(Silverlink) – Millions of Americans are suffering from irritable bowel syndrome; it is a gastrointestinal syndrome on the large intestine that causes symptoms like cramping...
WEDNESDAY (HealthDay News) — The cluster of heart risk factors known as the “metabolic syndrome” might raise the risk of heart disease more for black women...
(News Quench) – An alarming 34.7 percent of Americans have a condition known as metabolic syndrome, which stems from high blood pressure and high abdominal fat...
(HNGN) – Boys who smoke marijuana are 4-inches shorter than boys who have never smoked cannabis, according to a new study presented at the European Congress...
(NWA Online) – The Federal Trade Commission and all 50 states accused four cancer charities of being “sham charities,” saying the groups had deceived donors and...
(Nature World Report) – Anyone consuming too much gluten can suffer from celiac disease, which is an immune disorder. This disorder is responsible for causing...
(Benchmark Reporter) – Not only is breast density linked to an increased risk of cancer, it can also make cancer much harder to detect since...
(Times-Gazette) – MIT and Duke scientists discovered an area inside the brain that is sensitive for the time of one’s speech, a crucial element for spoken...
By Chris Bennett Special to the NNPA from The Seattle Medium Three days after being diagnosed with breast cancer on her 35th birthday Bridgette...
Maanvi Singh, NPR (NPR.com) — They switched diets. Twenty South Africans gave up their corn porridge and vegetable stews for burgers and fries. And 20...
(The StarPhoenix) — The strength of your handshake could indicate the chance of a future heart attack, a major study led by a McMaster University...
Ben Rooney, CNN MONEY (CNN Money) — Finish that soda, junior. Dairy Queen is removing sugary drinks from its children’s menu, bowing to a request...
Lindsay Whitehurst, ASSOCIATED PRESS SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal appeals court has halted a new Utah law banning price-fixing for contact lenses that...
Malcolm Ritter, ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — The very poorest of the poor can be helped with a program that includes providing goats, sheep,...
Akshat Rathi, QUARTZ (Qz.com) — Spring is time for the glorious beginning of new things. Most people celebrate it, but not the many millions...
Lindsay Whitehurst, ASSOCIATED PRESS SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A law banning price-fixing for contact lenses that took effect this week in Utah is a...
Marilynn Marchione, ASSOCIATED PRESS (AP) — For the first time, a large study suggests that a vitamin might modestly lower the risk of the most...
Mike Stobbe, ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — When it comes to offering cash to get smokers to quit, more people go for the...
MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer A new type of blood test is starting to transform cancer treatment, sparing some patients the surgical and needle biopsies...
(Time) – Celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder that causes intestinal damage when a person eats gluten, is still something of a medical mystery. But a new Swedish...
(HNGN) – A new study found that kids and teens that had concussions are worried about their academic performance. This burden becomes more difficult depending...
Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — From contraception to colonoscopies, the Obama administration Monday closed a series of insurance loopholes on coverage of preventive...
MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Blue Bell Creameries knew there was listeria in one of the company’s plants as far back as March...
MONROVIA, Liberia (USA Today) — This once-stricken nation plans to declare it is officially free of Ebola on Saturday, barring the unexpected discovery of a...
(CNN) – Forget fancy diets and expensive exercise programs. Fighting fat and keeping a healthy weight may be as easy as food shopping with a grocery...
