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One brand of electronic cigarette can now be marketed to help people quit smoking combustible cigarettes, the FDA has decided. Michael Blaha, a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins and antismoking activist, says this does not mean the agency is advocating for …

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At least one brand of e-cigarette seems to have convinced the FDA that its product can help people quit smoking combustible cigarettes, according to the agency’s recent decision. Michael Blaha, a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins and antismoking activist, offers his …

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Women are diagnosed with thyroid cancers much more often than men, but a recent study finds that examination of the thyroid gland itself in men and women finds there is little difference in the actual rate of these cancers. Lilah …

If you’re a woman who suspects a thyroid problem it may be good to consider many potential causes, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »

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Despite vastly different rates of thyroid cancers diagnosed in men and women, a recent study concludes the actual rates are really quite similar. Lilah Morris-Wiseman, an endocrine surgeon at Johns Hopkins, explains the findings. Morris-Wiseman: Women are being diagnosed far …

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Men who used statins were much more likely to develop diabetes than men who were otherwise very similar but weren’t taking the cholesterol-lowering drug, a study of a large number of veterans shows. Rita Kalyani, a diabetes expert at Johns …

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Weight loss ought to be the cornerstone of treatment for newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes, a recent study concludes. Rita Kalyani, a diabetes expert at Johns Hopkins, says such a strategy might be best employed in preventing the disease to …

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A drug that causes fat to be metabolized, and in particular around organs like the heart where fat is especially dangerous, has been shown to work well in male mice, research by David Kass, a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins, and …

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