Adding strong evidence in support of "walkable" neighborhoods, a large national study found that the built environment can ...

A comprehensive national study has demonstrated a clear link between neighborhood walkability and increased walking activity ...

Long-term exposure to air pollution poses an increased risk of blood clots in deep veins, which can result in serious ...

Metastatic breast cancer diagnoses are rising in U.S. women, especially in younger age groups and racial minorities, as ...

A new study finds that a blood test may be a more reliable indicator of liver disease than asking how much a person drinks.

Cigarette smoking from childhood into early adulthood is associated with an increased risk of premature cardiac injury, ...

A new study finds that a blood test may be a more reliable indicator of liver disease than asking how much a person drinks. ...

At baseline, 0.3% of children smoked cigarettes at age 10, which increased to 26% in young adults by their mid-20s. Results ...

The majority of children who started smoking tobacco at age 10 years or in their later teens continued to smoke until their mid-twenties. Continuous smoking from childhood significantly increased the ...

Excessive drinking can damage the liver. Yet, unlike obesity or high cholesterol, clinicians only screen for alcohol use by ...

The concept was quickly embraced by scientists trying to raise the alarm about global warming. “We are on the precipice of ...