HealthBeat Wrap: Teens And Tobacco, Gray Hair
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BOSTON -- On Friday&#39;s HealthBeat, Rhonda Mann reported on some good news about teen agers and tobacco use, what gives us gray hair as we age and a possible way to prevent the building up of plaque in arteries.
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BEIJING, Dec. 24 -- Gray hairs may give a hint to the treatment of the most dangerous type of skin cancer -- melanoma,. Those annoying gray hairs that increasingly leer back from the bathroom mirror may have some value after all.
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Younger smokers trying to quit  are less likely than older smokers to use effective strategies  like patches or medication to help them kick the habit, a new  study shows.
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(Washington-AP) Dec. 22, 2004 - A federal report finds slightly fewer teens smoked or used drugs this year than last. The University of Michigan study reports smoking among younger teens is half the level
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A multi-component health  promotion program in schools may help excess weight gain among  12 to 13 year-olds, a Dutch study shows.
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By Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Feb. 14--There is a slope. And it is slippery.   Especially, it seems, regarding issues of public health.   Lawmakers in North Dakota and Minnesota have spent lots of time on health  proposals -- bills that protect us from ourselves.
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Health officials are hoping smokers take heed to warnings and join the Great American Smokeout. The national day to quit smoking is Thursday and locally, health department
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White U.S. teenagers who watch a lot of R-rated movies or have unsupervised access to TV shows appear more likely than similar black youths to start smoking cigarettes, a study found on Monday.
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Dr. Joseph R. DiFranzaâs âHooked on Nicotineâ checklist.
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A new study has found that chewing tobacco may be almost as effective as cigarettes in delivering nicotine and carcinogens.
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TUESDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- When it comes to treating teenage depression, two treatments appear to be better than one.
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TUESDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) -- Poor, older teenagers are more likely to be overweight than their well-off counterparts.
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CHICAGO, March 5 (Reuters Life!) - White U.S. teenagers who watch a lot of R-rated movies or have unsupervised access to TV shows appear more likely than similar black youths to start smoking cigarettes, a study found on Monday.
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Teenagers who smoke are five times more likely to drink and 13 times more likely to use marijuana than those who are not smokers, according to a report issued on Tuesday.
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NEW YORK - Television stations in Ghana carry a hip-hop contest sponsored by British American Tobacco. On Mexican billboards, drivers can still see the Marlboro Man, Philip Morris&#39;s masculine image of a smoker.
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White U.S. teenagers who watch a lot of  R-rated movies or have unsupervised access to TV shows appear  more likely than similar black youths to start smoking  cigarettes, a study found on Monday.
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WASHINGTON -- Teens who say at least half their friends are having sex are more likely to report having tried marijuana, alcohol and cigarettes, according to a survey released yesterday by the National ...