(Nature World Report) – Teenagers, with their innate drive to do things that will come as close as possible to killing them without actually doing...
(DNA India) – Women who have breastfed in the past face a 30% reduced risk of breast cancer recurrence, claims a new study. According to a new Kaiser...
(Reuters) – Only 34 countries have national plans to fight the global threat of antibiotic resistance, meaning few are prepared to tackle “superbug” infections which...
(India Times) – “In the eyes of the law, once people reach the age of 18, they are considered adult but the brain continues to...
(American Live Wire) – The findings of a new study have revealed how creating smiley faces on health foods and meals can encourage kids to...
(HNGN) – Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have conducted a study that shows chemotherapy can lead to mind-wandering and an inability to concentrate. Long...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Police have killed at least 369 people in the first four months of 2015, with 103...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Being poor can have a bigger impact on your health than your race, according to a...
(Telegraph) – Asthma could be cured within five years after scientists discovered what causes the condition and how to switch it off. In a breakthrough...
(Telegraph) – Asthma could be cured within five years after scientists discovered what causes the condition and how to switch it off. In a breakthrough...
MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Major recalls from two well-known ice cream companies due to the discovery of listeria bacteria raise questions about...
MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Major recalls from two well-known ice cream companies due to the discovery of listeria bacteria raise questions about...
FRAZIER MOORE, AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Mehmet Oz says last week’s attack by 10 doctors who accused him of promoting “quack treatments”...
FRAZIER MOORE, AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Mehmet Oz says last week’s attack by 10 doctors who accused him of promoting “quack treatments”...
(CBS News) – If you’re hitting the gym every day but don’t see the numbers going down on the scale, you might be going about...
(CBS News) – If you’re hitting the gym every day but don’t see the numbers going down on the scale, you might be going about...
(NBC News) – Vaccine laws across the nation may be toughened, observers say, if California passes a fervently debated bill that would strip parents’ rights to...
(Irish Times) – An experimental Ebola drug cured three monkeys intentionally infected with the virus, according to a study published in Nature magazine. The development...
MATTHEW PERRONE, AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A top federal drug regulator says increased safety problems with homeopathic remedies contributed to the government’s decision to...
(Nature World Report) – A surprising number of workers in a wide variety of professions are misusing stimulants like Adderall, Concerta, and Vyvanse to keep...
(Time) – At the stroke of midnight on April 22, it became illegal to smoke in bars, restaurants and casinos in New Orleans. Smoking is...
(Time) – A San Francisco city ordinance could make the Giants the first team in Major League Baseball to ban chewing tobacco on the field. City supervisors voted...
Special to the NNPA from Our Weekly (NNPA) – It’s another David and Goliath story. A small group of South LA parents, alarmed about companies advertising...
LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Women should get a mammogram every two years starting at age 50 — and while routine screening brings...
(NBC News) – Texas-based Blue Bell Creameries is recalling all of its products on the market after two samplings of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream...