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Health

Most Cancer Patients Can’t Afford Medical Care

Most Cancer Patients Can’t Afford Medical Care

According to a report released February 5 by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the American Cancer...
» read full story February 06th, 2009 - 15:00
Early HIV Treatment Shows 70% Improvement in Survival

Early HIV Treatment Shows 70% Improvement in Survival

HIV patients who began treatment earlier than is currently recommended lived longer compared to...
» read full story October 27th, 2008 - 15:59
Census: 1 in 6 People Living in the US Lacked Health Insurance in 2005

Census: 1 in 6 People Living in the US Lacked Health Insurance in 2005

Health insurance continues to be a major problem for Americans, according to a report released...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 15:35
HIV-Living Population Rising 11 Percent in the US

HIV-Living Population Rising 11 Percent in the US

The number of people living with HIV is growing as more patients survive thanks to antiretroviral...
» read full story October 03rd, 2008 - 15:00
HIV Rate Raises Among Blacks and Gay Men, CDC Report Shows

HIV Rate Raises Among Blacks and Gay Men, CDC Report Shows

As the rate of people infected with HIV is progressively rising, a new analysis from the Centers...
» read full story September 15th, 2008 - 17:30
CDC Reports "Alarming" Rates Of HIV Infections Among Young Black Men

CDC Reports "Alarming" Rates Of HIV Infections Among Young Black Men

Young black gay men appear to be the hardest hit population when it comes to AIDS in the United...
» read full story September 12th, 2008 - 14:15
More Asthma And PTSD Cases Among Sept. 11 Attacks Witnesses

More Asthma And PTSD Cases Among Sept. 11 Attacks Witnesses

Seven years after the terrorist attacks on the New York’s Twin Tours the health of hundreds of...
» read full story September 11th, 2008 - 14:45
HIV Cases In NYC Expand Three Times Faster Than Rest Of U.S.

HIV Cases In NYC Expand Three Times Faster Than Rest Of U.S.

The virus that causes AIDS pandemic is extending in New York City at three times the national rate,...
» read full story August 28th, 2008 - 14:40
Study: NY’s HIV Infection Rate 3 Times Higher than Nation’s

Study: NY’s HIV Infection Rate 3 Times Higher than Nation’s

The latest estimations released by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene are...
» read full story August 28th, 2008 - 13:02
Study: One In Four US Hispanics Does Not Have A Personal Physician

Study: One In Four US Hispanics Does Not Have A Personal Physician

According to the results of a recently ended study conducted by the Pew Hispanic Center and the...
» read full story August 14th, 2008 - 18:54

Only A Quarter of Hispanics Seeking Regular Medical Help, Study

How often Hispanics in the United States see a doctor, where they go to seek health information...
» read full story August 13th, 2008 - 17:30
Prevalence Of HIV Infection Among MSM Key Topic At The AIDS Conference

Prevalence Of HIV Infection Among MSM Key Topic At The AIDS Conference

One of the things that worried public health leaders gathered at the international conference on...
» read full story August 07th, 2008 - 15:05
Daily Doses of Growth Hormone May Aid HIV Patients

Daily Doses of Growth Hormone May Aid HIV Patients

Low-dose injections with human growth hormone can reverse some of the abnormal fat distribution...
» read full story August 04th, 2008 - 15:29
HIV Infection Rate Higher Than Previously Estimated

HIV Infection Rate Higher Than Previously Estimated

CDS’s advances in blood-testing methods of measuring newly diagnosed infections led to a revised...
» read full story August 03rd, 2008 - 13:32
Report Shows Preterm Birth Contributes to Growing Number of Infant Deaths

Report Shows Preterm Birth Contributes to Growing Number of Infant Deaths

Deaths directly related to preterm births have increased, especially for non-Hispanic black women,...
» read full story July 30th, 2008 - 19:30
Many Gays Do Not Open Up about Their Sexual Orientation

Many Gays Do Not Open Up about Their Sexual Orientation

Thirty-nine percent of gay men living in New York City choose not to disclose their sexual...
» read full story July 24th, 2008 - 14:21
Survey Warns about High Rates of HIV/AIDS among Hispanics

Survey Warns about High Rates of HIV/AIDS among Hispanics

A recent survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation concluded that the number of Hispanics infected...
» read full story July 23rd, 2008 - 14:46
The White House Opposes Tobacco Bill

