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How to Make Getting Out of Bed in the Morning Easier
Alarm clocks (AP Photo) (LifeHacker) – Getting out of bed can be tough. The alarm goes off and for a moment, you just stay in bed, warm and cozy, wishing that you didn’t have to move. Of course, we get...
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The Deadly Science of Drinking Soda
Coca-Cola cans (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) (Salon) – Although former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s war against large sodas failed in court, it succeeded in spreading awareness about the danger of...
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Healthy? No Thanks: Diets of People Worldwide Are Worsening
In this file photo dated Tuesday, June 26, 2012, two overweight women hold a conversation in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, FILE) MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — There may be more...
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Washington, Others Will Treat e-Cigarettes as Drug Paraphernalia
This June 12, 2013, file photo shows a person posing with an electronic cigarette, or e-cigarette. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland, PA) RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Some schools are getting tougher on e-cigarettes,...
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FDA Eases Access to DNA Screening for Inherited Diseases
MATTHEW PERRONE, AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials are easing access to DNA tests used to screen parents for devastating genetic disorders that can be passed on to their...
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CRE Outbreak: You’re Due to Go in for a Procedure. Should You be Worried?
People walk near the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles building in Los Angeles, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015. A “superbug” outbreak suspected in the deaths of two patients at UCLA Medical...
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Los Angeles Hospital Warns 179 Patients Possibly Exposed to ‘Superbug’
An exterior view of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. (Bob Riha, Jr./AP Photo) (Reuters) – A large Los Angeles teaching hospital has told scores of patients they may have been...
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Nursing Home Quality Scores Drop in New Federal Ratings
(Sima Dimitric/Flickr/CC BY 2.0) Pete Eisler and Christopher Schnaars, USA TODAY WASHINGTON (USA Today)–Nearly a third of the nation’s nursing homes are getting lower scores on the government’s...
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It’s Official: Americans Should Drink More Coffee
(Keith Srakocic/AP Photo) Roberto Ferdman, THE WASHINGTON POST (The Washington Post)—When the nation’s top nutrition panel released its latest dietary recommendations on Thursday, the group did...
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America’s Nutrition Coach: Food Rx for Upset Stomach
By Dr. Ro NNPA Columnist Ever get that queasy feeling in the pit of your stomach for seemingly, no reason at all? You’re not alone. Although many people experience inexplicable stomach upsets that...
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Living with Heart Sarcoidosis
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 of the lungs that took his...
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Early Exposure to Peanuts Helps Prevent Allergies in Kids
This Feb. 20, 2015, photo shows an arrangement of peanuts in New York. For years, parents of babies who seem likely to develop a peanut allergy have gone to extremes to keep them away from peanut-based...
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Seeing Cancer in the Dark
Biomedical engineering doctoral student Suman Mondal demonstrates the goggle prototype that uses infrared light to illuminate cancer cells (Wiley Price/St. Louis American) by Sandra Jordan Special to...
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Black Women Endure Menopause Longest
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 at least once an hour. She even wakes...
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Finally! The FDA Admits That Nearly Over 70% of U.S. Chickens Contain...
(MSN) – I don’t know about the rest of you, but lately my poultry purchases at my local market have become more and more of a ‘hit-and-miss’ situation, with more ‘misses’ if I’m being honest. As I...
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The Best Length for Eyelashes, According to Science
(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 helps keep the eyes wet, according to a new study...
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Administration: No Quick Fix if Court Kills Health Subsidies
In this Nov. 17, 2014 file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell speaks at Florida International University College of Law in Miami. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File) ALAN FRAM, Associated...
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Report: Blacks Disproportionately Affected by Hunger
Amid an improving economy, researchers said, about 1 million Americans could lose food stamp benefits. (Courtesy of themintpress.com) Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer African-Americans...
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Breast Cancer Survivor Beating the Odds
Alisha Gibson has battled stage 4 breast cancer for more than four years. (Courtesy photo) by Stacy M. Brown Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer Alisha Gibson was told nothing was wrong....
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Mississippi Emerges as Leader in Telemedicine
University of Miami dermatologist Dr. Anne Burdick checks the computer screen in her Miami office, as she discusses telemedicine, Tuesday, April 8, 2014. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter) (Politico) –...
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