Nemours Researchers Uncover New Evidence of Harmfulness of Secondhand Smoke
Cancer Causing Agent Present in Gaseous Phase of Cigarette Smoke
Reducing Sugary Drink Intake will Curb Obesity in Children
STONY BROOK, N.Y.– Sugary drinks are the single biggest contributor to the obesity epidemic in the United States, and according to the Centers for Disease Control, two-thirds of adults and one-third of the children in the U.S. are overweight or obese.
Mayo Clinic Researchers Building Melanoma Vaccine to Combat Skin Cancer
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers have trained mouse immune systems to eradicate skin cancer from within, using a genetic combination of human DNA from melanoma cells and a cousin of the rabies virus.
Common Virus Can Lead to Life-Threatening Conditions in Children
MAYWOOD, Ill. – Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a common virus that infects the lungs and breathing passage ways. Though it may only produce minor cold symptoms in adults, it can lead to serious illness in young children and those with compromised immune systems.