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,...
(CBS Sports) – Both lack of exercise and consuming too many calories can certainly contribute to gaining extra pounds, but a new study suggests that the...
By Jazelle Hunt Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Despite the flurry of news about NFL lawsuits over concussions, the problem affects far more athletes at...
(BBC News) — A contraceptive computer chip that can be controlled by remote control has been developed in Massachusetts. The chip is implanted under a woman’s...
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than half of privately insured women are getting free birth control under President Barack Obama’s health law, a...
MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Many millions of U.S. drivers are expected to hit the highways over the holiday weekend —...
(USA Today) – An average of 38 children have died in hot cars each year in the USA since 1998. And many of these incidents...
(Tech Times) – Dark chocolate lovers and chocolate makers will likely celebrate the results of a small study that indicates dark chocolate could help those suffering...
(The Washington Post) – Some major fast-food chains – McDonald’s, KFC, Taco Bell – may find the latest Consumer Reports fast-food survey hard to swallow. According to...
(USA Today) – Unemployed high school dropout Tremain Hutchinson spent a lot of time talking to young girls on Tagged.com, a teen chat site. Sometimes...
By Jazelle Hunt Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – For most of the nearly 30 years since Dr. Nicole Brodie’s asthma diagnosis, the athlete and Army...
(HealthDay News) — People with type 1 or 2 diabetes now have a new means of getting their medication, with the U.S. Food and Drug...
Margie Mason, ASSOCIATED PRESS JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia became the newest country to mandate graphic photo warnings on cigarette packs on Tuesday, joining more...
[REUTERS] (Reuters) – An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended on Wednesday that AstraZeneca Plc be required to submit further clinical data...
[CTV NEWS] WASHINGTON — Federal health officials are warning consumers who use popular anti-acne treatments about rare but potentially deadly allergic reactions that can cause swelling...
(CBS News)—Nearly 170 victims of child sex trafficking, many of whom had never been reported missing, were rescued in the last week as part of an...
