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Some Doctors Won’t See Patients With Anti-Vaccine Views
ALICIA CHANG, AP Science Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — With California gripped by a measles outbreak, Dr. Charles Goodman posted a clear notice in his waiting room and on Facebook: His practice will no...
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Obama Unveils Research Initiative to Develop Tailored Medical Treatments
President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 30, 2015, calling for an investment to move away from one-size-fits-all-medicine, toward an...
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‘Get Your Kids Vaccinated,’ Obama Tells Parents Doubting ‘Indisputable’ Science
Pediatrician Charles Goodman vaccinates 1 year- old Cameron Fierro with the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, or MMR vaccine at his practice in Northridge, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. (AP...
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Non-Medical HIV Worker Flunk Test on Knowledge of Virus
Phill Wilson (Courtesy Photo) By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Most non-medical HIV health care workers earned a “D” when surveyed on the science and treatment...
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Can Sun and Wind Make More Salt Water Drinkable?
The $1 billion Poseidon Water desalination plant (shown above in an artist’s rendering superimposed on an aerial photograph), now under construction in Carlsbad, California, will be the biggest...
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Obama Highlights Health Law; Says Repeal Makes ‘No Sense’
President Barack Obama pauses as he delivers remarks during a meeting with people that wrote him letters explaining how they benefited from the Affordable Care Act in the Roosevelt Room of the White...
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Study: Many Herbal Supplements Aren’t What the Label Says
A man leaves a GNC store, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015 in New York. Numerous store brand supplements arent what their labels claim to be, an ongoing investigation of popular herbal supplements subjected to...
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National Sleep Foundation’s New Recommendations for a Good Night’s Rest
(CBS News) – It may seem like Americans have been inundated with calls to get more sleep, but these efforts are not without reason. The CDC labels sleep deprivation as a national epidemic, with 50...
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Too Much Jogging May Be as Bad for You as Not Running At All, Study Suggests
(AP Photo) (The Independent) – Years of running too long and too far could be as bad for you as doing nothing at all, a study has suggested. Scientists have claimed “light” joggers who run for just...
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Retired Baby Boomers Face Emotional Adjustments
Lyvonne Ziegler works packaging meals for the homebound March 8 at LifeCare Alliance in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo) (USA Today) – The transition to retirement isn’t always easy, especially the...
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Lung Cancer Now Top Cancer Killer for Women in Rich Nations
In this Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007 file photo, a cigarette burns out in an ashtray after lunch at a restaurant in Paris. According to a report released on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, for the first time, lung...
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Supreme Court’s New Health Law Case Cuts Both Ways
In this March 28, 2012 file photo, supporters of health care reform rally in front of the Supreme Court in Washington on the final day of arguments regarding the health care law signed by President...
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Caribbean Blues: Mosquito Virus is Sickening More Travelers
Mosquito-Borne Chikungunya Fever (AP Photo) MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer Thousands of travelers to the Caribbean and nearby regions are coming home with an unwanted souvenir: a...
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Gap in US Deaths Narrows for Blacks, Whites with HIV
In this Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, file photo, a sign marks the entrance to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman) MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer NEW...
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New Smartphone Device Diagnoses HIV and Syphilis in 15 Minutes Max
(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 by only pricking the finger for blood in any...
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Mayo Clinic Plans Trials for Breast Cancer Vaccine
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 of breast cancer...
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The Practice of Parents Posting Child Beatings Online Becoming More Common
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 or her parents or elders, the child might be asked to go retrieve...
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‘Smart’ Insulin Hope for Diabetes
A woman tests her blood sugar level as part of her management of diabetes. (David Proeber, AP) (BBC) – Scientists are hopeful that “smart” insulins which are undergoing trials could revolutionise the...
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Heart Attack Survivor Spreads Important Message
Association Celebrates ‘Go Red’ Day With Annual Campaign Julia Allen, with her husband and three sons, is helping to spread the word about the American Heart Association’s National Wear Red Day, which...
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Measles Outbreak in Dollars and Cents: It Costs Taxpayers Bigtime
Pediatrician Charles Goodman vaccinates 1 year-old Cameron Fierro with the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, or MMR vaccine at his practice in Northridge, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Damian...
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