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Bird flu virus found to survive in raw milk cheese, study warns

A new study has found that avian influenza virus, also known as bird flu, can survive in certain types of raw milk cheese made...

High THC levels found in drivers killed in crashes, raising public health concerns

More than 40% of drivers who died in motor vehicle crashes had high levels of active THC—the main compound in cannabis—in their systems, according...

Secondhand smoke steals millions of healthy years from children worldwide

Every year, children around the world lose millions of healthy life years because of secondhand smoke. New research presented at the European Respiratory Society Congress...

Kids may age faster if their fathers smoked as teenagers

New research suggests that people whose fathers started smoking during puberty may age faster than expected, highlighting how teenage smoking could harm not just...

Why smoking reduces common gut disease symptoms

For more than 40 years, doctors have noticed a strange medical mystery: people who smoke are less likely to suffer from ulcerative colitis, a...

Daily cannabis use linked to 44% higher risk of asthma, study find

As cannabis becomes more widely legalized and socially accepted, many people see it as a safer alternative to tobacco. But new research suggests that inhaling...

One in three young adults skip the dentist—why it’s a growing public health crisis

Almost one in three young adults in the United States did not visit the dentist in the past year—and experts say that’s more than...

Smoking raises diabetes risk across all types, study finds

Smoking is well known to harm health in many ways, and new research has now confirmed that it also increases the risk of type...

Why flu hits older people harder

Older adults often get much sicker from the flu than younger people, and now scientists have discovered an important reason why. A new study published...

Why some flu viruses are more dangerous than others

Most people who catch the flu experience a few days of fever, fatigue, and coughing before recovering. But certain strains of influenza A viruses can...