Flavored E-Cigs Implicated in Teen Vaping Epidemic
USC study implicates flavored e-cigs in the teen vaping epidemic, with sweet and fruity e-cigs associated with heavier use. A University of Southern California (USC)…
USC study implicates flavored e-cigs in the teen vaping epidemic, with sweet and fruity e-cigs associated with heavier use. A University of Southern California (USC)…
A new study published today in the journal Clinical Oral Investigations, has found that sugar-sweetened acidic drinks, such as soft drinks, is the common factor…
New insights into preventing herpes infections were published today (October 25, 2019) in Nature Communications. Researchers from the Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology (BIMSB)…
A seven-year project monitoring illicit drug use in 37 countries via wastewater samples shows that cocaine use was skyrocketing in Europe in 2017 and Australia…
Many parents aren’t comfortable with their child playing at another family’s home — but only 1 in 4 have been asked about safety issues by…
Preliminary research that needs to be confirmed by more studies. Medical marijuana shows early promise to lessen opioid use and potential abuse, suggests a systematic…
Third edition of Cancer Atlas highlights patterns and inequities in cancer burden around the world. The Cancer Atlas, 3rd edition, a comprehensive global overview of…
Tracking lead levels in soil over time is critical for cities to determine lead contamination risks for their youngest and most vulnerable residents, according to…
Self-reported suicide attempts rising in black teens as other groups decline with troubling trends seen among black high school students in particular. Adding to what…
General practitioners stopped giving alcohol advice to patients when they stopped being paid to do so. When the Department of Health (England) introduced financial incentives…
Synthetic opioid overdose deaths in the United States soared from less than 3,000 in 2013 to almost 20,000 in 2016, accounting for half of all…
Concerns over the opioid epidemic have sparked a strong scientific interest in why some people become addicted while others don’t. Now, researchers are proposing novel…
Rice lab adapts laser-induced graphene to remove pathogens from the air. What appears to be a cozy shag carpet might tempt airborne germs to dwell…
Cleaning with bleach can create indoor air pollutants. For generations, people have used chlorine bleach to clean and disinfect their homes. However, researchers have now…
Hygienists of the University of Bonn prove a transmission to newborns. Consequences for the domestic environment? Antibiotic-resistant pathogens can be spread via washing machines. This…
Are gun owners more or less afraid than people who do not own guns? A new study from researchers at Florida State University and the…
Lower temperatures used in ‘energy saver’ washing machines may not be killing all pathogens. Washington, DC — For the first time ever, investigators have identified…
A team of scientists at the University of California, Riverside, has found the concentration of metals in electronic cigarette aerosols — or vapor — has…