Radon’s Link to Lung Cancer Each year, radon kills more people than home fires, drowning, falls or drunk driving. It takes some 21,000 lives annually and is the No. 1 cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. Even though there are plenty of ways to decrease exposure to the Read More

Top 10 Healthiest New Year’s Resolutions New Year’s resolutions are a bit like babies: They’re fun to make but extremely difficult to maintain. Each January, roughly one in three Americans resolves to better themselves in some way. A much smaller percentage of people Read More

Full Health Effects of ‘Vaping’ Still Unknown Cigarettes have been convicted of many crimes over the years. But the jury’s still out on whether their younger, more fashionable cousins – electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes – will meet the same fate. Jonathan Foulds, professor Read More

Many Factors Can Bring Holiday Depression While the holidays are a time of merriment and festivities for many, some people struggle with depression during this time of year. Dr. Erika Saunders, interim chair of psychiatry at Penn State Hershey, says there are some distinct Read More

Vaccination Remains Best Way to Avoid Flu Joy and goodwill aren’t the only things we start spreading to friends, family, colleagues — even strangers — this time of year. Late fall and early winter also signal the start of annual spread of the influenza virus. Commonly known as Read More

Iron Supplement Could Stop Anemia in Kids Penn State College of Medicine and University of Wisconsin have been awarded a five-year, $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to fund the study of a novel way to treat iron deficiency anemia in children. Iron Read More