Mad Cow Disease Fast Facts

Here’s a look at what you need to know about Mad Cow Disease, a transmissible fatal brain disease found in cattle. The official name of mad cow disease is bovine spongiform encephalopathy .

Quit smoking success 'predictable'

Scientists compared the effectiveness of nicotine patches or the drug varenicline in a study involving 1,246 smokers who wanted to quit Success at quitting tobacco can be predicted from the way a smoker’s body processes nicotine, a study has found. Measuring the...