TOM MURPHY, AP Business Writer Centene has jumped into the mix of managed-care companies scrambling to bulk up as the health care overhaul changes their business...
LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Would you know what to do if you see someone collapse, not breathing — a loved one at...
DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Fresh off a Supreme Court victory, President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he’s “feeling pretty good” about the...
JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH, Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberian authorities on Tuesday quarantined two households after the corpse of a 17-year-old boy was found with Ebola,...
(New York Daily News) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it is seeking additional data and comments on liquid nicotine as it considers...
(CBS) – Is sugar responsible for numerous deaths around the world? Researchers at Tufts University say the answer is yes. According to their research, an estimated 184,000 deaths...
MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer Many stroke patients have a new treatment option — if they seek help fast enough to get it. New guidelines...
(Times Gazette) – A new statement released recently urges people to “drink when thirsty” while performing physical exercises. Although it is essential to stay hydrated while...
JULIA HOROWITZ, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Monday sent the governor a contentious bill that would impose one of the strictest school...
Special to the NNPA via The North Dallas Gazette As part of the American Heart Association’s Strategically Focused Research Network focusing on Disparities in Heart...
[THE HUFFINGTON POST] The Beatles said it best: “Love is all you need.” But do you feel you have enough love in your personal life? According...
CARLA K. JOHNSON, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Throughout the country, relief was the dominant emotion among consumers who get help from the government to lower...
MINNEAPOLIS (CBS) – As more and more people track their every move with wearable fitness devices, many are pursuing the popular goal of walking 10,000 steps a day. You...
(Times of India) – “We must face hard truths – if the current rate of new HIV infections continues, merely sustaining the major efforts we already...
(Capital Berg) – Fasting bears more than religious significance. The practice helps lower health risks. Nutrition experts have come up with new guidelines to help...
EMILY SWANSON, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans wanted the Supreme Court to side with the government on whether the federal government could continue subsidizing...
MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press LAURAN NEERGAARD, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans are pushing back against proposed dietary guidelines that urge Americans to consider...
JIM FITZGERALD, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Whole Foods supermarkets have been routinely overcharging customers by overstating the weight of prepackaged meat, dairy and baked...
(Medical News Today) – In a new study, researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City, NY, found that the order in which different...
(CNN) – Peanut allergies are a serious and growing health problem in the Western world, affecting millions of kids and their families. But a fix...
CHICAGO (AP) — Medical marijuana has not been proven to work for many illnesses that state laws have approved it for, according to the first...
(AOL) – Those red eyes you get from swimming aren’t caused by chlorine, according to an official with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
(Hindustan Times) – According to a study, a class of erectile dysfunction drugs has been linked to a slight increase in the risk of the...
(ABC News) – A water bottling company is issuing a voluntary recall due to a possible E. coli contamination and urging people to boil their bottled water...
KATY DAIGLE, Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Global resolve to rescue impoverished children from lives of squalor, disease and hunger has fallen short, with economic...
