If smokers needed yet another reason to take it outside, here it is. Read more

Toxic Chinese Coal May Cause Cancer

Posted by Jessica Marshall Tue Dec 1, 2009 07:00 PM ET | 0

Mining coal in China can be dangerous. However, actually using some coal may be worse. Read more

Genes Found That Promote Lung Cancer: Discovery News

Posted Wed Oct 22, 2008 09:33 AM ET

In the largest effort of its kind, scientists have identified 26 genes that, when damaged, appear to promote lung cancer. Read more

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