Intimate partner violence in women (sometimes referred to as domestic violence) is linked to termination of pregnancy, according to a study by UK researchers published in this week's PLOS Medicine. The study, led by Susan ...
Jan 7, 2014
The development of new, more effective vasodilators to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) has been hampered because of their systemic toxicity and adverse side effects. An international team of investigators seeking ...
Jan 7, 2014
Despite years of anti-smoking education and legislation, tobacco use still remains an important public health issue in the United States. In 2010, 25.2% of all adults and 35.6% of young adults reported current tobacco use. ...
Jan 7, 2014
Globally, smoking prevalence—the percentage of the population that smokes every day—has decreased, but the number of cigarette smokers worldwide has increased due to population growth, according to new research from the ...
Jan 7, 2014
Extended treatment with the smoking cessation drug varenicline (Chantix) significantly improved the ability of individuals with serious mental illness to maintain abstinence from tobacco after a standard 12-week course of ...
Jan 7, 2014