The White House Opposes Tobacco Bill

In a letter addressed to Joe L Barton of Texas, Health and Human Services Sec. Michael Leavitt...
» read full story July 23rd, 2008 - 14:12
Obesity Rate Increases in the U.S. because of Calorie-Heavy Menus

Obesity Rate Increases in the U.S. because of Calorie-Heavy Menus

Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee are the states with the biggest percentage in obesity. 30...
» read full story July 21st, 2008 - 15:37
Tobacco Companies Manipulate Menthol To Lure Teens Into Smoking

Tobacco Companies Manipulate Menthol To Lure Teens Into Smoking

US researchers warned on Wednesday that tobacco companies manipulate the amount of menthol in...
» read full story July 17th, 2008 - 13:48

Report: Tropical Diseases Common among US Poor

Tropical diseases usually common in Africa, Asia and Latin American appear to be also common among...
» read full story June 25th, 2008 - 12:34
CDC: Diabetes Rates Raising With 3 Million More Cases in the US

CDC: Diabetes Rates Raising With 3 Million More Cases in the US

As the number of overweight and obese people is on the rise in the U.S., it is no surprise that...
» read full story June 25th, 2008 - 10:40

PTSD Haunts One in Eight 9/11 Survivors

The September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center appeared to have left one in eight...
» read full story June 16th, 2008 - 15:09

More Teens Drop Risky Behavior

A report issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that the number of teens...
» read full story June 05th, 2008 - 00:29
Kids Cancer Rates Vary By Sex, Race and Area

Kids Cancer Rates Vary By Sex, Race and Area

A new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has concluded that several...
» read full story June 02nd, 2008 - 19:16
Federal Court OKs NYC's Calorie Count Requirement

Federal Court OKs NYC's Calorie Count Requirement

A federal court has upheld a decision by the New York City to require calories to be posted on the...
» read full story April 16th, 2008 - 22:31
Stopping HRT Leaves Breast Cancer Rate Unchanged in Black Women

Stopping HRT Leaves Breast Cancer Rate Unchanged in Black Women

New research shows a significant drop in U.S. breast cancer cases in recent years, but only in...
» read full story April 16th, 2008 - 12:41
New Yorkers Top American Rates in Obesity and Diabetes

New Yorkers Top American Rates in Obesity and Diabetes

New Yorkers are gaining weight and being diagnosed with diabetes at a higher rate than the rest of...
» read full story March 27th, 2008 - 16:27
Report: Not Many Americans Know Everything about Heart Attack

Report: Not Many Americans Know Everything about Heart Attack

A new report found that most U.S. adults are not aware of the warning signs and symptoms of a...
» read full story February 25th, 2008 - 13:55
Study: Uninsured More Likely to Be Diagnosed with Advanced Cancer

Study: Uninsured More Likely to Be Diagnosed with Advanced Cancer

Uninsured or Medicaid-patients are more likely to be diagnosed with an advanced stage cancer than...
» read full story February 18th, 2008 - 11:02
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Sports

Study: testosterone doping test not suitable

London  - The current doping test in sport for the steroid testosterone is not suitable...
» read full story March 12th, 2009 - 16:31
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Technology

Survey: Adult Users on Social Networking Sites Quadruple Number

Survey: Adult Users on Social Networking Sites Quadruple Number

Social networking sites are primarily populated by young users, but the number of American adult...
» read full story January 15th, 2009 - 15:34

The State Of Social Networking According to Pew

If you have thought that social network sites are for kids and teens, then you should take a...
» read full story January 15th, 2009 - 14:12
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Video Games

Adults Play Video Games Too!

Adults Play Video Games Too!

We know for a fact that teens love playing video games, but how many adults have the same...
» read full story December 09th, 2008 - 15:38
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U.S.

