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Study: Hospitals Fail to Vaccinate 20% of Newborns at Risk of Hep B
Some U.S. hospitals aren’t administering prevention treatments to infants born to moms with hepatitis B, according to a new study, reported on by HealthDay News.

Study: Blacks Have Highest Cancer Rates But Feel Less at Risk
Blacks have the highest cancer incidence and mortality rates of all races, but compared with whites, they feel less at risk for developing the disease, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.

March 16, 2010

CDC: Nearly 50% of Black Women Ages 14 to 49 Have Genital Herpes
Almost one in every two African-American women ages 14 to 49 has genital herpes, as does two out of every five blacks in that age group, according to data presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at an STD Prevention Conference last week and reported on by the Los Angeles Times. In addition, one out of six Americans in general is living with the virus.

Study: Sugary Drinks Not So Sweet for Our Health
In the past 10 years, sweetened soft drinks drowned us in a tidal wave of diabetes and heart disease, according to a new U.S. study

March 11, 2010

Study: Red Wine May Trim Women’s Waistlines
Women who are light to moderate alcohol drinkers may also enjoy the benefits of a trimmer waistline, according to a study published in the Archive of Internal Medicine and reported by HealthNews.

Alzheimer’s Afflicts More Blacks, Not Just the Elderly
Alzheimer’s disease now devastates more African Americans and Hispanics than any other group, according to new findings from the Alzheimer’s Association and reported by HealthDay News.

March 09, 2010

Study: Sunlight May Protect Men From Kidney Cancer
Men exposed to high levels of sunlight on the job are less likely to develop kidney cancer compared with those exposed to very little or no sunlight, according to a study published in the journal Cancer

Why Can’t We Sleep?
Insomnia is making all aspects of Americans’ lives a nightmare, according to a recent National Sleep Foundation survey titled “2010 Sleep in America”

March 04, 2010

Pregnant Black Women Are at Higher Risk of Weakened Heart Muscle
During the month before and after childbirth, African-American women are at a significantly higher risk than white women for developing peripartum cardiomyopathy (PC), a condition that causes an enlarged stiff heart muscle that no longer pumps efficiently, according to study findings from the Medical College of Georgia (MCG), published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Study: Fat Isn’t Cute When It Comes to Kids’ Heart Health
The bodies of overweight kids as young as 3 are already displaying warning signs of future cardiovascular disease, according to recent study findings from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill and published in the journal Pediatrics.

March 02, 2010

Study: Aspirin May Benefit Breast Cancer Survivors
Regular use of aspirin by women whose breast cancer is in remission might cut the risk of recurrence or death from the disease by half, according to study findings published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Worrywarts Are Less Able to Control Their Negative Emotions
If you’re among the 18 percent of Americans who have a generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), your brain may have problems controlling your reaction to negative emotions, according to findings from a Stanford University School of Medicine study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry.