HERSHEY, Pa. -- For smokers, the number of cigarettes smoked per day and current body mass index are predictive of changes in weight after quitting smoking, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine. Quitting smoking may lead to…

When a mosquito decides to dine on your blood, you typically know it – there’s pain, itch, and annoyance. Ticks, on the other hand, take a stealthier approach, burrowing into hard-to-spot areas and hanging around for hours or days at…

The Food and Drug Administration recently announced it intends to require warning labels and child-resistant packaging on liquid nicotine products such as those used in e-cigarettes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the popularity of e-cigarettes has resulted…

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 of public health sciences…

“This deal does not help our planet, cripples our economy and supports China’s efforts to overtake the U.S. as the world’s leading economic superpower” WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after spearheading…

Republican Attorneys General and Attorneys General-Elect released the following joint statement regarding President Obama’s immigration remarks: Along with many of our fellow Americans, Republican Attorneys General listened carefully to President Obama’s remarks about his intended, unilateral actions regarding immigration. We…

In advance of the holiday season, the FBI reminds shoppers to beware of cyber criminals and their aggressive and creative ways to steal money and personal information. Scammers use many techniques to fool potential victims, including fraudulent auction sales, reshipping…

In the early 1990s, autism awareness kicked into high gear, and Pennsylvania responded by developing programs and services to meet the needs of newly diagnosed children. Now, those children have become young adults, and the medical community faces its next…

By A\'ndrea Elyse Messer UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Seizures and migraines have always been considered separate physiological events in the brain, but now a team of engineers and neuroscientists looking at the brain from a physics viewpoint discovered a link…

By Victoria M. Indivero UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The impact vitamin A has on newborns is virtually unknown, but Penn State nutrition researchers have published two papers that may provide a framework for future investigations of the vitamin and neonatal…

From Little League players injuring their elbow ligaments to soccer and basketball players tearing their ACLs, sports injuries related to overuse are becoming more common in younger athletes. Dr. Matthew Silvis, medical director for primary care sports medicine at Penn…

Penn State College of Medicine has received a nearly $500,000 Type 1 Diabetes Targeted Research Award from the National Institutes of Health. The application was one of only two selected to receive funding. The purpose of the grant is to…