CBS NEWS – A new study suggests high school and middle school students are drawn to e-cigarettes by curiosity, the flavors, and friends who are using them. Researchers at Yale School of Medicine found 80-percent of teens who said they tried e-cigarettes to quit smoking real cigarettes continued to smoke tobacco. SOURCE – Pediatrics/MedDay/CBS
Researchers in Arizona report men with testicular cancer without health insurance are 88-percent more likely to die. Oncologists say poor insurance or none at all may contribute to delays in diagnosis and potentially fatal complications. SOURCE – Cancer/MedDay/CBS
New research suggests 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 lead to treatments that delay aging in the ovaries. SOURCE – Reproduction/MedDay/CB