Feb 04 Watch FDA designs new smoking prevention ad strategy to target teens By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 04 FDA launches anti-tobacco campaign focused on youth By Bridget Bowman The Food and Drug Administration launched an anti-tobacco campaign Tuesday that targets youth and seeks to prevent young people from smoking. The FDA is hoping to educate this age group, between ages 12 and 17, on the harmful effects of… Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 6:59 High school football players discuss the pressure to stay in the game, despite concussions By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch In a state without Medicaid expansion, uninsured South Carolinians mind the gap By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch News Wrap: Health care enrollment troubles continue for thousands of Americans By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 03 Why it takes more than a grocery store to eliminate a 'food desert' By Sarah Corapi In his new study published in the journal Health Affairs, Steven Cummins, a professor of population health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, examines how adding a supermarket to a food desert can change — or not… Continue reading
Feb 03 Common cold during pregnancy may lead to risk of childhood asthma, study says By Sarah Sheffer Mothers-to-be can add one more thing to their list of worries. Scientists now say that exposure to the common cold during pregnancy may lead to an increased risk of asthma or allergies in children. Continue reading
Jan 31 Tough Calls By Allison McCartney The sport of football is changing. Revelations about widespread brain injuries have ushered in new rules and a lawsuit against the NFL. But what about the millions of kids who play football in elementary, middle and high school? We asked… Continue reading
Jan 31 Scientists find possible treatment for kids' peanut allergies By Sarah Sheffer Scientists in Cambridge may have made a breakthrough in combating peanut allergies, an affliction that affects a growing segment of American youth. Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch Public officials don't yet know potential health effects of W.Va. chemical spill By PBS News Hour Continue watching