NNPA NEWSWIRE — From less access to quality healthcare, to the exclusion of anti-obesity medications from Medicare, and most Medicaid and general insurance coverage, our healthcare...
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...
DALLAS POST TRIBUNE — Conversely, there is a lot of misinformation on nutrition, especially when it comes to cancer. Cancer patients are sometimes afraid and vulnerable, which...
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — If your body doesn’t get the right amount of nutrients, your mouth may have a more difficult time resisting infection.
MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — You may not even know you are eating them, but trans fats will soon be mostly gone from...
MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — You may not even know you are eating them, but trans fats will soon be mostly gone from...
by Valecia Weeks Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times Let’s face it ladies… SUMMER IS HERE! What does that mean? – more FAT to...
(The Washington Post) – Ahh, chocolate. There probably isn’t a more magical ingredient on earth than the sweet, dark brown flavoring used for more than...
(USA Today) – The New York City health department will propose a new rule Wednesday that would require chain restaurants to put a warning symbol next...
(CBS News) – Skipping meals may seem like a shortcut to losing weight, but a new study suggests it could backfire and actually increase belly...
(CNN) – Forget fancy diets and expensive exercise programs. Fighting fat and keeping a healthy weight may be as easy as food shopping with a grocery...
(CNN) – Forget fancy diets and expensive exercise programs. Fighting fat and keeping a healthy weight may be as easy as food shopping with a grocery...
(E! Online) – Attention Khloé Kardashian, here you go, girl. Beyoncé became a number of women’s fitspiration after she (really) flaunted her nearly naked and absolutely amazing bod...
(Nature World Report) – Teenagers, with their innate drive to do things that will come as close as possible to killing them without actually doing...
(American Live Wire) – The findings of a new study have revealed how creating smiley faces on health foods and meals can encourage kids to...
(The Verge) – One of the world’s biggest meat processors, Tyson Foods, has set itself the goal of eliminating the use of human antibiotics from...
(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...
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...
LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Trying to slim down? Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig scored the best marks for effectiveness in a review...
(New York Times) – Sadly, for more than half my life, I had avoided some of nature’s most perfect and healthful foods: nuts and peanuts. I...
LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) — An apple a day doesn’t necessarily keep the doctor away. That’s according to proverb-busting research that found daily...
CANDICE CHOI, AP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A program to put a dietitian group’s “Kids Eat Right” logo on Kraft Singles has reached...
(Medical News Today) – When the science first established that sugar was the damaging component in tooth decay – and when the sugar industry saw...
(Medical News Today) – When the science first established that sugar was the damaging component in tooth decay – and when the sugar industry saw...