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A new study finds that in sharp contrast to the overall declining rates of colorectal cancer in the United States, incidence rates among adults younger than age 50 years are increasing. The authors theorize that these increases may be related to rising rates of obesity and changes in dietary patterns, including increased consumption of fast food.

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted 510 clearance for the Option Inferior Vena Cava Filter in the United States, for use in both permanent and retrievable indications.

Vermont lawmakers have reinstated a chunk of funding for the state's tobacco control efforts, which had been scheduled for a $1.9 million hit in the new state budget.

A new study from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) finds that the prevalence of illicit drug use -- and drug preferences -- vary widely among the states.

(AP) ? LINCOLN, Neb. - State health officials say there have been seven complaints about Nebraska's new smoking law being broken. That's an average of just one per day since the law went into ...

Inaccurate mammogram is responsible for 25 percent of the cost of mammograms in the United States, and it can cause extreme anxiety for women who have to wait for further testing, researchers say.

Geneva - The World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday that 73 countries have officially reported 25,288 cases of the new H1N1 flu strain, including 139 deaths. The United States had 13,217 infections, with 27 deaths caused by the virus that is als...

A Massachusetts smoking-cessation program for participants in the state Medicaid program has helped 33,000 people stop smoking.

While other states in the U.S. are loosening their harsh drug penalties, some legislators in New Jersey are determined to keep the state's strict sentencing laws in place.

But the government's determination to rein in the tobacco industry poses another problem -- the livelihood of thousands of farmers and tobacco growers. North Carolina is a tobacco state. Last year, tobacco was the top cash crop, according to The Associated Press with $686 million in receipts. Despite continued government intervention and the longstanding evidence about the harm of tobacco, many families have opted to continue to grow the lucrative crop. The proposed regulations could have wide-ranging impacts on our state's farmers who may need help shifting to other crops that contribute to a safer society. We support efforts to stop the use of tobacco, but we firmly believe the government and the industry must not turn their backs overnight on these farmers. To do so would further imperil the family farm and potentially erode the cultural foundation of many rural North Carolina communities. We are highly skeptical of the FDA's ability to handle any more responsibility given its cu