(Daily Mail) – Australian scientists have made a major breakthrough in treating Alzheimer’s with a new drug-free method that can restore memory loss. Researchers at the...
(Newsmaine) – Researchers have recognized several genetic markers that allow them to figure out the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PSTD) among soldiers. The study...
(Bloomberg) — The battle over soaring U.S. drug prices is heading for the states. With the price of some treatments topping $100,000, patient groups are...
(Medical News Today) – When the science first established that sugar was the damaging component in tooth decay – and when the sugar industry saw...
(American LiveWire) – A strong link between sleep apnea and the affected individual’s likelihood of being involved in a road traffic accident seems to be...
MICHAEL RUBINKAM, Associated Press MARYCLAIRE DALE, Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal criminal charge that...
(UncoverCalifornia.com) – A new study by scientists from the Loma Linda University has revealed that vegetarians are at lower risk of developing colorectal cancer than...
Women’s History Month “This is the first in a series of articles about laws that have significantly impacted Black women in America.” by Zenitha Prince Special...
The Associated Press Prescription drugs spending jumped 13 percent last year, the biggest annual increase since 2003, according to the nation’s largest pharmacy benefits manager. Express...
(USA Today) – It’s getting tougher for kids to get soft drinks at the fast-food joint. Burger King has dropped fountain drinks from its kids’...
Special to the NNPA from the Dallas Examiner CHICAGO – Many packaged meals and snacks for toddlers contain worrisome amounts of salt and sugar, potentially...
By Dr. Ro NNPA Columnist I get lots of questions about what, when, and how much food to eat in order to achieve a healthy...
GOTHENBURG, Sweden (Reuters)—A wearable device that stimulates the sense of balance with electric “noise” could help Parkinson’s disease patients, according to Swedish scientists. Scientists from...
(NPR) – A new report from UCLA finds that K-12 schools in Wisconsin suspend black high school students at a higher rate than anywhere else in the country and...
(Reuters) – U.S. regulators on Friday gave a green light to sales of the country’s first “biosimilar,” or copied version of a biotechnology drug, by approving Novartis’ white...
(Telegraph) – Liberia released its last current Ebola patient from hospital on Thursday, marking the West African nation’s unexpected transition from critical-list patient to international poster boy...
MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The suicide rate for girls and young women in the U.S. continues to rise, at a pace...
The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials say people should eat less sugar. But that’s easier said than done. Anyone who has tried cutting...
LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The miserable flu season is winding down but not quite over yet, health officials said Wednesday, even as...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a rare series of interlinked operations, six patients are getting kidney transplants from six donors at a San Francisco hospital....
MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization will start large-scale testing of an experimental Ebola vaccine in Guinea on Saturday to...
(National Monitor) – Orexigen Therapeutics saw its shares skyrocket to its highest point in 18 months after declaring that its diet pill, Contrave, had benefits...
MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — New guidelines from the World Health Organization are enough to kill anyone’s sugar high. The U.N. health agency...
(CNN) – Here’s a pair of twins no one will have trouble telling apart: One is white, and one is black. Thanks to a rare...
(Utah People’s Post) – Selling e-cigarettes to minors falls under illegal status in 41 states in the U.S. but a new study has found out...
