A new long-term look at heart attack care and spending since the turn of the century shows more survival, more spending, and more variation between hospitals on both scores.

  Pharmaceutical interventions are routinely prescribed to help people quit smoking. However, a new study by University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers suggests that, despite promising results in clinical trials, smoking cessation drugs alone may not be improving the chances of successful quitting among smokers in general.

A new long-term look at heart attack care and spending since the turn of the century shows more survival, more spending, and more variation between hospitals on both scores.

  Pharmaceutical interventions are routinely prescribed to help people quit smoking. However, a new study by University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers suggests that, despite promising results in clinical trials, smoking cessation drugs alone may not be improving the chances of successful quitting among smokers in general.

As doctors grapple with increasing rates of colorectal cancers in young people, new research from the University of Michigan may offer some insight into how the disease developed and how to prevent further cancers.

Walking more than 4,000 steps a day can improve attention and mental skills in adults ages 60 and older, according to UCLA research published recently in Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.