(CBC News) – For decades, health organizations and governments have encouraged people to limit how much fatty foods they eat. Now, it looks like the...
by Sandra Jordan Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American For nearly 20 years, a chronic health problem has endured for Eddie Branch of...
by Sandra Jordan Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American For nearly 20 years, a chronic health problem has endured for Eddie Branch of...
By Jacquelyn M. Williams, DDS What seems important to stress is not only the benefits of brushing and flossing but what an incredible career this is,...
LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Doctors are getting a new way to diagnose chronic fatigue syndrome — and influential government advisers say it’s...
LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Doctors are getting a new way to diagnose chronic fatigue syndrome — and influential government advisers say it’s...
MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dietary advice can be confusing. Is it OK to eat meat and eggs? Is fat in or out?...
JOHN RABY, Associated Press EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — With rampant diabetes and obesity, Mississippi and West Virginia have struggled with health...
(Forbes) – The official measles count is up to 121 cases in 17 states, the CDC reported on Monday, and 85 percent of those resulted from the outbreak stemming from...
(Forbes) – The official measles count is up to 121 cases in 17 states, the CDC reported on Monday, and 85 percent of those resulted from the outbreak stemming from...
Association Celebrates ‘Go Red’ Day With Annual Campaign by Stacy M. Brown Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer A website saved her life. And...
Association Celebrates ‘Go Red’ Day With Annual Campaign by Stacy M. Brown Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer A website saved her life. And...
(BBC) – Scientists are hopeful that “smart” insulins which are undergoing trials could revolutionise the way diabetes is managed. Instead of repeated blood tests and injections...
(BBC) – Scientists are hopeful that “smart” insulins which are undergoing trials could revolutionise the way diabetes is managed. Instead of repeated blood tests and injections...
by Jamaal Abdul-Alim Special to the NNPA from the San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Back in the days when a Black child ran afoul of his...
by Jamaal Abdul-Alim Special to the NNPA from the San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Back in the days when a Black child ran afoul of his...
By Michael A. Lenoir, M.D. A large hospital in the Bay Area announced last week that it would no longer support essential services for adult patients...
Neal Bennett, WTLV- and WJXX-TV via USA TODAY JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (USA Today)—A major breakthrough could be coming for patients who suffer from a particularly aggressive type...
Paying attention to your health is a key part of living a better life. To do that, you must become conscious of your health choices and...
By Quiana Lewis (Quiana Lewis joined the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in 2014 as a program associate, working to build a Culture of Health by...
(The Times-Gazette) – Researchers have developed a new smartphone accessory that can be used to diagnose HIV and syphilis within 15 minutes; and it works...
MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer Thousands of travelers to the Caribbean and nearby regions are coming home with an unwanted souvenir: a mosquito-borne virus that...
MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The gap appears to be closing between death rates for black and white Americans infected with the...
By David Siders, Sacramento Bee Last year, after the Food and Drug Administration approved a breakthrough new drug for hepatitis C, health officials around the country...
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking another look at President Barack Obama’s health care law, and this time it’s not...