A new study has suggested that high school and middle school students are drawn to e-cigarettes by curiosity, the flavors and friends who use them. Researchers at Yale School of Medicine found 80% of teenagers who said they tried e-cigarettes to quit smoking real cigarettes continued to smoke tobacco.
Researchers in Arizona report men with testicular cancer without health insurance are 88% more likely to die. Oncologists said poor insurance or none at all may contribute to delays in diagnosis and potentially fatal complications.
New research has suggested that scarred ovaries may play a role in fertility problems in older women. Doctors in Kansas tracking mice found scarring and inflammation hurt the quality of eggs. They hope the findings will lead to treatments that delay aging in the ovaries.
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