by MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer BOSTON (AP) — New research suggests that high levels of BPA, a chemical in many plastics and canned food...
[NBC News] NFL star Peyton Manning is nearly as famous for his product pitches as his football passes, building an endorsement empire that has included Papa...
[USA Today] Nearly one in 10 young people report being a perpetrator of sexual violence — either coercing or forcing some type of sexual contact upon...
[Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel] Federal health industry regulators and executives of companies that make pain drugs have held private meetings at expensive hotels at least once...
[CNBC] Hurry up and wait—for your Obamacare health insurance. Two days after Tuesday’s launch of government-run health insurance marketplaces, technological problems continue to prevent many people...
(Reuters) – As Americans across the nation begin to find out what Obamacare has in store for them, many of Mississippi’s most needy will find out...
CHICAGO (AP) – The online insurance marketplaces that are at the heart of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul struggled to handle the wave of new...
[CBS News] Low-income mothers, pregnant women, babies and young children who rely on government assistance to purchase food could see their help cut off now that...
[CBS News] Despite all the reported dangers, more parents are sharing a bed with their infants, according to a new study. Researchers have discovered that the...
[USA Today] In a notable 1991 study, researchers found that 91% of 6-year-olds surveyed were able to correctly match Old Joe, the Camel cigarettes cartoon character...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGNTON (NNPA) – In less than a week, health insurance market exchanges will open across the nation and more than...
[UPI] A large number of patients in advanced stages of kidney disease are inappropriately being prescribed statins to lower their cholesterol, U.S. researchers say. Lead author...
[UPI] Patients with cancer who were married at the time of diagnosis live markedly longer compared with unmarried patients, U.S. researchers say. In fact for some...
[LOS ANGELES TIMES] Preschool naps should be preserved, even in the face of pressures to add more to the curriculum, say researchers who concluded that sleep...
[THE WASHINGTON POST] It might not be Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, but Oct. 1 should be a shopping day to remember. For the first...
[BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK] The fountain of youth may simply be a healthy diet and reduced stress after all, not a magic pill or expensive cosmetics. Comprehensive lifestyle...
[SF GATE] The Centers for Disease Control on Monday confirmed a link between routine use of antibiotics in livestock and growing bacterial resistance that is killing at least...
[UPI] U.S. researchers show people with a sleeping disorder who get at-home treatment to improve sleep can look more attractive as well. Study leader Dr. Ronald...
[MEDICAL NEWS TODAY] After being diagnosed with cancer in one breast, many young women opt to have the other healthy breast removed with a procedure called...
[CBS NEWS] When it comes to getting a full night’s rest, black Americans are more likely to get too little snooze-time than white American adults. A...
by Dee Louis-Scott Special to the NNPA from the Pasadena/St. Gabriel Valley Journal News Psychological abuse can be as damaging to the psyche as physical abuse...
by William Covington Special to the NNPA from Our Weekly “We do not defeat death with a transplant; rather, we gain an extension of life. So the...
[THE WASHINGTON POST] An estimated 200,000 Americans quit smoking in the wake of a federally funded ad campaign that graphically showed the consequences of tobacco use,...
[GLOBAL NEWS] DURHAM, N.C. – Before Atkins, South Beach and Paleo, there was the Rice Diet. Shelley Winters, Lorne Green and Buddy Hackett – all...
[NBC NEWS HEALTH] Life expectancy for women at 50 has improved but the gap between poor and rich countries is growing and could worsen without better...
