Health & Wellness
Recognizing the signs of problem drinking
(Special to the NNPA from the Dallas Examiner) – There has been increased attention in recent years to the problems associated with excesses in alcohol
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Finding skilled eldercare workers not easy
By Barbara Peters Smith Contributing Writer Editor’s Note: This is the second part of a three-part series. The first article, Eldercare at the Crossroads ran
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(Special to the NNPA from the Winston-Salem Chronicle) – When their schools are near fast-food restaurants, Black and Hispanic adolescents are more likely to be overweight and receive less ... Autism often goes undetected in Black kids
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Areva Martin watched her youngest child play with growing concern. Marty was almost 18 months old and he didn’t play like other kids ... Black teen birth rate falls 60 percent in 10 years
By Maya Rhodan NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — A new report by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention shows that the teen birth rate for African Americans has declined by ... Medicaid disconnect between leaders and voters in South
By Maya Rhodan NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As more and more provisions of the Affordable Care Act roll out, the disconnect between what leaders in pockets of the country want ... Your liver, its function and why you must be good to it
By Shawntell Muhammad Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA from The Final Call) – The liver is the second largest organ in the human body, and is located in the upper right-hand ... A medical procedure one in three women will have in their lifetime
Who has abortions? Mothers, daughters, sisters, aunts, grandmothers, lawyers, students; women have abortions. People who choose abortion may be married, single, in an abusive relationship, in a healthy ... Activists are outraged over ‘Monsanto Protection Act’
By Matthew Charles Cardinale Contributing Writer ATLANTA, Georgia (Special to the NNPA from The Final Call) — Food safety advocates are outraged over revelations that U.S. Congress and President Barack Obama approved ... Health centers to play role in helping uninsured gain access
By Maya Rhodan NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services announced plans to provide $150 million to community health centers to assist ...
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