CARLA K. JOHNSON, AP Medical Writer The first 50-state report on the latest sign-up season under President Barack Obama’s health care law shows that more than...
NEW YORK (AP) – Health officials are celebrating some important victories in 2014, and Time magazine even named Ebola fighters the persons of the year. Nevertheless,...
(Uncover Michigan) – A new research states that the presence of a sugar Neu5Gc in red meat could be the main cause behind high risk...
(Los Angeles Times) – It’s been a painful year for Herbalife Ltd. After an upbeat 2013, the Los Angeles nutritional products company’s stock plunged more...
MICHELLE FAUL, Associated Press YORK, England (AP) — Professors from three leading British universities say International Monetary Fund policies favoring international debt repayment over social spending...
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The cost of being uninsured in America is going up significantly next year for millions of people. It’s the...
Chef La Tasha McCutchen wins title and $250K prize package by Carolyn Guniss Special to the NNPA from The Miami Times Chef La Tasha McCutchen performed...
Amir Khan, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT (U.S. News & World Report)—The more often your child eats fast food, the more likely he or she...
(HealthDay News) — Adults who experienced childhood abuse or neglect have a higher risk of migraine headaches, suggests a study published online Dec. 24 in...
(International British Times) – British scientists have been successful in creating primitive forms of artificial sperms and eggs from human skin cells, marking an achievement...
(Maine News Study) – A comparative study was carried out to know the effects of reading regular books versus e-books. Researchers from Harvard Medical School...
(Los Angeles Times) – What do real-world doctors have to say about the advice dispensed on “The Dr. Oz Show”? Less than one-third of it...
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The second sign-up season under President Barack Obama’s health care law is off to a good start but there...
(Reuters) – U.S. health regulators will recommend that gay men be allowed to donate blood one year after their last sexual contact, easing a ban...
(Bloomberg View) – The decision by Europe’s highest court that obesity can be a disability will only make a bad problem worse. Too many people in rich countries...
(Business Week) – Mabinty Mansaray’s plan for Christmas and New Year’s was the usual: grab her kids and her two sisters and take the bus from...
Health Officials Warn of Depression, Anxiety by Stacy M. Brown Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer The holiday season often arrives with high expectations...
JULIE WATSON, Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A consumer advocacy group has filed a class-action lawsuit against Aetna Inc. saying a new policy violates the...
by Valecia Weeks Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward-Times What is that hideous word “DIET”? Well, it’s simply food and drink regularly consumed or as the...
(The Washington Post) – It’s not hard to understand what makes Dr. Oz so popular. Called “America’s doctor,” syndicated talk-show host Mehmet Oz speaks in a...
LAKE WALES, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a man faked a heart attack inside a Florida Wal-Mart store so his friend could steal toys. The men...
KRISTEN WYATT, Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado will spend more than $8 million researching marijuana’s medical potential — a new frontier because government-funded marijuana research...
MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer For the first time in two decades, a new treatment has been shown to limit the damage from a common...
OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Napster co-founder Sean Parker says he missed most of his final year in high school and has...
DENISE LAVOIE, AP Legal Affairs Writer BOSTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors charged 14 people in a 2012 meningitis outbreak that killed 64 people nationwide in what...
