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New Dietary Guidelines Hold a Few Surprises
In this April 24, 2014 file photo, a variety of healthy fruits and vegetables are displayed for sale at a market in Washington. A 12-year study released Monday, Sept. 1, 2014, shows a steady...
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America’s Nutrition Coach: The Life of Your Dreams in a Pill
By Dr. Ro NNPA Columnist I get asked lots of questions about what, when, and how much food to eat in order to achieve a healthy lifestyle. As your nutrition coach, I know that even with a balanced...
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CDC: Uninsured Drop by 11M Since Passage of Obama’s Law
In this March 23, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama signs the Affordable Care Act in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR,...
View ArticleThis New Documentary Sheds Light On What It Really Takes To Combat Childhood...
(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 country struggle with...
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High Nursing Home Bills Squeeze Insurers, Driving Rates Up
In this Feb. 28, 2013, file photo, Tina Reese leads a word game for residents at a nursing home in Lancaster, Pa. Life insurance firms pitched long-term care policies as the prudent way for Americans...
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10 Habits Of People Who Love To Work Out
(The Huffington Post) – You know these people: they bound out of bed in the morning ready to tackle their sunrise bike rides. They leave the office during lunch to sneak in a quick run. Or they head...
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Study: Ebola Takes Worst Toll on Babies, Other Young Kids
This photo provided by the CDC shows an ebola Virus. U.S. health officials are monitoring the Ebola outbreak in Africa but say the risk of the deadly germ spreading to the United States is remote. (AP...
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New Study Reveals Effective Treatment Program for Breast Cancer Survivors
This undated handout photo provided by UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center shows Dr. Patricia Ganz of the University of California, Los Angeles, who chaired an Institute of Medicine panel that...
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What is Your Obesity Costing You?
More than 20 million Americans have Type 2 diabetes; most are overweight or obese. (Courtesy of Atlanta Black Star) Special to the NNPA from Our Weekly Sometimes celebrities or otherwise physically...
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Indiana Governor Overrides Law to Authorize Needle Exchange
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence responds to a question during a news conference Wednesday, March 25, 2015, in Scottsburg, Ind. Pence held a news conference after meeting with local officials in Scott County...
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Paid to Sleep: NY Cracks Down on Napping Health Workers
MICHAEL VIRTANEN, Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — By day, Tanya Lemon was a 35-year-old single mother who took care of her four children. By night, she worked 12-hour shifts as a nurse at a state...
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Diet Sodas Fall in US; Pepsi Takes Back No. 2 Spot
This Tuesday, July 17, 2012 file photo shows bottles of Pepsi in Montpelier, Vt. U.S. soda volume declined for the tenth straight year in 2014, with diet sodas faring worse than their regular...
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Tips for the Future Care of Disabled Family Members
Tara Siegel Bernard, THE NEW YORK TIMES (The New York Times)—Christine Salerno is like many other single working mothers with small children, but her days are often packed with even more emotional...
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Obama Seeks to Double Funding to Fight Antibiotic Resistance
President Barack Obama sitting next to Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett, and S. James Gates Jr., Director of the Center for String and Particle Theory at the University of Maryland, College Park, talks...
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Income Inequality: It’s Also Bad for Your Health
Margot Sanger-Katz, THE NEW YORK TIMES (The New York Times)—We know that living in a poor community makes you less likely to live a long life. New evidence suggests that living in a community with...
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Higher Coffee Consumption May Protect Against Liver Cancer
Hannah Nichols, MEDICAL NEWS TODAY (Medical News Today)—Coffee is the morning pick-me-up of millions – every day people drink coffee to increase wakefulness and improve concentration and focus. A...
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America’s Nutrition Coach: Eat Carbs—No Weight, No Gain!
By Dr. Ro NNPA Columnist The much-maligned carbohydrate (an essential, macro nutrient) has been touted as the bane of your dietary existence for too long. Don’t worry, you can eat your comfort food...
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Program to Put ‘Kids Eat Right’ Logo on Kraft Singles Ending
This Feb. 2, 2009 file photo shows Kraft Singles products on display at a market in Palo Alto, Calif. Kraft Foods and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics have decided to end a partnership that put...
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An Apple a Day May Not Keep the Doctor Away, Study Says
This Aug. 30, 2012, file photo, shows a variety of apples in Concord, N.H. A study published Monday, March 30, 2015, in JAMA Internal Medicine challenges the old adage: “An apple a day keeps the doctor...
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UnitedHealth Bulks Up for Prescription Drug Cost Battle
This Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, file photo, shows a portion of The UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s campus in Minnetonka, Minn. The nations largest health insurer, UnitedHealth, is staking a bigger claim in...
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