Pete Eisler and Christopher Schnaars, USA TODAY WASHINGTON (USA Today)–Nearly a third of the nation’s nursing homes are getting lower scores on the government’s...
(Reuters) – A large Los Angeles teaching hospital has told scores of patients they may have been exposed to a drug-resistant bacterial “superbug” during endoscopy...
(CNN) – You’re due to go in for a medical procedure. But after what happened at a UCLA hospital, you’re a little apprehensive. Two patients...
MATTHEW PERRONE, AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials are easing access to DNA tests used to screen parents for devastating genetic disorders that...
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Some schools are getting tougher on e-cigarettes, even punishing possession of the devices more harshly than regular cigarettes. The devices, which...
MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — There may be more fruit, vegetables and healthy options available than ever before, but the world is mostly...
(Salon) – Although former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s war against large sodas failed in court, it succeeded in spreading awareness about the danger of consuming too many...
(LifeHacker) – Getting out of bed can be tough. The alarm goes off and for a moment, you just stay in bed, warm and cozy, wishing...
MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of products are being pulled from store shelves after traces of peanut were found in ground cumin...
(Washington Post) – The Swiss candy company Nestle says it’s removing unnatural flavors and colors from products in the United States as consumers crave more...
BOSTON (CBS) – There are so many diets out there and many can be hard to follow, but local researchers have found a simple way...
CHRISTINE ARMARIO, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — While much of the attention in the ongoing measles outbreak has focused on student vaccination requirements and exemptions,...
(Medical News Today) – Scientists have discovered a molecule that can interrupt an important stage in the development of Alzheimer’s disease. The molecule sticks to faulty...
(Politico) – For the second year, Obamacare enrollment isn’t exactly over when it’s over. The regular open enrollment season ended at midnight Sunday but the...
TOM ODULA, Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — AIDS has become the leading cause of death for adolescents in Africa and the second leading cause of...
MATTHEW PERRONE, AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The makers of a twice-rejected pill designed to boost sexual desire in women are hoping a yearlong lobbying...
LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. teens are getting sleepier: Many lack even seven hours of shut-eye each night and the problem has...
By Dr. Ro NNPA Columnist Valentine’s Day has passed but if you want to keep the romantic fires burning, don’t fret. In the words of...
LINDA A. JOHNSON, AP Business Writer TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Imagine being able to identify who is likely to develop a particular disease — and then...
(The Star-Tribune) – Surgeons who operate on blood vessels in the brain are hailing new data that suggest many more patients would survive strokes if they...
(Tech Times) – Puerto Rico has an obesity crisis. It has higher incidence of childhood obesity compared with mainland United States. In a bid to...
JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama heralded a “new phase in the fight” against Ebola on Wednesday and said progress against the...
MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer Breast cancer, prostate cancer, and even routine infections. A new report ties these and other maladies to smoking and...
(CBC News) – For decades, health organizations and governments have encouraged people to limit how much fatty foods they eat. Now, it looks like the...
by Sandra Jordan Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American For nearly 20 years, a chronic health problem has endured for Eddie Branch of...
