Health

All Articles

December 1, 2009
When HIV/AIDS first appeared in the early 1980s, one of the last thoughts on anyone's mind was that children could…
November 26, 2009
A Boston College wide receiver discovered a new passion off the field: raising money to tackle a rare form of…
November 23, 2009
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A university's requirement that overweight undergraduates take a fitness course to receive their degrees has raised the…
November 23, 2009
OPINION - Being black in America is bad for a woman's health. Why? Chronic racism over the lifetime of African-American…
November 23, 2009
VIDEO - As shocking as the pictures of a new, lighter Sammy Sosa may be, the popularity and use of…
November 19, 2009
OPINION - The idea that unexpected pregnancy is the worst conceivable result of unprotected sex sends youth the message that…
November 18, 2009
VIDEO - New breast cancer tests are available and are being marketed to women without cancer - as a test…
November 17, 2009
VIDEO - The government now says women under 50 who are not high risk don't need mammograms...
November 14, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama sought to assure older women that efforts to overhaul health care won't undercut…
November 12, 2009
Despite an increase in lactation programs and consultants in hospitals, many health care professionals do not encourage black women to…
November 10, 2009
VIDEO - Maggie Mae Thornton Renfro, a 114-year-old from Louisiana, lived by herself until she was 106 years old...
November 10, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) -- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is being treated for a rare form of leukemia, and he said his prognosis…
November 9, 2009
VIDEO - Stephanie Romero and her infant daughter Serenity are all smiles today, but just a year ago, things were…
November 4, 2009
VIDEO - Patients in need of an organ transplant never know where the needed organ might be found. In the…
October 30, 2009
VIDEO - "Cancer was really foolish to attack my body," said Lesa Francis, who was diagnosed with breast cancer last…