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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Northwest Colorado Health in Steamboat Springs is offering a new texting support service to breastfeeding mothers enrolled in the health system’s Women, Infants and Children program, Craig Press ...

A program that uses text messages to help people quit vaping appears to have some success. The non-profit "Truth Initiative" studied almost 2,600 people who signed up for the service. It works by ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...