Insurance and health record data showed about 3% of smokers with peripheral artery disease were prescribed the smoking cessation drug, despite the significant benefits of quitting.

A large study of US veterans suggests that diabetes and weight-loss medicines may curb cravings and lower severe addiction outcomes, though clinical trials are still needed.

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Health and child rights advocates have expressed support for the call of Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa to raise the minimum age for purchasing vape and tobacco products to 25 years old and increase ...

Middle-aged adults should be tested for a gene that could be responsible for more than 90 percent of Alzheimer's cases, a new study has suggested.

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Losing an hour of sleep as daylight saving time kicks in can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day — it also could harm your health.

Even a one-hour shift can unsettle circadian rhythms and raise stress hormones, particularly for people already living with heart disease or chronic sleep deprivation.