RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of uninsured U.S. residents fell by more than 11 million since President Barack Obama signed the health...
By Dr. Ro NNPA Columnist I get asked lots of questions about what, when, and how much food to eat in order to achieve a...
Richard Marini, THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE (The Houston Chronicle)—A lot of the advice in the recently released U.S. dietary guidelines sounds familiar, yet it holds a...
Renee Lewis, AL JAZEERA AMERICA (Al Jazeera America)—The most widely used herbicide in the world, glyphosate, the active ingredient in the Monsanto product Roundup, was...
MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press KEITH RIDLER, Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Potatoes that won’t bruise and apples that won’t brown are a step closer...
(Reuters) – An experimental drug from Biogen Idec Inc became the first Alzheimer’s treatment to significantly slow cognitive decline and reduce what is believed to...
(Mashable) – Are you an indoor gardener? Keeping house plants is a hobby that really gives back, making spaces look, feel and even smell fresh....
(Reuters) – The tobacco industry makes $7,000 for each of the more than 6 million people who die each year from smoking-related illness, the health...
(The Huffington Post) – Your TV may be wreaking havoc on your diet. Watching any old show on the tube while simultaneously snacking can contribute to...
(The Huffington Post) – I’ve never been one of those people. You know the kind, the ones who wake up in the morning or lace up in...
(Bloomberg) – In a crowded lab on the edge of Copenhagen, food scientists at Swiss biotech company Evolva Holding are scrambling to help reinvent one...
LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Researchers have identified common genetic traits that may explain how aspirin can help protect against colon cancer. It’s...
(AL.com) – As legislators consider prison reform in Alabama, a national expert on African-American health said the criminal justice system is a major source of...
by Sandra Jordan Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American “It’s the stress of what we are going through as a community that is...
(The Huffington Post) – I woke up in the middle of the night one night last year, and my boyfriend was missing from his side...
(The Huffington Post) – Kraft Singles, a type of processed cheese that comes individually wrapped in a thin, plastic film, is the first food to...
by Roberto Alejandro Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper A recent study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute found people with HIV develop cancer...
Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Julie Pace, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 16 million Americans have gained coverage since President Barack Obama’s health care law...
WASHINGTON (Reuters)—An American being treated for Ebola was in critical condition Monday, the U.S. National Institutes of Health in Maryland said. The healthcare worker was...
Marisa Taylor, AL JAZEERA AMERICA (Al Jazeera America)—Health experts in Australia said they have completed an exhaustive review of available research on homeopathic medicine, resulting...
Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — Several million people hit with new federal fines for going without health insurance will get a second chance...
(Capital OTC) – Tobacco sales should be drastically downsized by 2040 under strict recommendations from several public health researchers. They believe that a tobacco-free world...
(Mirror Daily) – A new study has revealed that heavy pot use in adolescence is linked to weaker memories. It appears that teens who smoke...
(Reuters) – A U.S. healthcare worker who tested positive for Ebola while in Sierra Leone was in serious condition at a Maryland hospital, and a second...
LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Ebola’s toll moved beyond 10,000 deaths Thursday even as researchers warned of yet another threat to hard-hit West...
