A study released last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta finds asthma affects one in six U.S. high school students, with one-third of those having an attack in the previous year.

More than 13,000 students in 2003 were involved in the survey

New York City's health department is urging city restaurants to stop serving food containing trans fats, says a report in The New York Times.

Trans fats are chemically modified ingredients that can be found in partially hydrogenated vegetable oils, the report says. The fats increase the risk of heart disease and should not be part of any healthy diet, according to health officials cited by the paper

One out of every six U.S. high school students suffers from asthma and more than one-third of those report having an attack in the previous year, according to a federal study released on Thursday, that suggests schools do more to manage the potentially fatal lung disease.

In 2003, an estimated 16.1 percent of those enrolled in grades 9 through 12 said they were suffering from the disease, according to a survey of more than 13,000 students by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

One out of every six U.S. high school students suffers from asthma and more than one-third of those report having an attack in the previous year, according to a federal study released on Thursday, that suggests schools do more to manage the potentially fatal lung disease.

In 2003, an estimated 16.1 percent of those enrolled in grades 9 through 12 said they were suffering from the disease, according to a survey of more than 13,000 students by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

A new study shows the odds of surviving breast cancer are improved not only because treatments are more effective, but also as a result of smaller tumors.

Pouring over 25-years of cancer records nationwide, researchers conclude smaller tumor sizes account for 61-percent of the improvement in breast cancer survival