Simple test can catch smokers who fib
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A simple device for detecting carbon monoxide in the blood may help doctors get an honest answer out of patients who smoke, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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BOSTON Researchers have developed a simple urine test that appears to detect breast cancer early and accurately track tumor growth.
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This small biotech provides screens that can help catch cancer.
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DUESSELDORF, Germany -- At the international airport in this western German city, smokers are shunned. If you want to light up, you're restricted to a handful of bars in the terminal, or else stuck puffing on the dingy street outside.
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Doctors are testing a radical new way to help smokers quit: a shot that "immunizes" them against the nicotine rush that fuels their addiction.
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SATURDAY, June 2 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers say they&#39;ve developed new tests that can determine the precise genetic pathways or &quot;signatures&quot; that lead to lung cancer.
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One of the defining features of working life, huddles of smokers enjoying a quick fag break outside the doorway, has become the latest target in the war against cigarettes.
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It&#39;s as good a day as any to kick your smoking habit and today you can get a little help doing it. Thursday is the 28th annual Great American Smokeout and the American Cancer Society is calling on millions of smokers to quit.
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A drug that blocks a cellular pathway involved in cravings could help people quit smoking and lose weight. That&#39;s the promise of experts who announced the results of a trial at the European Society of Cardiology&#39;s
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NEW YORK  - Testing exhaled breath with a small sensor array can detect lung cancer with moderate accuracy, researchers report.
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SUNDAY, Oct. 24 (HealthDayNews) -- A large Internet study designed to evaluate the best way to help smokers kick the habit is being sponsored by the American Cancer Society.
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A shot that robs smokers of the nicotine buzz from cigarettes showed promise in midstage testing and may someday offer a radically new way to kick a dangerous habit. In a study, more than twice as many people given five of the shots stopped smoking than those given fewer or phony shots Â about 15 percent versus 6 percent after one year.
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MUNICH - A simple test that scrutinizes bad cholesterol more closely may more reliably predict who is going to have a heart attack, new research indicates.
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On Thursday, the American Cancer Society sponsors its annual Great American Smokeout. If you&#39;re a smoker, this is the day your best friends will try to talk you into quitting.
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In chronic smokers who stop smoking, there is a rapid increase in the number of circulating cells that aid in the repair of the lining of blood vessels, researchers have found.
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from smoke to soap -- can be used to predict Alzheimer&#39;s disease, scientists have discovered. The smell test was as effective at diagnosis as a memory test, and better than a brain scan.
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Even brief exposure to secondhand smoke  in bars and restaurants can result in measurable levels of a  toxin in workers&#39; bodies that is known to cause lung cancer,  U.S. researchers said on Thursday.