MATTHEW BARAKAT, Associated Press LA PLATA, Md. (AP) — The facts are hard to fathom: a mother alone with her 3-year-old son in a playground for...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Consumers aren’t looking for health problems when they shop at dollar stores or keep older furniture, but...
Paul Jablow, The Inquirer (Philly.com) — For researchers, physicians – and patients – prostate cancer has always been among the most maddening and elusive of foes....
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (UPI) — Drinkers of diet beverages were found to obtain more of their daily caloric intake from discretionary “junk” foods, likely canceling out the benefits...
(Reuters Health) – Adults who get too much or too little sleep may have the beginnings of “hardening” of the arteries, which can be an early...
(9 News) – A 24-hour cancer blood test could save patients the pain of not know their diagnoses for weeks and give patients better chances of...
THURSDAY (HealthDay News) — Struggling to breathe with sinus troubles can keep you from getting a good night’s sleep. But a new study suggests that surgery...
JULIE WATSON, Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Dr. William Grier, a psychiatrist who co-authored the groundbreaking 1968 book, “Black Rage,” which offered the first psychological...
(The Guardian) – Writer Rebecca Skloot has hit back at a Tennessee parent who is trying to have her acclaimed biography of Henrietta Lacks removed from local schools, saying the...
By Stacy M. Brown Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer Stressed-out students in England recently received a little help with their anxiety after school...
(Fox News) – People with type 2 diabetes who smoke have significantly higher risks of heart disease, stroke, and death than diabetic non-smokers, a new study...
(New York Times) – Norman Francis was just a few years into his tenure as president of Xavier University of Louisiana, a small Catholic institution in...
LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Take a walk: That’s the U.S. surgeon general’s prescription for sedentary Americans — but communities will have to...
(Fox News) – An independent nonprofit organization that evaluates clinical and cost effectiveness of new medicines said announced prices for a just-approved class of potent cholesterol...
JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A $30 million, city-sponsored experiment in training non-professionals to provide mental health help will focus on people who...
CARLA K. JOHNSON, AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) — About 9.9 million people have signed up and paid for health insurance under President Barack Obama’s health...
(Slate) – A worrisome new study caught my eye last week as I perused the website of the journal Pediatrics. It was titled “Cognition and Brain...
Special to the NNPA from The Florida Courier Two Edward Waters College (EWC) professors are working to decipher a protein code that could be used to...
By Valecia Weeks Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times Have you ever just stopped and taken a close look at the variety of...
(Latinos Health) – Vitamin C is known to provide individuals with enough immune system boost, avoid skin wrinkling, eye problems and prenatal health problems. Most people...
Liana Aghajanian, AL JAZEERA AMERICA CLAREMONT, Calif. (Al Jazeera America) — Ask Debbie Allen, a black midwife, what it’s like to give birth as a...
(WTSP) – The number of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been rising steadily over the last two decades, prompting concerns about the potential...
(Apex Tribune) – One of the most common conditions could be battled with another form of treatment, as a different approach is being considered for...
(CNN) – An increasing number of women in the last decade have been deciding to have both their breasts removed after being diagnosed with cancer in...
(Baby Center) – My kids are officially back to school next week, which means it’s time for me to rein in the absolute chaos that passes...
