Category: Health

Dear Readers, Food allergies are on the rise in the United States, and it is estimated that as many as 8% of children suffer from at least one

Quitting isn’t easy but it’s possible. Having a plan can make quitting smoking easier. Making a quit plan helps you stay focused, confident and motivated. Are you ready

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, Chair of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, today cosponsored sweeping new health care legislation that will lower Texans

Dear Readers, Today I am writing about a topic near to my heart: nutrition and cancer, or more pointedly, nutrition myths and cancer. My clinical experience included twelve

As part of the national “Give Kids A Smile” initiative, Texas A&M College of Dentistry provided free dental care to local children. Children between the ages of 1

By Lauren Poteat, NNPA Newswire Washington Correspondent On a mission to combat issues of diabetes, which disproportionately afflicts Black Americans nationwide, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), the

My friend is always on the latest health kick, so now she is taking probiotics every day and swears she feels so much better. She keeps bugging me

About 610,000 people die of heart disease in the United States every year. But that doesn’t have to be your fate. Some risk factors like your family history,

(AP) – While restaurateur and lifestyle guru B. Smith battles with Alzheimer’s disease, her husband is dating, and fans are not happy about it. Smith’s husband, Dan Gasby, opened up about

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia “I didn’t know I was a slave until I found out I couldn’t do the things I wanted.” — Frederick