Aneurysm Scans Are Urged in Older Men Who Smoked
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An influential medical group says all men ages 65 to 75 who have ever smoked need an ultrasound test to see if they have a condition that could quickly kill them.
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I HAD A PATIENT who was a Navy fighter pilot. During his annual flight physical, he asked me if he should quit smoking. Although the answer seemed to be a no-brainer, I asked him what smoking did for him.
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SATURDAY, Jan. 22 (HealthDayNews) -- Think lung cancer, and most people picture a disease that primarily strikes older men who smoke.
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A new study conducted by researchers at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center suggests that a social smoker age 50 or older has a risk for developing lung cancer similar to that of a smoker under age 50 who smoked three packs a day
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Smoking not only damages health, it is  bad for the brain too, according to a Scottish study spanning  nearly 60 years.
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Sick Willy is on the road to recovery. Former US president Bill Clinton, 58, who was told last week that several of his coronary arteries were more than 90 per cent blocked, has had a successful quadruple bypass operation.
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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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According to the British Medical Journal, a study published in &#39;Tobacco Control&#39; has revealed that smokers aged below 40 are five times more prone to suffering from a heart attack than non smokers of the same age.
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SUNDAY, Dec. 30 (HealthDay News) -- If heart disease, stroke and certain cancers haven't been reason enough for men to quit smoking, consider this: The habit also increases the risk of erectile dysfunction.
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Secondhand smoke can cause cancer. It&#39;s what the surgeon general says. So too the Environmental Protection Agency. And the World Health Organization.
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The 36-year-old actor is currently undergoing Angiography.
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US researchers have found that a history of smoking can affect survival in patients with cancer of the head and neck. Researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center said patients who had
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MONDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDayNews) -- The largest study of its kind has come up with hard, cold numbers that pinpoint the risk of lung cancer for smokers and former smokers.
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TUESDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Current smokers are 50 percent more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease or dementia than people who don't smoke or who gave up smoking, a Dutch report says.
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Bill Clinton is a man close to 60, with a little pudge and a longtime love of junk food. That fits the stereotype for heart disease. Needing bypass surgery, however, suggests that the former president's disease is relatively extensive, and that's surprising for an active dignitary who presumably has top-notch and timely physical checkups.
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Everyone knows smoking is a bad idea, but those who can't give it up may get a little protection from exercise, a study suggests. In a study of older women, researchers found that a physically active smoker had a 35 percent lower risk of lung cancer than a sedentary smoker.
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[Health India]: Washington, Dec 28 : Angiography can potentially help to determine whether a patient with narrowed carotid arteries is at a greater risk of having a stroke, a new study has suggested.