WASHINGTON (Xinhua) — A simple blood test to detect a chemical alteration in a single human gene linked to negative thoughts and impulses may reliably predict a...
(Cosmopolitan) – It’s old news that exercise can protect your health and maybe even help you live longer. But a massive new study recently published...
MARK SCOLFORO, Associated Press HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) — The head of the Pennsylvania State Police urged the U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday to withdraw a new...
ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Stop sunbathing and using indoor tanning beds, the acting U.S. surgeon general warned in a report released Tuesday that...
In the 10th installment of the Florida Courier’s series on Blacks and mental health, we learn that community institutions are building partnerships with law enforcement to...
By Jazelle Hunt Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In a popular TV advertisement, ordinary citizens loudly declare to the world, “It’s my money, and I need...
MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When it comes to preventing the spread of germs, maybe the president is on to something with...
By Linda Villarosa Special to the NNPA from The Black AIDS Institute MELBOURNE, Australia – Is the glass half empty – or half full? That was...
Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — If you have health insurance on your job, you probably don’t give much thought to each year’s renewal....
(Dumb-Out.net) – The Center for Disease Control and Prevention is planning to reopen labs that are involved directly in fighting epidemics according to CDC spokesman Thomas...
(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...
