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Plan to Become an Ex-Smoker for Good
Few smokers would claim that it’s easy to quit. The addiction to nicotine is strong and repeatedly reinforced by circumstances that prompt smokers to light up. Yet the millions who have successfully...
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Can Foods Affect Colon Cancer Survival?
A new study suggests that what you eat may affect your chances of surviving colon cancer. The research is among the first to look at the impact that specific nutrients have on the likelihood of...
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$200 Million Gift, and a New Name, for Mt. Sinai Medical School
In the ultimate friendly merger, the corporate raider Carl C. Icahn is giving $200 million to the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in Manhattan, which will be renamed in his honor. Mr. Icahn actually...
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More employers send workers to find their own health insurance
For some American workers, picking the right health insurance is becoming more like hunting for the perfect business suit: It takes some shopping around to find a good fit and avoid sticker shock....
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Twinkies: Even Nutritionists Mourn the Ultimate Junk Food
Ok, admit it. With the imminent threat that Hostess Brands could really go out of business, you are seriously considering a run to the grocery store to stock up on Twinkies. And yes, everyone jokes...
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Losing your job increases heart attack risk
Losing your job can give you a heart attack – quite literally. Duke University researchers have found that unemployment significantly raises the risk of a heart attack. And that risk goes up with...
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Birth control pills shouldn’t need prescription, docs say
Women should be able to buy birth control pills over-the-counter at pharmacies without a prescription, a group of doctors says. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) said...
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Sandy keeps Doctors without Borders close to home
Manhattan doctor Lucy Doyle has done stints with the global medical relief organization Doctors Without Borders in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya. But her latest assignment is a real...
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Feds give states a last-minute break on insurance marketplaces
States got a last-minute extension late Thursday of a deadline to decide whether they’ll build their own health insurance marketplaces, or let the federal government do it for them. Republican...
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Study reignites controversy over mammograms
As many as a third of cancers detected through routine mammograms may not be life threatening, according to a study published on Wednesday that raises fresh questions about the benefits of breast...
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