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Meth Is Back and Hospitalizations Surge
Ann Gorman, Kaiser Health News The number of people hospitalized because of amphetamine use is skyrocketing in the United States, but the resurgence of the drug largely has been overshadowed by the...
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Rep. Waters Statement on Texas Judge Ruling Obamacare Unconstitutional
WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) released the following statement today in response to the ruling of a federal judge in Texas that the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is...
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Mayor Barrett Says Federal Aid Can Help Opioid Epidemic
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz In recent years, Milwaukee has seen a dramatic increase in the amount of opioid-related deaths. Of those who died, many struggled with addiction for years. While the obvious...
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Moderate or Severe Sleep Apnea Doubles Risk Of Hard-to-Treat Hypertension in...
By Dallas Post Tribune Staff African-Americans with moderate or severe sleep apnea are twice as likely to have hard-to-control high blood pressure when their sleep apnea goes untreated, according to a...
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Marram Health Center achieves 100% HRSA compliance
By The Chicago Crusader A visit from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) found Marram Health Center to be 100% compliant in 93 standards used to evaluate Federally Qualified Health...
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COMMENTARY: We Shall Protect Your Healthcare
By Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson The latest attack on vulnerable Americans who need assistance to ensure that they, and their families, have adequate and affordable health insurance comes not...
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Staying Sober: Keep the Holidays Clean
By Dianne Anderson Cracking open the bubbly is all part of the fun this time a year, and for some, any excuse to imbibe is better than none. Everything glitters, and the trees are lit. The party has...
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COMMENTARY: How to Lower Your Surgery Costs
By Greg Dill Imagine going to the grocery store, picking up the items you need for the week, but not knowing how much anything costs until the store sends you a bill two weeks later. Sadly, that’s how...
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Sonja Herbert Creates Sisterhood of Black Pilates Instructors
By Nadine Matthews If you can’t find what you’re looking for, you should probably just make it yourself. That is the principle that Sonja Herbert was going by when she was looking for a community of...
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COMMENTARY: Male Caregivers Need More Support Within the Industry
By Joshua Garner It’s an interesting time to be a man in America. While the progressive and evolving tone of gender equity has focused on women’s rights and empowerment in recent years, lost among the...
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Support for Weed Continues to Grow in the Garden State
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Recreational marijuana could be legal in New Jersey as early as January. While lawmakers failed to act in a timely manner to get...
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Youthful Joy Foundation seeks to fight childhood obesity
By Angela Parker The mission of the Youthful Joy Foundation, quite simply, is to bring joy to youth through health. Established in 2014, the organization offers physical, mental and sexual health...
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Kroger recalls ‘cooked’ shrimp products due to a potential health hazard
Kroger, the nation’s largest grocery chain, has issued a recall for shrimp sold in parts of Michigan, Ohio and Virginia because of a potential health hazard: several of its cooked shrimp products which...
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COMMENTARY: Reflections on Safe Places for 2019
By Kelly Raye On this last Sunday of 2018, take the time to reflect on the many twists and turns we found ourselves in that caused us much discouragement. At the end of each year, we declare we are...
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Rites of passage: creating liminal spaces for Black youth
By Brandon Jones M.A. Transitions from one developmental stage to the next are very challenging periods for all human beings. Black youth, many of whom suffer from identity crises caused by trauma, are...
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COMMENTARY: No More New Year’s — New You
Morgan A. Owens, NNPA Newswire Contributor Let’s be really honest, how often do we neglect our New Year’s resolutions after January? Many times, we set resolutions but don’t know where to start. We get...
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PRESS ROOM: Antibiotics won’t cure your colds and flu
By Dallas Post Tribune DALLAS — Your throat is scratchy, you’re achy and feverish, your cough is keeping you up at night, but you can’t afford to miss work. You tried over-the-counter remedies but you...
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Black Barbershops Help Reduce Hypertension Among Male Patrons
Black men who have participated in pharmacist-led blood pressure reduction programs in barbershops continue to have substantial improvements in blood pressure, according to the results of a yearlong...
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Love of farming goes back to childhood for local farmer
(Photo: Lee Eric Smith)For as long as she can remember, Debra Lockard has been about getting that green. No, not money – though she’s definitely about that, too. Actual greens. As a child, her...
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Is So-Called Eco-Friendly Dry Cleaning Even a Reality at this Point?
Photo: Jeremy Brooks, FlickrCC.By EarthTalk Dear EarthTalk: Is so-called eco-friendly dry cleaning a reality? – Jane Krause, Garden City, NJ Although some greener alternatives exist, most dry cleaners...
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