(Tech Times) – Pfizer’s breast cancer drug Ibrance shows favorable clinical trial after facing delays due to efficacy issues. Ibrance is also well-known as palbociclib...
(Latinos Health) – People with sleeping disorders, such as heavy snoring and apnea, are more likely to develop mental decline earlier, according to a new...
(USA Today) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Amgen Inc.’s heart-failure treatment Corlanor, which had been designated for priority review in August. The...
MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer Millions of older people are getting tests they don’t need to prove they are healthy enough to have cataracts removed,...
MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After more than a decade of delays, the government is moving toward allowing the sale of U.S.-raised organic...
(HealthDay News) – Sperm may hold clues about whether a man’s children will be at increased risk for autism, a small study suggests. Autism spectrum disorder is a group...
(CBS News) – People who divorce face a higher risk of suffering a heart attack than those who remain in wedded bliss, but remarriage may...
(Palm Beach Post) – A new study is stating that painkillers are doing a lot more than dulling physical pain, they’re numbing your emotions as well. The...
(CBS News) – Beech-Nut Nutrition is recalling more than 1,900 pounds of baby food products because small pieces of glass may have gotten into the...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Even as health care costs continue to cause concerns for the poor, nearly 40 percent African...
by Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper As the nation kicks off Alcohol Awareness Month, new research has come to light. It...
By Dr. Ro, America’s Nutrition Coach NNPA Columnist There’s a new diet craze that’s so crazy I have to sound off. It’s called mono-meals because...
MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer Short people have more risk for heart disease, and now researchers may know why: Genes that govern height also seem...
(HealthDay News) — An active ingredient in some psoriasis and multiple sclerosis medications has been linked to two cases of a rare and sometimes lethal brain infection. The ingredient, dimethyl...
(Raw Story) – Mumia Abu-Jamal, the journalist and former Black Panther convicted for the 1981 murder of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner, had his death sentence...
(HelpMeOutDoc.com) – This allergy season seems more potent than usual, causing watering eyes and itchy nose symptoms with increased intensity, experts warn. Dr. Ty Coleman...
WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — Global warming isn’t just affecting the weather, it’s harming Americans’ health, President Barack Obama said Tuesday as he announced steps government and businesses will...
ALISHA GREEN, Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Chronic understaffing and police attitudes toward victims contributed to thousands of rape kits going untested for years in...
Inkster, Mich. (AP) – A 115-year-old Detroit-area woman now listed as the world’s oldest living person still makes plans for a fishing trip each year...
by Valecia Weeks, CPT, LMT Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward-Times Osteoporosis is the thinning of bone tissue and loss of bone density over...
by Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Cassandra Nivens has experienced painful periods since age 14. To cope with being...
LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Trying to slim down? Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig scored the best marks for effectiveness in a review...
(New York Times) – Sadly, for more than half my life, I had avoided some of nature’s most perfect and healthful foods: nuts and peanuts. I...
MARY ESCH, Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Fourteen attorneys general asked Congress to launch an investigation of the herbal supplements industry and to consider giving...
CLARENCE ROY-MACAULAY, Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Sierra Leone found 10 new Ebola cases during a three-day countrywide shutdown, an official said Wednesday, declaring...
