E-cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco products among teenagers, with over two million middle and high school students reporting their use. Nicotine exposure can adversely affect memory, ...

Adolescent e-cigarette users enrolled in a free text-message-based vaping-cessation program were 35% more likely to quit 7 months later, a double-blind randomized trial showed. In the study of more ...

In its latest effort to reduce homelessness, Long Beach has launched a text alert program to connect homeless residents to resources and services. Anyone that signs up for the program will receive ...

Text messages and other online feedback can help prevent obesity in very young children, a new study demonstrates. Kids had a healthier weight-for-height growth curve during their first two years if ...

The city of New Carlisle started a new program earlier this month that will help residents find information and report issues through texting. TextMyGov, a 24/7 texting service, allows residents to ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A program that allows people to text 911 instead of having to call should be available in the entire state of Tennessee by the end of the year. The service is meant to help people ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Around four years ago, Knox County introduced a program allowing people to text dispatchers if they needed emergency services. Now, the program is available in every county in the ...

Have you ever had the urge to text Gov. Phil Murphy? Now, you can do just that. On Thursday, the governor's office launched a new program that allows New Jersey residents to text and ask the ...