NNPA NEWSWIRE — The DMV Links Chapters is presenting its 17th annual Red Dress event, a transformative virtual initiative dedicated to empowering women to prioritize their...
By Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media The California Black Health Network (CBHN) hosted a conversation focused on the mistrust of healthcare providers among Black Americans...
From less access to quality healthcare, to the exclusion of anti-obesity medications from Medicare, and most Medicaid and general insurance coverage, our healthcare systems under-prioritizes the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — From less access to quality healthcare, to the exclusion of anti-obesity medications from Medicare, and most Medicaid and general insurance coverage, our healthcare...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dubbed a “Food Hero” by Vegetarian Times magazine, Tracye L. McQuirter has helped thousands of people turn to veganism. In addition, she created...
Maxim Elramsisy | California Black Media The California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) has released a study that found Black Californians are highly engaged with their health...
MILWAUKEE TIMES WEEKLY — “If the obesity epidemic increases, or indeed maintains its current trajectory, it is likely that the future risk of cardiovascular events such...
DALLAS POST TRIBUNE — More than 90 percent of women have one or more risk factors for heart disease. Women of all ages can get heart...
(Fox News) – An independent nonprofit organization that evaluates clinical and cost effectiveness of new medicines said announced prices for a just-approved class of potent cholesterol...
MATTHEW PERRONE, AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Amgen on Tuesday received European approval for its first-of-a-kind cholesterol drug that lowers levels of the artery-clogging substance...
MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — You may not even know you are eating them, but trans fats will soon be mostly gone from...
MATTHEW PERRONE, AP Health Writer GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) — Federal health advisers on Tuesday recommended approval for a highly anticipated cholesterol drug from Sanofi and Regeneron...
(CBC News) – For decades, health organizations and governments have encouraged people to limit how much fatty foods they eat. Now, it looks like the...
MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Taking a cholesterol-lowering drug for five years in middle age can lower heart and death risks for...
MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer New details from two studies reveal more side effects from niacin, a drug that hundreds of thousands of Americans take...
[Standard Media] New York, USA: People who take the common cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins may feel a false sense of security and eat a bit more,...
[Medical News Today] Statins can not only lower cholesterol and decrease risk of heart attack and stroke, but if you are an older man, then they...
MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer Almost half of Americans ages 40 to 75 and nearly all men over 60 qualify to consider cholesterol-lowering statin drugs...
[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...
[WebMD} Nov. 14, 2013 — The question of the day is: Should I be on a statin? New guidelines released Tuesday by the American Heart Association...
MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer For decades, if you asked your doctor what your odds were of suffering a heart attack, the answer would turn...
[BBC] Ditching meat and fish in favour of a vegetarian diet can have a dramatic effect on the health of your heart, research suggests. A study...
