By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Cancer is the nation’s second-leading cause of death for both Blacks and Whites. While there is...
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Most people who signed up under President Barack Obama’s health care law rate their new insurance highly, but a...
(NBC NEWS) – Senators criticized Dr. Mehmet Oz during a hearing on false diet-product ads on Tuesday –- but does the nation’s most telegenic doctor have...
(TIME) – “I think we have seen this movie before,” Senator Richard Blumenthal said. “It is called big nicotine comes to children near you and...
FENIT NIRAPPIL, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A bill that would have made California the first state in the nation to require warning labels on...
(Dallas Morning News) – Federal, state and county health officials are quietly gearing up for the spread of a new mosquito-borne virus now hitting hard in...
WASHINGTON (Washington Post) – A report released Monday by a respected think tank ranks the United States dead last in the quality of its health care system...
(IEEE Spectrum) – Doing math or any other mental activity when you have low blood sugar is a recipe for errors. For sufferers of Type 1...
(CNN) – Do you tend to forget things when you’re stressed? Like when you’re late for a meeting and can’t remember where you left your car...
(Nature World News) – People with low levels of vitamin D in their blood are twice as likely to die earlier than those with high levels...
THURSDAY, June 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Hey, guys, listen up: Steaks may be a safer bet heart-wise than hot dogs and salami, a new study...
(Daily Digest News) – Black people who treat their type 2 diabetes with a drug called Metformin are likely to receive more benefit than white...
CANDICE CHOI, AP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fans of Vitaminwater are demanding that parent company Coca-Cola drop a new formula that uses stevia,...
WASHINGTON – The number of senior citizens getting narcotic painkillers and anti-anxiety medications under Medicare’s prescription drug program is climbing sharply, and those older patients...
MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Women who often indulge their cravings for hamburgers, steaks and other red meat may have a slightly higher...
(HealthDay News) — The number of Americans with diabetes rose from 26 million in 2010 to 29 million — 9 percent of the population —...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Black children are twice as likely as Whites to be victims of child abuse, with 1 in 5...
(IB Times) – Ever wondered how much it costs someone to provide care for an individual with autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, over the person’s lifetime?...
[THE DAILY BEAST] Kids living with dust mites, cat dander and cockroaches (ew) suffer fewer allergies and less wheezing—and scientists say the sooner you expose them,...
[REUTERS] Fighting obesity by taxing sugary drinks and restricting junk food advertisements aimed at children has support from a wide majority of residents surveyed in a...
[THE DAILY MAIL] It’s the latest diet fad, with no shortage of celebrity fans. And now, research claims fasting can be good for your health. A...
[THE WASHINGTON POST] About 2 million people fewer than previously projected will pay Obamcare’s penalty for not having insurance in 2016, according to a revised estimate...
(NNPA)—In addition to treating morbid obesity, bariatric surgery also reduces the risk of cancer in obese patients, according to a new study published in Obesity Surgery. The team of...
[PHILLY.COM] Regular exercise and a diet that includes fish may help colon cancer patients improve their odds of avoiding a relapse, a new study suggests. The...
[TECHSONIA] Truvada is a drug that functions against HIV. It was approved in the early 2000s. It lowers virus production and slows disease progression in the...
