(Food Safety News) – In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York ruled Thursday that the U.S. Food and Drug...
The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Childhood traumas are more common among military members and veterans than among civilians, according to a new study. Researchers say...
(The Washington Post) – Teen usage of synthetic human growth hormone increased by 120 percent from 2012 to 2013, according to results from the latest Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS)....
(HNGN) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Zydelig, a drug to treat patients with three types of blood cancers. Zydelig can be used...
STACY A. ANDERSON, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama is expanding her push for America to drink more water, as the White House claims partial...
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning against powdered pure caffeine, and urges parents and consumers alike to avoid the product.The...
(USA Today) – Antibiotic resistance that turns ordinary disease-causing bacteria into illnesses that can’t be controlled could bring about the “next pandemic,” Centers for Disease Control...
Special to the NNPA from The Dallas Examiner Leaders in the fight against elder abuse announced on July 10 a framework for tackling the highest priority...
(Medical News Today) – We have all heard that consuming foods with probiotics – “good” bacteria – promotes a healthy gut. But new research published in...
(The Philadelphia Inquirer) Temple University researchers have used state-of-the-art molecular scissors to cut out dormant HIV hiding in human cells, fueling hopes for curing –...
SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have linked more than 100 spots in our DNA to the risk of developing schizophrenia, casting light...
KRISTEN GELINEAU, Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — A prominent researcher, two activists and at least two others headed to an AIDS conference in Australia were on...
TOM MURPHY, AP Business Writer The nation’s largest health insurer expects to play a much bigger role in the health care overhaul next year, as the...
MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer New details from two studies reveal more side effects from niacin, a drug that hundreds of thousands of Americans take...
WASHINGTON — The head of the federal government’s public health laboratories in Atlanta told Congress yesterday that researchers mishandled live anthrax and other deadly pathogens in...
TOM RAUM, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New federal guidelines on job discrimination against pregnant workers could have a big impact on the workplace and in...
MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer The rate of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias is falling in the United States and some other rich countries —...
PHILIP MARCELO, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Bean burgers, peanut butter substitutes and pre-sliced vegetable packets were on the menu Monday as school lunchroom managers from...
by Stacy M. Brown Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer Randy Wheeling, Curtis Washington and Frankie Rossi each signed up for health insurance under...
(The Washington Post) – Sleep disturbances such as apnea may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, while moderate exercise in middle age and mentally stimulating games,...
MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer A Mississippi girl born with the AIDS virus and in remission for more than two years despite stopping treatment now...
(MNT) – A new BMJ study finds that even among people who drink only light to moderate amounts of alcohol, reducing consumption can improve heart health, reduce body...
(Business Standard)—For the first time, researchers have been able to switch off consciousness in a woman by electrically stimulating a single brain area. The discovery...
By Dr. Janice B. Schwartz, SAN FRANCISCO GATE (San Francisco Gate)—I recently wrote about new recommendations for managing high cholesterol that focused on the use of...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — How often do your favorite TV outlets all carry the same show at the same time — and in prime time,...
