Why risk of emphysema is increased in smokers

Mutations in a gene that helps repair damaged chromosome ends may make smokers — especially female smokers — more susceptible to emphysema, according to results of a new study led by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers. The mutations are one of...

Dennis McCarthy: Al Martinez was one of a kind

Al Martinez, a former Daily News columnist, died Monday, Jan. 12, 2015. He was 85. (Photo by John McCoy/Los Angeles Daily News/File) ((Photo by John McCoy/Los Angeles Daily News/File) ) I always figured Al would write his own obit. He wasn’t the kind of guy to...