Jun 22 2011

Graphic Cigarette Warnings: Do They Work?

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

Jun 14 2011

Curb Soot and Smog to Keep Earth Cool, Says UN

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

Apr 12 2011

Clinic Touts Smoking as Cancer Cure

Tag: Cancer,Health,Lung CancerDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 5:17 pm
One of the "treatments" calls for the blowing of smoke from "divine cigarettes" to remove their cancer-causing "free radicals."

Feb 08 2011

China’s Olympic Pollution Cuts Could Reduce Cancer

Tag: Chemistry,Coal,Exhaust and Emissions,Government,Lung Cancer,Olympics,VehiclesDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 4:26 pm
If restrictions put in place during the 2008 Beijing Olympics became regular it would save 10,000 lives.

Jan 16 2011

Smoking Causes Gene Damage in Minutes

Tag: DNA,Health,Health and Illness,Lung CancerDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 1:40 am
New findings should serve as a "stark warning" to those considering taking up cigarette smoking, say scientists.

Dec 09 2010

Smoking Can Cause Immediate Damage

Tag: Health,Health and Safety,Lung CancerDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 8:01 pm
Even an occasional cigarette or exposure to secondhand smoke can cause lasting damage.

Dec 09 2010

Smoking Can Cause Immediate Damage

Tag: Health,Health and Safety,Lung CancerDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 8:01 pm
Even an occasional cigarette or exposure to secondhand smoke can cause lasting damage.

Jun 24 2010

Rat Lungs Renovated in Lab

Tag: Engineering,Humans,Life Science,Lung Cancer,Stem CellsEric Bland @ 6:01 pm
The new technique that uses stem cells to build better lungs could eventually help save lives.

Mar 31 2010

U.S. Judge Strikes Down Gene Patents

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

Mar 24 2010

Fatty Food Fumes Could Be Dangerous

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

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