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How do you prepare your meals? A new study in New York City suggests that the way you cook food can affect your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

(European Lung Foundation) Childhood body mass index (BMI) has been associated with hospital admissions for asthma in early adulthood, with overweight BMI measures increasing the risk of admission in women and underweigh...

(Cancer Research UK) Patients with non-small cell lung cancer which has spread to the brain could be spared whole brain radiotherapy as it makes little or no difference to how long they survive and their quality of life,...

(European Lung Foundation) Research presented today Sept. 5, 2016, at this year's European Respiratory Society International Congress in London shows that reduced fetal size is linked to increased asthma risk and reduced...

(Wiley) A potent chemotherapy drug can be life saving for children with cancer, but a new review highlights how it can have long-lasting negative effects on the heart. The review, which is published in the British Journa...

(European Lung Foundation) A study presented today Sept. 5, 2016, at this year's European Respiratory Society International Congress in London shows that increased physical activity among patients with chronic obstructiv...

(The Lancet) People with the most common type of lung cancer whose disease has spread to the brain could be spared potentially harmful whole brain radiotherapy, according to new research published in The Lancet. The phas...

(European Lung Foundation) A study presented Sept. 5, 2016, at this year's European Respiratory Society International Congress shows that smoking reduces calorie intake, possibly modulated by its effect on levels of the ...

FDA issues new rule banning sale of antibacterial soaps that contain triclosan and similar ingredients. These chemicals may worsen antibiotic resistance and are associated with hormonal disruption and cancer.