FDA cooking up helpful new nutrition facts label
Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Uncle Sam wants you to know more about what you’re eating. The Food and Drug Administration is revising the nutrition …
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Poll finds obesity hits boomers more than other generations
AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON — Cancer and memory loss are baby boomers’ biggest health fears. Given their weight, maybe heart disease and diabetes should be.
Famed researcher to give keynote address at national sickle cell gathering
BALTIMORE — World renowned genetic and hematologic researcher Dr. Michael DeBaun, will deliver the Charles F. Whitten Lecture at the 39th annual national convention of …
Peeling back the layers
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, …
Hormone-blocking drug found to reduce cancer risk
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 …
Breast cancer survivors take spotlight at fundraiser
FORT LAUDERDALE — Kimberly Smith had just finished law school and was preparing to take her bar exam when she was diagnosed with breast cancer …
Federal government announces plan to reduce nation’s health disparities among racial groups
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, …
Ugly medical experiments from US past uncovered
ATLANTA (AP) _ Shocking as it may seem, U.S. government doctors once thought it was fine to experiment on disabled people and prison inmates.
‘Cooking for Real’ chef simplifies soul food
Her bright personality shone through the phone line. Her easy tone, hearty laughter denote a down-to-earth self-confidence.
Harvard doctor pens memoir, battles health care biases
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 …