Charlotte LoBuono

Moderate alcohol consumption may offer some benefit to women who have had breast cancer. Read more >

Neil Wagner

A chemist explains all you need to know about hangovers and what you can do to relieve them. Read more >

Neil Wagner

Why that guy on the cell phone at the table next to you is so annoying. Read more >

Neil Wagner

Helping others isn't just a good thing to do. It's one of the best de-stressors there is. Read more >

Alice G. Walton

Mixing diet drinks with alcohol has a bigger effect on blood alcohol than using mixers or soda with sugar or no mixer at all. Read more >

Alice G. Walton

Smoking makes hangovers worse. Read more >

Beth Fontenot, MS, RD, LDN

Drinking alcohol while pregnant carries serious risks to a child's IQ. Read more >

Leslie Carr

When cities or states prohibit smoking, the health benefits are immediate, enormous and not restricted to smokers. Read more >

Charlotte LoBuono

Screen time is physiologically distinct from other sedentary activities like reading or being read to. And that's a problem. Read more >

Neil Wagner

When elderly people take benzodiazepines such as Ativan, Valium and Xanax, their risk of dementia goes up 50%. Read more >

Beth Fontenot, MS, RD, LDN

Three or more cups of caffeinated coffee a day significantly raises your risk for developing a ... Read more >

Neil Wagner

Abuse of OxyCotin prompted a reformulation. Unfortunately, that prompted heroin use... Read more >

Alice G. Walton

Alcohol addiction may rewire the brain so that it can't rebound from stress. PTSD suffers may want.. Read more >

Neil Wagner

Smokers over 60 have an 83% increased risk of death. Read more >

Leslie Carr

A new drug desensitizes cannabinoid receptors and improves the appetite-reducing action of leptin. Read more >

Esther Entin, M.D.

If you are pregnant and smoke (not a good combination), taking vitamin C can help prevent damage to the your unborn baby's lungs. Read more >

Neil Wagner

People who took even small numbers of sleeping pills were over three times more likely to die... Read more >

Esther Entin, M.D.

Teen girls who drink have an increased risk of benign breast disease and ultimately, breast cancer.. Read more >

Alice G. Walton

Brain connections that form when we learn something new are strengthened when there are friends near Read more >

Alice G. Walton

Alcohol works by releasing "feel good" chemicals, endorphins, in the brain, which could explain its addictiveness. Read more >

Alice G. Walton

One in five Americans suffers from mental health problems. There is no reason to feel uncomfortable about seeking help. Read more >

Alice G. Walton

Smoking pot can make people calm, anxious, or even psychotic. A study reveals the chemical culprit.. Read more >

Neil Wagner

Struggling with the resolution to quit smoking? It gets better: Quitters report being happier... Read more >

Neil Wagner

A short walk, even at work, can reduce the need to nibble at your desk. Read more >

Alice G. Walton

Why are the holidays responsible for so many accidents and ER visits? We count the ways and offer help. Read more >

Beth Fontenot, MS, RD, LDN

Energy drink-fueled visits to the ER have risen 1600 percent since 2005. Read more >

Alice G. Walton

Drinking offers health benefits and risks. Get help sifting through the latest findings. Read more >

Neil Wagner

Heavy drinking and alcoholism raise a person's risk of cancer and a host of other diseases considerably. Read more >

Neil Wagner

Some anti-smoking drugs carry a significantly increased risk of depression, suicide, and violent behavior. Read more >

Neil Wagner

A British study had double the quit rate thanks to support and tips delivered by cell phone... Read more >

Neil Wagner

Alcohol abuse damages precisely those areas of the brain that are also important to impulse control, making it harder to stop. Read more >

Esther Entin, M.D.

Hookah lounges are on the rise in California and with them, tobacco use... Read more >

Beth Fontenot, MS, RD, LDN

Heavy drinkers often have poor diets. A double whammy when it comes to the risk for disease. Read more >

Neil Wagner

Too often people believe that taking vitamins will protect you from the damage from bad habits like smoking. This is not true. Read more >

Alice G. Walton

Overeating involves neurological processes involving impulse control and reward, not laziness. Read more >

Esther Entin, M.D.

Why are kids and adolescents with ADHD prone to substance use? Read more >

Alice G. Walton

People with alcoholism in the family tend to have a genetic variation affecting impulsivity. Environmental factors also play a role. Read more >

Alice G. Walton

Food addiction and drug addiction may activate the same reward areas of the brain. Read more >

Neil Wagner

Is it that smoking actually increases cancer pain, or that greater pain increases smoking? Read more >

Neil Wagner

Wisconsin passed a law banning smoking in bars and restaurants. Now the air in them is not dangerous Read more >

Neil Wagner

In Ireland, a ban on displaying tobacco products changed attitudes and didn't hurt shopkeepers'... Read more >

Neil Wagner

Think before you drink. Not only is alcohol a risk factor for cancer and injury, it contains quite a few empty calories. Read more >

Alice G. Walton

Planning for a healthier 2011? We pull together some of the top health news stories of this past year. Read more >

Alice G. Walton

CT scans can detect lung cancer early and save lives, but there are risks and costs to be weighed. Read more >

Alice G. Walton

College kids who drink more energy drinks also consume more alcohol: coincidence or cause? Read more >

Neil Wagner

Don't smoke at home. Secondhand smoke appears to affect children even more than it does adults. Read more >

Neil Wagner

An earlier last call at bars can lower the number of assaults and other alcohol-related violence. Read more >

Neil Wagner

Reduced messenger RNA activity appears to be behind the sleep and mood problems in drinkers. Read more >

Alice G. Walton

Science is putting the ancient practice to the test. It appears that being mindful can change your brain and your behavior. Read more >

Esther Entin, M.D.

