With African Americans most likely to suffer from or be at risk for some of the most devastating illnesses, Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama recently called attention to health care in the African American community and revealed his plan
ATLANTA–About one in four teen girls last year got the groundbreaking vaccine that prevents cervical cancer, federal health officials reported Thursday.
WASHINGTON–Nearly one in three patients who need a kidney transplant may never get one because their bodies are abnormally primed to attack a donated organ. Now doctors are trying new ways to outwit the immune system and save more of those so-called
A new partnership between the state and Walgreens has apparently sparked renewed interest in Breast Cancer Awareness Month as women rush to sign up to be screened through the Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program.
Orange tomatoes. Purple broccoli. Heeding dieticians’ message that a rainbow of colors offers balanced nutrition, plant breeders have begun bulking up some traditional fruit and vegetable selections with still more nutrients.
NEW YORK–The AIDS virus has been circulating among people for about 100 years, decades longer than scientists had thought, a new study suggests. Genetic analysis pushes the estimated origin of HIV back to between 1884 and 1924, with a more focused e
WASHINGTON-Don’t give overthe- counter cold remedies to kids under 4, drug companies said Tuesday. What sniffling little ones need, doctors said, are plenty of fluids and lots of tender, loving care. “The best thing a parent can do is comfort
The Chicago Defender is proud and excited to introduce a new feature that will impact our readers and their families. “Curing the Community” will be a regular column by Dr. Damon T. Arnold, M.D., M.P.H., the director of the Illinois Department
Almost 75 percent of U.S. babies now begin life breast-feeding, a practice that helps give them disease immunity and other benefits. Nobody knows how many women have trouble breast-feeding, but those who do run into a common frustration: Women who need he
WASHINGTON–The Federal Trade Commission charged five companies with making false and misleading claims for cancer cures and said recently that it has reached settlements with six others. “As long as products have been sold there has been someb
