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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who smoke are almost four times more likely to develop asthma than those who don't smoke, and their risk is even greater if their mothers smoked while pregnant with them, a new study shows.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Chemotherapy causes transient changes in sensitive areas of the brain, which may partly account for some of the previously reported cognitive difficulties reported by patients and referred to as "chemobrain," Japanese investigators report in the journal Cancer.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Indulging in bacon too frequently may be hazardous to your health, a new study suggests, while taking the skin off your chicken before you cook it might not be so good for you either.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For older adults who want to shed pounds, exercise may be even more important than cutting calories, new research suggests.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research from Italy provides additional evidence that banning smoking in public places may help prevent heart attacks, at least over the short term.