Teen drinking is not like on TV. There are real risks, like auto accidents and impaired brain development. Read more >

Neil Wagner

Father-child communication is more important than many may realize, particularly when it is about things like cigarette smoking. Read more >

Alice G. Walton

A new approach yields cells that provide a look at a genetic marker which may predict cancer... Read more >

Alice G. Walton

While the exact relationship between fruits, vegetables, and cancer risk has not yet been determined, it can't hurt to continue eating... Read more >

Alice G. Walton

Eating the equivalent of a square of chocolate every day can reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke Read more >

Alice G. Walton

Heavy alcohol consumption and a fatty diet raise the risk of breast cancer by up to 20%. Read more >

Alice G. Walton

Quitting smoking improves FMD, or flow mediated dilation of blood vessels, a strong indicator of heart health. Read more >

Neil Wagner

Nicotine patches tend to be more effective when used for longer periods of time. Read more >

Alice G. Walton

People who believe they may be depressed should not ignore the symptoms. Untreated symptoms raise the odds of full-blown depression. Read more >

Alice G. Walton

It's never too late to quit smoking. When people diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer quit smoking, they double their chances of survival. Read more >

Alice G. Walton

The genetic mutations causing skin and lung cancer have been mapped, and nearly all of them are the result of exposure to sun or smoke respe Read more >

Neil Wagner

Coffee does not sober you up. In fact, it may impair judgment further. Read more >

Alice G. Walton

A video game in which virtual smokers stomp out their cigarettes actually helped real smokers quit Read more >

Alice G. Walton

Yo-yo dieting may generate a withdrawal effect in the brain, increasing the likelihood of a relapse. Read more >

Esther Entin, M.D.

Secondhand smoke remains a danger to children exposed to it in the home. Read more >

Alice G. Walton

Drinking coffee offers no defense against the natural decline of mental abilities as we age. But several other factors seem to be good predictors... Read more >

Alice G. Walton

Women who obsessively replay negative events in their mind are more at risk for alcoholism, depression and obesity. Read more >

Alice G. Walton

College students who have harmful drinking patterns can be helped to rein in their drinking by receiving personalized online feedback. Read more >

Esther Entin, M.D.

Resilience, the ability to thrive in the face of extreme adversity, is a reason why some children develop successfully while others fail. Read more >

Neil Wagner

One good way to curb impulsive behaviors like shopping and overeating is to find a way to delay the behavior. Read more >

Alice Walton

Playing violent video games and watching violent films make people insensitive to others' pain and less likely to notice others' distress. Read more >

Esther Entin, M.D.

For newborns whose mothers smoke, withdrawal from nicotine occurs during the first five days after birth. Read more >

Alice G. Walton

It is not clear that drinking any amount of alcohol is safe during pregnancy. Read more >

Neil Wagner

The American Psychiatric Association defines addiction as including three stages: craving, bingeing, and withdrawal. Read more >

Alice G. Walton

Women who are exposed to secondhand smoke may have more trouble getting pregnant or, once pregnant, have increased chances of miscarriage. Read more >

Alice G. Walton

The accumulation of fat in the liver can lead to such diseases as cirrhosis and fibrosis. Read more >

Chris Pollock

Asking your doctor more questions and disclosing recreational drug use about your medication might help prevent a terrible accident. Read more >

Alice G. Walton

When people close to you quit smoking, you are more likely to quit as well. Read more >

Tom Gilbert

Smoking increases the risk or RA, but moderate drinking seems to reduce it. Read more >

Tom Gilbert

Regular smokers go through nightly nicotine withdrawal, which may contribute to a restless sleep and fatigue the next day. Read more >

Tom Gilbert

Both the Native American cultures that discovered tobacco and the first Europeans to make it a cash crop believed that tobacco had the ability to cure ailments ranging from toothache to cancer. Read more >

Tom Gilbert

Studies find that consuming alcohol increases your chance of rapid tumor growth. Read more >

Tom Gilbert

Cutting down on smoking cigarettes — even by as much as 50% — will not help you live longer. Read more >

Stephen J. Pandol M.D.

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Eric Siu, M.Sc., Nael Al Koudsi, H.B.Sc., Man Ki Ho, H.B.Sc., Rachel F. Tyndale, M.Sc., Ph.D

Nicotine's addictive properties are a result of the activation of the special receptors in the brain. Read more >

Tom Gilbert

Everybody knows that methamphetamine (meth, crank, crystal and speed) is a dangerous and powerfully addictive drug. Read more >

Tom Gilbert

It's not that menthol cigarettes are more dangerous, it's just that — for some reason — they appear to be harder to give up than regular cigarettes. Read more >

Tom Gilbert

In a tale of two anti-smoking drugs, two new aids to quitting smoking have emerged — one from the laboratory and one from the library. Read more >

Tom Gilbert

Quitting smoking can result in a substantial weight gain. Forewarned is forearmed. Read more >

Susan C. Stewart, M.D.

At the beginning of the twentieth century, if an American woman smoked a cigarette it was considered disgraceful behavior. Read more >

Dean D. Krahn, M.D.

Drug abusers, alcoholics and overeaters may appear to be out of control but, actually, it's the opposite. Their brain chemistry, thrown out of balanceby substance abuse, is strongly dictating their behavior. Read more >

Dean D. Krahn, M.D.

We pride ourselves on our intelligence but we still engage in many unhealthy behaviors — eating and drinking to excess, smoking, abusing drugs. Read more >