ID: Smoking Prevention
ID Has Work to Do to Fight Cancer, Report Finds
BOISE, Idaho – Idaho has a lot of room to prevent and reduce cancer, especially for the state's working poor. A new report from American …
Cigarette Tax Initiative Launched to Lower College Tuition
BOISE, Idaho - A group calling itself Stop Tuition Hikes.com launches a petition drive today to put a measure on the ballot that would raise Idaho …
Teen Risk Survey Shows Personal Safety Changes
BOISE, Idaho - Less cigarette smoking, soda drinking and physical fighting, but more time spent at computers and other tech devices. That's the …
A Good Day to Quit - Great American Smokeout
BOISE, Idaho – Today is a great day to be a quitter – it's the 38th annual Great American Smokeout. One in six Idahoans smokes…
FAST Action Can Save Thousands of Brain Cells
BOISE, Idaho - May is National Stroke Awareness Month, and stroke is the fourth-leading cause of death in Idaho. One of the key points in the event …
ID Hunters: Take Aim at Heart Safety
BOISE, Idaho - Thousands of hunters are in the woods and fields of Idaho this month, and the American Heart Association is encouraging them to be …
Idaho Legislature Looks at Tobacco Tax Increase Today
BOISE, Idaho - A long-rumored bill to boost the state tobacco tax gets a print hearing today at the Idaho Legislature. The bill's stated goal isn't …
AHA Survey: People Overestimate Heart Health
BOISE, Idaho - Sometimes there's a big gap between perception and reality when judging one's own health. According to a recent American Heart …
State of the State Reax: Consider all Funding Options
BOISE, Idaho - Governor Butch Otter presented his list of proposed budget cuts during his combined State of the State and Budget Address Monday…
National Men's Health Week: Encourage Dad to Get to the Doctor
BOISE, Idaho - It's National Men's Health Week, which, along with Father's Day, is being promoted as an opportunity to make sure men get regular …
Environmental Health Risks: Not Just Cancer
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A recent report delivered to President Obama by a special panel appointed by President Bush warned that the risk of cancer from …
Idaho Health Check: Good News and Bad News
BOISE, Idaho - There's good news and bad news on the health front in Idaho and across the country. The number of smokers is down 20 percent over the …