By Dr. Phillip Gardiner It’s hard to believe that with the amount of damage that the tobacco industry has inflicted on the Black community, that there...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Molecular testing technologies help detect the presence of a virus by identifying a small section of the virus' genome, then amplifying that portion...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — African American women are reportedly more susceptible to being overweight or obese than any other race. The U.S. Department of Health and Human...
MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Your heart might be older than you are. A new government report suggests age is just a...
(HealthDay News) – Fried chicken, sweet tea and greens cooked in bacon fat — delicious hallmarks of a Southern diet — may increase your risk for...
(HNGN) – Promising new research suggests patients with low testosterone levels who have gone one testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) could have a lower risk of cardiovascular events...
(Reuters Health) – Heart attacks seem to have a bigger effect on life expectancy for women and African Americans than for white men, a new study...
Stephen Feller, UPI LONDON (UPI) — A drug used to mute the immune system in transplant patients to prevent the rejection of a new organ...
(International Business Times) – A new study has overturned fundamentally held assumptions about atherosclerotic plaques that can cause deadly heart attacks and strokes, changing medical science’s...
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...
(Reuters Health) – People with heart conditions may benefit from using indoor air purifiers, suggests a small study from China. While the study can’t say air...
(CBS News) – People who divorce face a higher risk of suffering a heart attack than those who remain in wedded bliss, but remarriage may...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Nothing was more startling than when a cardiologist looked me directly in the eyes and said matter-of-factly: “It looks...
(Medical News Today) – The study, published in Gut, contributes to a growing body of research by identifying an association between vitamin D and how the immune system...
(HealthDay News) — Many Americans are likely using daily low-dose aspirin inappropriately in the hopes of preventing a first-time heart attack or stroke, a new study suggests. Researchers found that of...
(Daily Digest News) – According to a statement from the American College of Cardiology, simple healthy lifestyle choices, such as keeping a healthy weight and diet, exercising, not...
[Nature World News] People with high levels of fiber intake have a 25 percent lower risk of dying early post heart attack than people with low...
[New York Times] Federal researchers on Wednesday reported the first broad national picture of progress against some of the most devastating complications of diabetes, which affects...
MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer It won’t be nearly as much fun as eating candy bars, but a big study is being launched to see...
(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...
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...
LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) — A big new study says older men who use testosterone supplements may face increased risks for heart attacks,...