SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In a continuing effort to keep students safe, some high schools in Oakland, CA have just launched a new "text-a-tip" program. This cell phone texting ...

The National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Smokefree.gov initiative and the Indian Health Service (IHS) have joined forces to announce the availability of SmokefreeNATIVE, a free text messaging program to ...

More than 2 million American middle and high school students now use e-cigarettes, also known as “vaping." A clinical trial found that teens enrolled in the “This is Quitting” anonymous text message ...

Pregnant women who received text messages regarding neonatal health adopted healthier behaviors and improved their health status, according to a study in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Texting is a part of every day life. With some teenagers, it may seem like it’s all they do. A new study shows that for hundreds of thousands of teens, it’s become a ...

This week health plan Aetna announced the launch of a text-based (SMS) service for members with diabetes to help them better manage their condition. Those Aetna members who opt to participate in the ...

The New York health department has launched a new campaign to help young adults overcome their nicotine addictions. The DropTheVape texting program is a partnership between the department’s tobacco ...

Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) has allocated $1 million for Minnesota-based Canvas Health's suicide prevention texting program, called Txt4Life. The state is providing $500,000 per year ...

RACINE — In the summer after graduation, Racine Unified School District alumni will get help in making it to college, in the form of text messages from counselors. Unified is one of 15 Wisconsin ...

When Deanna Hogue needed a doctor on a holiday weekend, she reached her physician on his cell phone. Dr. James Gardner III immediately responded. Hogue and her husband, Chad, are among nearly 400 ...