WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (UPI) — Nearly 1-in-3 U.S. adults say they are not too or not at all familiar with the Affordable Care Act — the same...
[Business Week] High sugar consumption may double the chance of dying from heart disease, according to a study that adds to evidence that high levels of...
[Daily Mail] The U.S. abortion rate declined to its lowest level since 1973, and the number of abortions fell by 13 percent between 2008 and 2011,...
[Al-Jazeera America] Parents worried that vaccinating their adolescent daughters against the human papillomavirus (HPV) might encourage them to engage in risky sexual behavior — or to...
[The Almagest] A recent study shows that up to one-third of college students who had recently been in a breakup had ‘rebound’ or ‘revenge’ sex to...
[Wall Street Journal] Nearly half of the 114 hospitals and doctor groups that began Accountable Care Organizations under the health law in 2012 managed to slow...
Vodka is the alcoholic drink of choice for many Russians, and new research suggests the drink might be leading them into an early grave. A study...
[The Almagest] A shortage of IV saline in hospitals in the United States is causing alarm with hospital officials and management. The frightening part about this...
[BBC] A breakthrough in treating peanut allergies may have been made by a team of British researchers. A trial was carried out with 99 children, giving...
Jan 30 (Reuters) – Oramed, an Israeli developer of oral drug delivery systems, said on Thursday a mid-stage trial for its oral insulin capsule for the...
(CBSNews.com) – A new medical study draws a link between testosterone supplements and heart attacks. An analysis authored by epidemiologist William Finkle and researchers at UCLA...
[CBS News] Those efforts to fight obesity in schools? Think younger. A new study finds that much of a child’s “weight fate” is set by age...
[Voice of America] WASHINGTON — Every day in the United States, about 20 children are injured by firearms and require hospitalization, according to new research. The research said...
by Brian W. Carter Special to the NNPA from the Los Angeles Sentinel Here are some simple ways you can keep the sickness away or at...
[ABC News] A nasty sickness has struck again aboard a cruise ship, sending more than 600 passengers and crew on Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas...
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It may just be the start of a new trend. The uninsured rate dropped modestly this month as expanded...
[The Washington Post] Add this to the scary but improbable things people are hearing could happen because of the new federal health-care law: After you die,...
by Michael A. LeNoir, M.D., President, National Medical Association Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer Michael A. LeNoir, M.D., President of the National Medical...
[BBC] Doing the night shift throws the body “into chaos” and could cause long-term damage, warn researchers. Shift work has been linked to higher rates of...
[The Washington Post] We know sitting too much is bad, and most of us intuitively feel a little guilty after a long TV binge. But what...
[Atlanta Journal-Constitution] Considering taking that dreaded overnight shift at work? Be careful, it could actually end up hurting your genes. “Working the overnight shift can seriously impact...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health insurance companies can no longer turn away people with medical problems, but the Obama administration isn’t taking any chances with thousands of...
By Sterling Wise Special to the NNPA from The New Pittsburgh Courier Why aren’t you at your goal weight today? It’s not like you started your fitness...
TERRY COLLINS, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco city attorney and New York state attorney general have joined forces to investigate whether Monster...
MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of the nation’s largest food companies have cut daily calorie counts by an average of 78 per...
