Hookah Leads To Increased Probability Of Smoking Cigarettes Amongst Teens

POLICY 12.10.2014 15:41 PM

Waterpipe, narghile, arghila, qalyān, shisha-- all these refer to Hookah, a single or multi-stemmed instrument for vaporizing and smoking flavored tobacco called shisha. In recent years Hookah smoking has been a popular activity among college students due to its flavor, smell and sweet taste; as well as it has also been used as a tool for socialization. A new study, however, reveals that Hookah smoking may eventually increase the risk of cigarette smoking in adolescents.

KFC calls on Chinese diners to inspect its kitchen

12.10.2014 09:30 AM

Employees work at a KFC store in Shanghai, July 29, 2014. KFC has a message for Chinese diners worried about eating their fried chicken after a safety scare at the fast food chain: come see how we operate for yourself.

Shocking news: Electric eels exert remote control over prey

12.07.2014 13:41 PM

An electric eel (Electrophorus electricus) is pictured in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters December 4, 2014.

Enrollment in Obamacare plans for 2015 remains strong

12.04.2014 01:25 AM

A woman fills out her thoughts on the Affordable Care Act at the White House Youth Summit on the Affordable Care Act in Washington December 4, 2013.

The ‘McCrime’ of the Decade—Man Throws McChicken & Faces Time in Jail

12.03.2014 18:17 PM

A pregnant woman is in the hospital, her husband is in jail, and police report that there is McChicken residue strewn throughout the crime scene. It’s a bit hard for McDonald’s to back the claim that “they’re lovin’ it”, now isn’t it?

CDC Designates 35 U.S Hospitals As Ebola Treatment Centers

12.03.2014 11:18 AM

As Ebola treatments and vaccines have been gaining ground as of late, fear and anxiety over the spread of the disease have been slowly allaying in communities around the world.

Obama to urge Congress to loosen purse strings for Ebola fight

12.02.2014 02:00 AM

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks next to Ebola response coordinator Ron Klain (L) as he hosts a meeting with his Ebola response team in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, November 18, 2014.

Italy's pharmaceutical watchdog ends alarm on flu drug

12.02.2014 01:56 AM

A national flag of Switzerland flies in front of a building of Swiss drugmaker Novartis in Basel January 29, 2014.

Nip, tuck, click: Demand for U.S. plastic surgery rises in selfie era

12.01.2014 00:53 AM

Anthony Ramirez takes a picture during the San Francisco Gay Pride Festival in California in this file photo taken June 29, 2014.

U.S. government says 462,125 people signed up for 2015 Obamacare plans

11.27.2014 01:16 AM

A man looks over the Affordable Care Act (commonly known as Obamacare) signup page on the HealthCare.gov website in New York in this October 2, 2013 photo illustration. The federal government's portal logged over 2.8 million visitors by afternoon October 2, largely in an attempt to sign up for Obamacare.

Physicists solve mystery of why cats rule, dogs drool

11.25.2014 01:46 AM

A Greyhound dog drinks water after a race in Santiago city, in this file picture taken March 1, 2014.

Grand jury decides against charges in Ferguson shooting, unrest erupts

11.25.2014 01:17 AM

REFILE - CLARIFYING CAPTION - A police car burns on the street after a grand jury returned no indictment in the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri November 24, 2014.

Soft Drink Firms Still Target Kids, Report Finds

11.21.2014 20:52 PM

Soft drink firms still target kids, report finds With cases of obesity, and health issues related to obesity, on the rise in recent years, government officials have been far more keen on controlling the level of influence that unhealthy food and beverages have, especially in children's diet.

U.S. entrepreneur considered suing Uber over tracking activities

11.20.2014 02:17 AM

An illustration picture shows the logo of car-sharing service app Uber on a smartphone next to the picture of an official German taxi sign in Frankfurt, September 15, 2014.

Humans and Mice Are Two Identical, Yet Different Creatures

11.19.2014 17:48 PM

Humans and Mice Are Two Identical Yet Different Creatures For the longest time around, in most research studies on health and medicine, mice have been the favorite "substitute" for humans in experiments or tests.