BRUSSELS (AP) — The United Nations is urging donors, organizations and countries fighting Ebola in West Africa not to give in to complacency as the...
Liz Szabo, USA TODAY (USA Today)—At a time when measles is making a dramatic comeback, a new study finds that more than 70% of children’s...
DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama said Thursday that the U.S. has undergone a “culture change” in the five years since she started...
(USA Today) – No time for exercise? Too busy to eat right? What kind of a toll is it all taking on your health? There’s...
(USA Today) – No time for exercise? Too busy to eat right? What kind of a toll is it all taking on your health? There’s...
NEW YORK (AP) — UnitedHealth, the largest U.S. health insurer, said Thursday it is tightening its coverage rules on hysterectomies. The company says it will require...
NEW YORK (AP) — UnitedHealth, the largest U.S. health insurer, said Thursday it is tightening its coverage rules on hysterectomies. The company says it will require...
LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The first peek at a major study of how Americans smoke suggests many use combinations of products, and...
CANDICE CHOI, AP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) — What if cauliflower got the same type of marketing firepower as candy bars and potato chips?...
MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the ever-complicated debate over labeling of genetically modified foods, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack offers this idea: Use...
TOM McELROY, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A doctor who contracted the deadly Ebola virus and rode the subway system and dined out before he...
(Politico) – Mississippi has a sickly reputation. The Magnolia State ranks at or near the bottom in most health rankings: worst infant mortality and most kids...
ALAN FRAM, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s health secretary told Congress Tuesday that she has no administrative actions available to fix the “massive...
(Fox News) – Cosmeticians probably won’t agree, but scientists say eyelashes have an optimal length: a third of the width of the eye. This ratio...
by Stacy M. Brown Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer Alisha Gibson was told nothing was wrong. Her primary care doctor had twice prescribed...
by Stacy M. Brown Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer Alisha Gibson was told nothing was wrong. Her primary care doctor had twice prescribed...
Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer African-Americans continue to suffer disproportionately high rates of hunger and poverty despite the growing economy, according to an...
Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer African-Americans continue to suffer disproportionately high rates of hunger and poverty despite the growing economy, according to an...
By Elaina Johnson Special to the NNPA from Howard University News Service WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Sarah Finney, 57, said she gets hot flashes throughout her body...
By Elaina Johnson Special to the NNPA from Howard University News Service WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Sarah Finney, 57, said she gets hot flashes throughout her body...
by Sandra Jordan Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American They started with a question about what they can be done with light without...
MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer For years, parents of babies who seem likely to develop a peanut allergy have gone to extremes to keep them...
by Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Many fans of the late comedian Bernie Mac recognize sarcoidosis as the inflammatory disease...
The national message that Black lives matter somehow has not translated to the HIV/AIDS crisis. Statistics show that Black and Brown people continue to be disproportionately...
This past Sunday was the deadline to apply for health plans for Covered California for 2015, and Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Oakland Mayor Schaaf participated in...