Report: Economic Growth Failing to Help World’s Poorest Kids
An Indian homeless child reacts to camera as he plays on a roadside in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, June 23, 2015. A new report by UNICEF warns that economic growth is still failing to help millions of...
View ArticleBottling Company Voluntarily Recalls 14 Brands of Water Due to Possible E. Coli
A Wegmans grocery store in Fairfax, Va. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo) (ABC News) – A water bottling company is issuing a voluntary recall due to a possible E. coli contamination and urging people to...
View ArticleErectile Dysfunction Drug Can Increase Your Risk of Skin Cancer
(Hindustan Times) – According to a study, a class of erectile dysfunction drugs has been linked to a slight increase in the risk of the skin cancer melanoma. While the research in the Journal of the...
View ArticleCDC Confirms Red Eyes at the Pool Are Caused by Urine, Not Chlorine
(AOL) – Those red eyes you get from swimming aren’t caused by chlorine, according to an official with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For their annual Healthy Swimming Program, the...
View Article5 Findings From The First Major Analysis Of Medical Pot Benefits
An employee weighs portions of retail marijuana to be packaged and sold at 3D Cannabis Center in Denver, Dec. 31, 2013. (Brennan Linsley/AP Photo) CHICAGO (AP) — Medical marijuana has not been proven...
View ArticlePeanut Allergy Drug Slated for 2018
An Aug. 10, 2005 file photo shows the peanut butter production line at Sunland Inc’s peanut plant in Portales, N.M. (AP Photo/Albuquerque Journal, Richard Pipes) (CNN) – Peanut allergies are a...
View ArticleEat Protein Before Carbohydrates to Lower Post-Meal Glucose
Eating protein, vegetables and fat before carbohydrates in a meal may help to keep glucose and insulin levels low. (Courtesy Photo) (Medical News Today) – In a new study, researchers from Weill...
View ArticleNYC: Whole Foods Mislabels Prepackaged Items, Overcharges
Shoppers come and go from a Whole Foods Market store in Union Square, Wednesday, June 24, 2015, in New York. New York City’s consumer chief said Wednesday that Whole Foods supermarkets have been...
View ArticleRepublicans Push Back Against Proposed Dietary Guidelines
In this Jan. 18, 2010 file photo, steaks and other beef products are displayed for sale at a grocery store in McLean, Va. Congressional Republicans are pushing back on proposed dietary guidelines that...
View Article5 Things: Public Opinion Behind Government on Health Care
Jessica Ellis, right, with “yay 4 ACA” sign, and other supporters of the Affordable Care Act, react with cheers as the opinion for health care is reported outside of the Supreme Court in...
View ArticleThe Fasting Mimicking Diet Has Many Health Benefits, New Study Finds
(Capital Berg) – Fasting bears more than religious significance. The practice helps lower health risks. Nutrition experts have come up with new guidelines to help people lose weight and prepare...
View ArticleUNAIDS: Focus on Preventing HIV Infections
This April 12, 2011 electron microscope image made available by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shows an H9 T cell, blue, infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV),...
View ArticleIs 10,000 Steps a Day the Magic Number for Fitness?
MINNEAPOLIS (CBS) – As more and more people track their every move with wearable fitness devices, many are pursuing the popular goal of walking 10,000 steps a day. You may have heard that’s the...
View ArticleCoverage Worries Persist Amid Relief Over Health Care Ruling
Affordable Care Act participant Kim Jones poses for a photo in her home in Wake Forest, N.C., Thursday, June 25, 2015. Jones said the Affordable Care Act has been a blessing to her who could not have...
View Article6 Ways to Get More Love in Your Life
Before you can share love with others you have to feel it within yourself. That means you need to find practices and routines that help you genuinely love who you are, just as you are right now. [Stock...
View ArticleResearchers to Examine Why Minorities Hit Harder by Stroke and Heart Disease
Special to the NNPA via The North Dallas Gazette As part of the American Heart Association’s Strategically Focused Research Network focusing on Disparities in Heart Disease and Stroke, researchers...
View ArticleCalifornia Legislature Passes Strict School Vaccine Bill
State Sen. Ben Allen, D-Santa Monica, right and Sen. Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, talk with the media after their measure requiring nearly all California school children to be vaccinated, was approved by...
View ArticleDrinking Excessive Amount of Water During Exercise Could Present Serious...
(Times Gazette) – A new statement released recently urges people to “drink when thirsty” while performing physical exercises. Although it is essential to stay hydrated while exercising, the question...
View ArticleA First: New Guidelines Back Device for Treating Strokes
This undated photo provided by Covidien, part of Minneapolis-based Medtronic Inc., shows their stent used to clear blood clots in the brain that cause strokes. The American Heart Association has...
View ArticleResearchers: Sugary Drinks Tied To High Death Toll Worldwide
This Oct. 1, 2014 file photo taken with a fisheye lens shows a shelf of diet and regular soft drinks in a refrigerator at K & D Market in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File) (CBS) – Is...
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