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Former Surgeon General works to combat oral health epidemic
Twelve years after issuing a landmark report that offered a framework for improving access to oral health, former Surgeon General David Satcher said last week
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Doctors shortage expected to worsen with surge of new patients
By Akeya Dickson NNPA Washington Correspondent As more people become covered as a result of the Affordable Care Act recently upheld by the United States
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By Rebecca S. Rivas Contributing Writer Special from St. Louis American/New America Media ST. LOUIS, Mo. – At first it was all about the games for Jerry King, 77. A dozen years ago, ... Merger could stop you from visiting your local pharmacist
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer One of the strange side effects of health care reform is the race by pharmaceutical companies to merge services — a race that could deny the average ... Convention Center was site for health clinic, over a thousand attend
By Christopher Tidmore The Louisiana Weekly This reporter spent the sixth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina waiting in line at the New Orleans Convention Center. At least, I and the 1,200 people ... Minorities worry about their children’s health
MICHIGAN — The top 10 children’s health concerns among people of all races include childhood obesity, drug abuse, and smoking and teen pregnancy, according to a recent poll by the ... Money woes drive Black smoker rates down
PISCATAWAY, NJ — A new report in the American Journal of Public Health suggests that increasing cigarette prices combined with other social and economic factors appear to be behind the ... Soft infant bedding still used by Blacks
WASHINGTON — Researchers at Children’s National Medical Center have found that many Black parents use soft bedding for their infants, despite evidence showing that it should be avoided to help ... Study to look at hereditary prostate cancer in Blacks
OMAHA — Creighton University’s Hereditary Cancer Center, has received a three-year, $731,278 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to study the role heredity plays in prostate ... In the fight against HIV, a breakthrough for women of color
By Akiba Solomon Contributing Writer (Special to New America Media from Colorlines) — Big, encouraging news on the HIV prevention front: This week, not one but two major studies involving heterosexual women ...
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