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Early stuttering common, not tied to development issues
[REUTERS] More than one in 10 children had a stutter by age four in a new Australian study, but those kids scored just as high or higher than their peers on assessments of language, thinking skills...
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Fewer school districts promoting junk food, soda
A government survey found 44 percent of school districts banned junk food from vending machines last year, up from 30 percent in 2006. [THE TAMPA TRIBUNE] There’s been a big shift in how many school...
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Program may help black women avoid weight gain
Research suggests that Black women are typically more satisfied with their bodies and seem to care less than white women about shedding extra pounds. [REUTERS] A program including self-monitoring, gym...
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Women sell positive pregnancy tests on Craigslist for $25 each. . . and there...
[DAILY MAIL ONLINE] A number of women across the country have listed their positive pregnancy tests for sale on Craigslist. One expectant mother in the Buffalo, New York area is selling her used sticks...
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Study shows African-American women less likely to receive HPV vaccine
[VACCINE NEWS DAILY] Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine released a study on August 27 that showed African-American women are less likely to receive the human...
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Study: Hospital infections cost $9.8 billion a year
[CBS NEWS] Americans could save billions of dollars in health care costs each year if hospitals did a better job of curbing preventable infections, according to a new study. Research released today by...
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Obamacare blitz: Can US persuade young ‘invincibles’ to buy health coverage?
[THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR] In Oregon, folk singers croon about the state’s health insurance exchange in artsy television ads. Connecticut is passing out “Get covered” sunscreen at the beach, and a...
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Life expectancy gap growing between rich/poor world women: WHO
[NBC NEWS HEALTH] Life expectancy for women at 50 has improved but the gap between poor and rich countries is growing and could worsen without better detection and treatment of cardiovascular disease...
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Rice Diet centre shuts down after 70 years pioneering best foods to fix...
[GLOBAL NEWS] In recent years, the weeks-long program that cost around $5,000 had been drawing fewer patients. (Photo courtesy Global News) DURHAM, N.C. – Before Atkins, South Beach and Paleo, there...
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CDC: More than 200,000 Americans quit smoking after graphic ad campaign
[THE WASHINGTON POST] An estimated 200,000 Americans quit smoking in the wake of a federally funded ad campaign that graphically showed the consequences of tobacco use, according to a study released...
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Who Lives and Who Dies: African Americans and Organ Transplants
by William Covington Special to the NNPA from Our Weekly “We do not defeat death with a transplant; rather, we gain an extension of life. So the real question becomes, what are we going to do with the...
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Psychological Abuse is the First Warning: Run, Get Out
by Dee Louis-Scott Special to the NNPA from the Pasadena/St. Gabriel Valley Journal News Psychological abuse can be as damaging to the psyche as physical abuse can be to the body, yet little is written...
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Study: Black people more likely to get worse night’s sleep
[CBS NEWS] When it comes to getting a full night’s rest, black Americans are more likely to get too little snooze-time than white American adults. A new study, which was published Sept. 9 in the...
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Fear drives young cancer patients to needless mastectomies
[MEDICAL NEWS TODAY] After being diagnosed with cancer in one breast, many young women opt to have the other healthy breast removed with a procedure called contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM),...
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Treatment to improve sleep results in being more attractive
[UPI] U.S. researchers show people with a sleeping disorder who get at-home treatment to improve sleep can look more attractive as well. Study leader Dr. Ronald Chervin, director of the University of...
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Report links antibiotics at farms to human deaths
[SF GATE] The Centers for Disease Control on Monday confirmed a link between routine use of antibiotics in livestock and growing bacterial resistance that is killing at least 23,000 people a year. The...
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Veggie-Heavy Stress Reduction Regimen Shown to Modify Cell Aging
[BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK] The fountain of youth may simply be a healthy diet and reduced stress after all, not a magic pill or expensive cosmetics. Comprehensive lifestyle changes, including more fruit...
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Health insurance marketplaces open Oct. 1. What you need to know to choose a...
[THE WASHINGTON POST] It might not be Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, but Oct. 1 should be a shopping day to remember. For the first time, millions of uninsured Americans will be able to go...
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New Rule Demands Parity for Mental Health Coverage
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, right, thanks Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, after Sebelius announced easier access to mental health care during the 29th annual...
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ABC’s Amy Robach to have Double Mastectomy
This July 2, 2013 photo released by ABC shows co-host Amy Robach the set of “Good Morning America,” in New York. A month after undergoing a mammogram on “Good Morning America,” ABC’s Amy Robach said...
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