Youth, suburbanites, minorities drove Obama's White House win

Washington - Democrat Barack Obama won the presidency with a groundswell of support from youth,...
» read full story November 07th, 2008 - 07:28
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People

Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez Sing at the Inaugural Ball

Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez Sing at the Inaugural Ball

Singers Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez walked down the red carpet at Union Station on Sunday to...
» read full story January 21st, 2009 - 17:40
Census: Hispanics Are the Fastest Growing Minority Population

Census: Hispanics Are the Fastest Growing Minority Population

New Census figures released Thursday indicate that Hispanics continue to be the...
» read full story August 07th, 2008 - 15:09
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Specials

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness DAY Is Almost Here

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness DAY Is Almost Here

  Saturday marks the annual National Back HIV/AIDS Awareness DAY, a day meant to encourage...
» read full story February 06th, 2009 - 14:30
LAPD Officers Driven By Racial Differences When Performing Arrests

LAPD Officers Driven By Racial Differences When Performing Arrests

Los Angeles police officers see the world in black and white, a recent report by Yale Law School...
» read full story October 21st, 2008 - 15:18
Health Insurance – A Major Problem in the US

Health Insurance – A Major Problem in the US

US Census Bureau released a report this week according to which only one in six people living in...
» read full story October 11th, 2008 - 13:55
Homosexuals, Blacks Bear the Heaviest Burden of HIV Infections

Homosexuals, Blacks Bear the Heaviest Burden of HIV Infections

A new report on HIV infections released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
» read full story September 13th, 2008 - 14:00
America’s Health Insurance Rates, Median Income Increase,Census Bureau Says

America’s Health Insurance Rates, Median Income Increase,Census Bureau Says

America’s poverty rate remained flat in 2007 as median household income edged upward, according to...
» read full story August 27th, 2008 - 13:00
High School Graduation Rates Increase In New York City

High School Graduation Rates Increase In New York City

For the very first time, over 50 percent of New York City’s high school students are graduating...
» read full story August 12th, 2008 - 16:07
New HIV Cases Were Underestimated by 40 Percent, the CDC Announces

New HIV Cases Were Underestimated by 40 Percent, the CDC Announces

The Centers for Disease Control has announced that the new cases of HIV infections were...
» read full story August 03rd, 2008 - 17:50
2008 Kids Count Data Book

2008 Kids Count Data Book

The situation of children in the United States shows slight signs of improvement from 2000 to...
» read full story June 13th, 2008 - 10:07
Aren’t Menthol Cigarettes Flavored Cigarettes?

Aren’t Menthol Cigarettes Flavored Cigarettes?

A highly debated tobacco bill is currently pending in the United States Congress which might...
» read full story June 05th, 2008 - 16:36
CDC: Risky Health Behaviors Lowering among US Students

CDC: Risky Health Behaviors Lowering among US Students

U.S. teens appear to engage less in risky health behaviors, meaning they’re having less sex,...
» read full story June 05th, 2008 - 13:59
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World

Obama's top picks for running mate shrouded in secrecy

Obama's top picks for running mate shrouded in secrecy

Washington - Less than a week before the Democratic nominating convention, one question remains on...
» read full story August 19th, 2008 - 21:14
Democrats, Obama take convention to Hispanic territory

Democrats, Obama take convention to Hispanic territory

Washington (dpa) - The mile-high city of Denver in the Rocky Mountain state of Colorado and its...
» read full story August 19th, 2008 - 07:28
Hispanics are US’ Largest, Fastest-Growing Minority

Hispanics are US’ Largest, Fastest-Growing Minority

According to a survey carried out by Census Bureau, the nation's largest and fastest-growing...
» read full story May 01st, 2008 - 12:16
Bill Richardson, U.S. Only Hispanic Governor, Endorses Obama

Bill Richardson, U.S. Only Hispanic Governor, Endorses Obama

Because he believes Barack Obama is a "once-in-a- lifetime leader", New Mexico Gov. Bill...
» read full story March 21st, 2008 - 11:33

Bailiff Forgets Woman in Cell For 4 Days Without Food And Water

A woman managed to survive in inhuman conditions, locked in a holding cell in a northern Arkansas...
» read full story March 12th, 2008 - 15:26
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Movies

Tyler Perry’s “Madea” Scores Big at the Box Office

Tyler Perry’s “Madea” Scores Big at the Box Office

Renowned director Tyler Perry, whose comedies usually score big among African-Americans, managed to...
» read full story February 23rd, 2009 - 16:29
The 15-Hour WWII

The 15-Hour WWII

Filmmaker Ken Burns combines art and history once again to give the PBS audience a 15-hour...
» read full story September 24th, 2007 - 00:59
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