[THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR] In Oregon, folk singers croon about the state’s health insurance exchange in artsy television ads. Connecticut is passing out “Get covered” sunscreen at...
[CBS NEWS] Americans could save billions of dollars in health care costs each year if hospitals did a better job of curbing preventable infections, according to...
[VACCINE NEWS DAILY] Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine released a study on August 27 that showed African-American women are less likely...
[DAILY MAIL ONLINE] A number of women across the country have listed their positive pregnancy tests for sale on Craigslist. One expectant mother in the Buffalo,...
[REUTERS] A program including self-monitoring, gym access and occasional counseling calls helped black women maintain their weight in a new study. Black women who are overweight...
[THE TAMPA TRIBUNE] There’s been a big shift in how many school districts take money from soda companies and ban junk food from vending machines, health...
[REUTERS] More than one in 10 children had a stutter by age four in a new Australian study, but those kids scored just as high or...
Special to the NNPA from The Chicago Defender There is a huge difference between a fruit smoothie you blend up at home and the concoctions you...
Today is the day that the working parents should know that you are appreciated. Working parents in particular struggle to meet the hardest demands of every...
By Sandra Jordan Special to the NNPA from The St. Louis American Keon Gilbert, assistant professor in the College for Public Health and Social Justice at...
[THE NEW YORK TIMES] Think you do just fine on five or six hours of shut-eye? Chances are, you are among the many millions who unwittingly...
[THE WASHINGTON POST] Now is the season when women take their freshly pedicured toes al fresco, often courtesy of strappy high-heel sandals or open-toed pumps that...
[TUSCON NEWS NOW] WASHINGTON (AP) – Medicare begins a major change next month that could save older diabetics money and time when they buy crucial supplies...
[Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer] U.S. Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin announced Thursday that she will resign in July, four years after President...
[FOOD POISONING BULLETIN] A study published in the Journal of Environmental Health found that only 5% of consumers wash their hands correctly. Scientists trained 12 college...
[THE NEW YORK TIMES] Drug-injecting addicts who took a daily antiretroviral pill were half as likely to become infected with H.I.V. as those who did not,...
[LAS VEGAS SUN] President Barack Obama’s health care law is called the Affordable Care Act, but a glitch could make it unaffordable for many low-wage workers,...
[CTV NEWS] Obesity surgery worked much better at reducing and even reversing diabetes than medication and lifestyle changes in one of the most rigorous studies of...
By Charlotte Roy Special to the NNPA from the Atlanta Daily World How can five simple numbers affect the longevity of your life? When it comes...
American Counseling Association Special to the NNPA from the Dallas Examine There has been increased attention in recent years to the problems associated with excesses in...
[UPI] Children who develop type 2 diabetes develop heart, kidney and eye problems faster than those who get the disease as adults, U.S. researchers say. Dr. Jane...
[THE NEW YORK TIMES] Bausch & Lomb, the eye care company, agreed on Monday to sell itself to Valeant Pharmaceuticals International of Canada for about $8.7 billion, sidestepping...
[CHICAGO TRIBUNE] Kids and teens who are born abroad and immigrate to the United States are about half as likely to have asthma and allergies as...
[ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH] The average sticker price to get a pacemaker at Des Peres Hospital is $74,953. About eight miles away, at St. Luke’s Hospital, it’s...
[UPI] Low cognition hinders U.S. seniors’ Medicare choices and it calls into question potential effectiveness of a Medicare voucher system, researchers say. Senior author Michael McWilliams...
