According to the study, a three-fold increase in cigarette taxes around the world could prevent as many as 200 million premature deaths. tags: health_newsincreasing_tobacco_taxsmoking_related_deathstobaccotobacco_deathstobacco_taxestripling_tobacco_taxes

A study by researchers at Harvard University shows people who are given access to Medicaid coverage get more emergency care. tags: Affordable_Care_Actemergency_roomemergency_room_costemergency_room_visitser_coster_visitHarvard_University_research

According to a study from researchers at the University of California, Davis Alzheimers Disease Center, working with UC Berkeley and the ... tags: alzheimersalzheimers_cholesterol_levelsalzheimers_diseasecholesterol_levels_alzheimerscholesterol_numbersearly_alzheimersGeoBeats

According to a study from researchers at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, taking vitamin E might be able slow down mild cases of ... tags: alzheimers_disease_vitaminalzheimers_study_vitaminalzheimers_vitaminalzheimers_vitamin_researchGeoBeatsHealth_NewsNews

If you think that the older you get, the worse your hangovers are, youd be right. If you think that the older you get, the worse your ... tags: age_effects_hangoverGeoBeatsgetting_older_worse_hangovershangovers_get_worsehangovers_worsen_agehangover_headaches_worse_agehangover_nausea_worse_age

Researchers from Liverpool found people model their eating habits on their peer group - so if your group eats healthy, you will, too. tags: eating_habitsfood_choicesfood_intakehealth_eating_habitshealth_newspeer_pressurepoor_eating_habits

As part of Obamacare, the new rule will let you know just exactly how bad that candy bar or bag of chips actually is for you. tags: affordable_care_actCalorie_countFDAhealth_newsobamacaresnacksvending_machine

The family of a 13-year-old girl declared brain dead earlier this month was officially granted more time to keep her on life support. tags: health_newsjahi_mcmathjahi_mcmath_brain_deadjahi_mcmath_familyjahi_mcmath_life_supportjahi_mcmath_restraining_orderjahi_mcmath_surgery

Obesity is a soaring epidemic in the US, and with its rise in numbers have come many myths about the possible causes. Recently, natural ... tags: deborah_cohendeborah_cohen_obesitydeborah_cohen_obesity_mythsGeoBeatsHealth_NewsNewsobesity_calorie_intake

People who get red in the face after a couple of drinks are often the targets of jokes, but a recent study revealed that one reason behind ... tags: alcohol_consumption_redalcohol_dehydratedalcohol_side_effect_red_facebody_red_skinface_gets_red_drinkingflushed_face_alcoholGeoBeats

More and more people are suffering from Type 2 diabetes due to a variety of reasons including diet, exercise, and genetics. According to a ... tags: diabetesdiabetes_risk_neanderthalsgene_variantGeoBeatsHealth_Newslatinnative_americans

For many causes of stomach pain, curling up into a fetal position may work, both mentally and physically, to make you feel better. Looking ... tags: bob_adams_fetal_positionbob_adam_tummy_paindr_bob_adams_stomach_painfetal_position_belly_painfetal_position_ease_tummy_painfetal_position_heal_painfetal_position_stomach_muscles