Smokers Turning To Nicotine Pouches To Help Them Quit, Study Suggests

Nicotine pouches might be helping tobacco users quit smoking and vaping, a new study says.

The pouches — sold under brand names like Velo and Zyn — can’t be marketed as smoking cessation aids like nicotine patches, gums or lozenges, researchers said.

But it appears that some are using the pouches to get their nicoti...

Understanding Headaches: Types, Triggers And New Treatments

Everyone gets headaches, but not all headaches are the same. 

For some, they’re a quick inconvenience. For others, they can be intense, long-lasting and even disabling, disrupting daily life for days or weeks.

Experts say finding the right treatment depends on identifying the type of headache and understanding what trigger...

On World Sepsis Day, Doctors Urge Americans to Know the Signs

On World Sepsis Day, health experts remind Americans that sepsis strikes 1.7 million people in the U.S. each year and causes more than 350,000 deaths. 

Yet despite those staggering numbers, many Americans don’t know what sepsis is or how to recognize it before it turns deadly.

“Symptoms can range from rapid breathing...

Precise Brain Stimulation May Offer Faster Relief for Depression

A new type of noninvasive brain stimulation may help people with moderate to severe depression feel better faster than standard treatments, researchers in a new report say.

The method, called high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS), uses small electrodes on the scalp to deliver mild electrical currents to specific...

Protecting Amazon Forests May Also Protect Human Health, Study Finds

Destroying the Amazon rainforest doesn’t just threaten the environment, it may also make people sick.

A study published Sept. 11 in the journal Communications Earth & Environment found that rates of certain diseases were lower in regions where forests were protected and managed by Indigenous peoples. 

Research...

Nutrient in Vegetables May Help the Body Fight Cancer

A common nutrient found in leafy greens and corn may do more than protect eyesight. 

New research shows that zeaxanthin, a plant-derived carotenoid, can strengthen the body’s cancer-fighting immune cells and make immunotherapy more effective.

The study, recently published in the journal Cell Reports Medicine, foun...

Can A Keto Diet Help Treat Depression?

A “keto” diet might help people with depression, a small-scale pilot study suggests.

Depression symptoms decreased by about 70% among a small group of college students who followed a ketogenic diet for at least 10 weeks, researchers reported in the journal Translational Psychiatry.

“So many people are suffe...

Inmates Less Likely To OD After Release If Provided Opioid Addiction Meds In Jail

County jail inmates who receive medication to treat their opioid addiction have a lower risk of overdose after their release, a new study reports.

They’re also significantly more likely to continue their addiction treatment, researchers reported Sept. 10 in The New England Journal of Medicine.

“These findings dem...

Cervical Cancer Survivors Have Higher Risk of Another Type Of Cancer

Women who overcome cervical cancer might have another potentially life-threatening health crisis on their horizon, researchers say.

Cervical cancer survivors have nearly double the risk of developing anal cancers compared to the general population, researchers reported Sept. 11 in JAMA Network Open.

And their risk increases ...

First-Ever Detection For Early Head And Neck Cancers Under Development

A new blood test can potentially detect head and neck cancers caused by human papilloma virus (HPV) up to 10 years before symptoms appear, a new study says.

The test, called HPV-DeepSeek, detects microscopic fragments of HPV DNA that have broken off from a tumor and entered the bloodstream, researchers reported Sept. 10 in the Journal ...