Posts in category Health

I’ve been on an amazing spiritual journey for more than two decades. Besides attending a powerful, incredibly enlightening church, I’ve also engaged in affirmative prayer, …

Associated Press CHICAGO — Millions of women at higher-than-usual risk of breast cancer have a new option for preventing the disease. Pfizer Inc.’s Aromasin cut …

FORT LAUDERDALE — Kimberly Smith had just finished law school and was preparing to take her bar exam when she was diagnosed with breast cancer …

WASHINGTON — From cradle to grave, minority populations tend to suffer poorer health and get poorer health care than white Americans. In a first-of-its-kind report, …

ATLANTA (AP) _ Shocking as it may seem, U.S. government doctors once thought it was fine to experiment on disabled people and prison inmates.

Her bright personality shone through the phone line. Her easy tone, hearty laughter denote a down-to-earth self-confidence.

Associated Press BOSTON — Growing up in segregated Memphis during the segregation era, Augustus White III knew about those certain places off-limits to him as …

As the flu season gets under way, about one in three Americans have already been vaccinated, health officials reported, according to the Associated Press.

AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON — The U.S. government’s new 10-year blueprint to improve Americans’ health aims to help whole communities get in better shape, not …

Special to South Florida Times Cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, baby squash and basil sat on tables in the cafeteria at Riverside Elementary Monday. A salad bar …