MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer Millions of older people are getting tests they don’t need to prove they are healthy enough to have cataracts removed,...
MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer Millions of older people are getting tests they don’t need to prove they are healthy enough to have cataracts removed,...
MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After more than a decade of delays, the government is moving toward allowing the sale of U.S.-raised organic...
MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After more than a decade of delays, the government is moving toward allowing the sale of U.S.-raised organic...
Registered nurses are calling on the wealthy Sutter corporation to keep open an endangered residential drug and alcohol treatment center in Oakland for teenagers, including those...
(HealthDay News) – Sperm may hold clues about whether a man’s children will be at increased risk for autism, a small study suggests. Autism spectrum disorder is a group...
(CBS News) – People who divorce face a higher risk of suffering a heart attack than those who remain in wedded bliss, but remarriage may...
(Palm Beach Post) – A new study is stating that painkillers are doing a lot more than dulling physical pain, they’re numbing your emotions as well. The...
(Palm Beach Post) – A new study is stating that painkillers are doing a lot more than dulling physical pain, they’re numbing your emotions as well. The...
(CBS News) – Beech-Nut Nutrition is recalling more than 1,900 pounds of baby food products because small pieces of glass may have gotten into the...
(CBS News) – Beech-Nut Nutrition is recalling more than 1,900 pounds of baby food products because small pieces of glass may have gotten into the...
Students at Malcolm X Elementary School in Berkeley are gaining some important life lessons, learning the elements of getting their hands dirty in a garden and...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Even as health care costs continue to cause concerns for the poor, nearly 40 percent African...
by Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper As the nation kicks off Alcohol Awareness Month, new research has come to light. It...
By Dr. Ro, America’s Nutrition Coach NNPA Columnist There’s a new diet craze that’s so crazy I have to sound off. It’s called mono-meals because...
Dr. David Tom Cooke, a graduate of the Oakland Unified School District and the son of two former principals in the district, is a winner of...
By Jovanka Beckles A quarter of a million people in Richmond and West Contra Costa County, a majority people of color community, will be without...
MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer Short people have more risk for heart disease, and now researchers may know why: Genes that govern height also seem...
(HealthDay News) — An active ingredient in some psoriasis and multiple sclerosis medications has been linked to two cases of a rare and sometimes lethal brain infection. The ingredient, dimethyl...
(Raw Story) – Mumia Abu-Jamal, the journalist and former Black Panther convicted for the 1981 murder of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner, had his death sentence...
(Raw Story) – Mumia Abu-Jamal, the journalist and former Black Panther convicted for the 1981 murder of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner, had his death sentence...
(HelpMeOutDoc.com) – This allergy season seems more potent than usual, causing watering eyes and itchy nose symptoms with increased intensity, experts warn. Dr. Ty Coleman...
WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — Global warming isn’t just affecting the weather, it’s harming Americans’ health, President Barack Obama said Tuesday as he announced steps government and businesses will...
ALISHA GREEN, Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Chronic understaffing and police attitudes toward victims contributed to thousands of rape kits going untested for years in...
Inkster, Mich. (AP) – A 115-year-old Detroit-area woman now listed as the world’s oldest living person still makes plans for a fishing trip each year...
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