Cancer Research — Yes, researchers are still discovering more ways that smoking isn't healthy. People with melanoma — a dangerous type of skin cancer — are 40 percent less likely to survive if they're current or former smokers.
American Journal of Public Health — The consumption of sugary drinks has fallen 52 percent in areas of Berkeley, California, since 2015, when the city's "penny per ounce" tax on sugar-sweetened beverages was enacted. Read More »
Environmental Research Letters — New research confirms that antibiotics and other medicines are entering the environment and wreaking havoc in freshwater lakes, ponds, and rivers all around the world. Read More »
Berkeley Wellness — Primary care doctors should check adults, including pregnant women, for unhealthy alcohol use, according to updated recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Read More »
HealthCentral — Rolf Benirschke was a kicker for the San Diego Chargers in the late 1970s, when ulcerative colitis took him out of the game. But he made his way back and now uses his voice to advocate for others with ostomies. Read More »
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