NNPA NEWSWIRE — African American women are reportedly more susceptible to being overweight or obese than any other race. The U.S. Department of Health and Human...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — How about facing each day without knowing if medical care is even available for your family? How about having to postpone necessary care...
OAKLAND POST — When a group of liberal lawmakers in the state capitol in Sacramento recently proposed legislation that would raise the amount of recycled plastic required...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The diseases are familiar. So are the state’s rankings. Alabama ranks 46th in obesity, 48th in diabetes, and 49th in high blood pressure,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Our strategic partnerships with progressive and powerful organizations like the National Coalition of 100 Black Women are vital to achieving our mission because...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Generally, heart disease is considered a man’s disease, but more Black and White women die of heart disease than all cancers combined. About...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — African American and Latino communities suffer from a higher prevalence of preventable, systemic illnesses.
Honor Whiteman, MEDICAL NEWS TODAY (Medical News Today) — A new study suggests weight-loss surgery combined with low-level lifestyle interventions may be a more effective...
(Medical News Today) – In a new study, researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City, NY, found that the order in which different...
(Medical News Today) – In a new study, researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City, NY, found that the order in which different...
(The Washington Post) – Robert Zarr is walking from his Columbia Heights medical practice toward Meridian Hill Park, talking about what’s going on inside his head....
(The Washington Post) – Robert Zarr is walking from his Columbia Heights medical practice toward Meridian Hill Park, talking about what’s going on inside his head....
(News Quench) – An alarming 34.7 percent of Americans have a condition known as metabolic syndrome, which stems from high blood pressure and high abdominal fat...
(News Quench) – An alarming 34.7 percent of Americans have a condition known as metabolic syndrome, which stems from high blood pressure and high abdominal fat...
Special to the NNPA from Our Weekly Sometimes celebrities or otherwise physically fit people will put on a fat suit and document their experience with...
(The Huffington Post) – It goes without saying that the United States’ childhood obesity rates are beyond problematic — approximately 17 percent of kids and adolescents in this...
(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...
MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — There may be more fruit, vegetables and healthy options available than ever before, but the world is mostly...
MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — There may be more fruit, vegetables and healthy options available than ever before, but the world is mostly...
(Tech Times) – Puerto Rico has an obesity crisis. It has higher incidence of childhood obesity compared with mainland United States. In a bid to...
(The Week) – Just 20 minutes of walking a day could reduce your risk of early death by as much as 30 percent, according to a new study...
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