[Psychiatric News] Alzheimer’s disease is sixth leading cause of death among Americans, but the fourth leading cause of death for older African Americans. While African Americans...
[Science 2.0] Low-income, Hispanic and African-American Californians need to have a tax on sodas and other sugary beverages if they are going to have reduced risk...
[Medical Xpress] In a study of African-American men, researchers from the National Institutes of Health found that boys who grew up in two-parent homes were less...
[Hattiesburg American] WASHINGTON – About six out of 10 uninsured African Americans may be eligible for free or greatly reduced health insurance through Medicaid or the...
Paraplegic Gleneisha Darkins determined to finish school by Gigi Tinsley Special to the NNPA from The Miami Times Gleneisha A. Darkin on senior prom night (left)...
by Charles E. Crutchfield III, M.D. Special to the NNPA from the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder What are kidney stones? Kidney stones are small stone-like objects formed from...
by Jennifer Ffrench-Parker Special to the NNPA from the Crossroads News Jeremiah Truesdale, front right, with mother Kay, father Benny and little brother Joshua, was the...
by Vince Faust Special to the NNPA from The Philadelphia Tribune “Are deodorants that control wetness safe?” Mary Philadelphia Deodorant companies are always telling us we...
Dec. 1 is World AIDS Day By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Rae Lewis Thornton likes to sneak in a tranquil tea time...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In 1992, Beverly Becton, addicted to drugs and suffering from pneumonia, began to scream as she sat...
[Forbes] Here’s an unpleasant reality check: The traditional American Thanksgiving meal packs an average of 3000 calories. Considering that the recommended daily caloric intake for women ranges from...
[NDTV.com] Geneva: The number of adolescents infected by the HIV virus has jumped by one third over the past decade, the United Nation’s health agency said on...
[Medical News Today] A new study reveals that the number of children in 2011-12 diagnosed with ADHD is 2 million higher in the US, compared with...
[FoodProductDesign.com] BOSTON—High blood pressure, serum cholesterol and blood glucose explain approximately 50% of the increased risk of heart disease and three-quarters of the increased risk of...
[Houston Chronicle] Imagine having a headache for three years. That’s what happened to Brittany Lawrence, now 21, when she was in junior high school. “I woke up...
BREE FOWLER, AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Technology experts say healing what ails the Healthcare.gov website will be a tougher task than the Obama...
MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer ATLANTA (AP) — About three years ago, the nation’s top public health agency picked its battles. Now, it’s issuing its own...
[Bloomberg] Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay at least $2.47 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits over its recalled hip implants, lawyers for the company and patients...
TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2013 (HealthDay News) — A daily dose of aspirin has become a common treatment for people at high risk for heart attacks or strokes, because it thins...
[Los Angeles Times] Boredom is a lot more interesting than scientists had thought. A new study of students in Germany reveals that there are five distinct...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Although Black women are twice as likely as White women to die from cervical cancer, Human Papillomavirus...
Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward-Times Did you know that celebrity chef Art Smith is one of the nearly 26 million Americans in the...
[USA Today] Fewer U.S. teens are smoking cigarettes, but more are getting a nicotine fix from hookahs and electronic cigarettes, the Centers for Disease Control and...
(Reuters) – Road runners and cyclists may dread moving their exercise routines indoors as winter approaches but fitness experts say it could be an opportunity to...
[CBC] The world is losing the battle against diabetes as the number of people estimated to be living with the disease soars to a new record...
