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New Research Suggests Blacks Have Predisposition to Alcoholism
by Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper As the nation kicks off Alcohol Awareness Month, new research has come to light. It suggests that in addition to the stigma...
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Baby Food Recalled Over Glass Pieces in Jars
(Courtesy of Beechnut) (CBS News) – Beech-Nut Nutrition is recalling more than 1,900 pounds of baby food products because small pieces of glass may have gotten into the jars, posing a serious health...
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New Study Says Tylenol Numbs Emotions
Extra Strength Tylenol (Paul Sakuma/AP) (Palm Beach Post) – A new study is stating that painkillers are doing a lot more than dulling physical pain, they’re numbing your emotions as well. The study,...
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Divorce Could Be Bad for Your Heart in More Ways Than One
In this Monday, June 24, 2002 file photo, a doctor points to an image of a coronary artery with 80-90 percent blockage in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam) (CBS News) – People who divorce face a...
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Father’s Sperm May Hold Clues to Autism Risk
Xavier Perry, 5, looks out of an airplane window at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, in Linthicum, Md., during Wings for Autism, an airport...
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Standards for Organic Seafood Coming This Year, USDA Says
EU certified organic farm-raised easy peel shrimp are for sale on a tray at the Wegmans, Friday, April 10, 2015 in Fairfax, Va. Organic fish is certified in the EU and Canada because the US doesn’t...
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Study: Many Medicare Cataract Patients Given Needless Tests
MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer Millions of older people are getting tests they don’t need to prove they are healthy enough to have cataracts removed, a new study finds. The excess testing...
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FDA Approves Amgen’s Heart-Failure Drug Corlanor
This April 20, 2010, file photo, shows an exterior view of Amgen offices in Fremont, Calif. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) (USA Today) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Amgen...
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Heavy Snoring & Apnea Linked to Brain Problems: 7 Snoring Aids & Remedies
(Latinos Health) – People with sleeping disorders, such as heavy snoring and apnea, are more likely to develop mental decline earlier, according to a new study. However, the study revealed that...
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Pfizer Ibrance Breast Cancer Drug Shows Promising Results During Clinical Trial
In this May 4, 2014 file photo, the Pfizer logo is displayed on the exterior of a former Pfizer factory in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) (Tech Times) – Pfizer’s breast...
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Florida Governor Says He’ll sue Obama over Hospital Money
Governor Rick Scott speaking at CPAC FL in Orlando, Florida. (Gage Skidmore/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0) Kelli Kennedy and Gary Fineout, ASSOCIATED PRESS TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott said...
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Four Important Reasons to Vaccinate Your Child
by Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Through advancements in medical science, children can be protected against more diseases than ever before. Some diseases,...
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Blue Bell Creameries Pulls All of Its Products After Ice Cream Listeria Scare
In this April 10, 2015, file photo, Blue Bell ice cream rests on a grocery store shelf in Lawrence, Kan. Texas-based Blue Bell Creameries issued a voluntary recall Monday, April 20, 2015, for all of...
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Task Force: Mammograms in 40s a Choice, but Don’t Skip at 50
In this May 6, 2010 file photo, a radiologist uses a magnifying glass to check mammograms for breast cancer in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON...
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Marketing Unhealthy Foods Unfairly Targets Children
Unhealthy food (Courtesy Photo) Special to the NNPA from Our Weekly (NNPA) – It’s another David and Goliath story. A small group of South LA parents, alarmed about companies advertising unhealthy foods...
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The San Francisco Giants Could Become the First MLB Team to Ban Chewing Tobacco
AT&T Park in San Francisco, CA (AP Photo) (Time) – A San Francisco city ordinance could make the Giants the first team in Major League Baseball to ban chewing tobacco on the field. City supervisors...
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New Orleans Smoking Ban Takes Effect
(Time) – At the stroke of midnight on April 22, it became illegal to smoke in bars, restaurants and casinos in New Orleans. Smoking is now also prohibited in fairgrounds and within 5 feet of...
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Alarming Study: More Workers Are Abusing Stimulants on the Job
(Nature World Report) – A surprising number of workers in a wide variety of professions are misusing stimulants like Adderall, Concerta, and Vyvanse to keep up with their work, a frightening reality...
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FDA: Safety Problems Prompted Review of Homeopathic Remedies
This June 16, 2009 file photo shows Zicam Cold Remedy nasal gel in Boston. A top federal drug regulator says that increased safety problems with homeopathic remedies contributed to the governments...
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New Ebola Drug Clears Virus from Monkeys
This undated photo made available by the Antwerp Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp, Belgium, shows the Ebola virus viewed through an electron microscope. (AP Photo/Antwerp Institute of Tropical...
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