VIA USATODAY:
Certain drugs used in premature babies and in pregnant women at risk for preterm deliveries kill brain cells, new animal studies show.A class of steroid drugs called glucocorticoids, which is often used to beef up the underdeveloped lungs of …
Cross burnings. Schoolchildren chanting “Assassinate Obama.” Black figures hung from nooses. Racial epithets scrawled on homes and cars.Incidents around the country referring to President-elect Barack Obama are dampening the postelection glow of racial progress and harmony, highlighting the stubborn racism …
According to new research,there is a link between “sexy” television shows and teen pregnancies:Parents who think there’s too much sex on TV have good reason to be concerned, groundbreaking new research suggests. Teens who watch television shows that have a …
VIA AJC:
The New York Times is reporting a large increase in kidney stones being found in U.S. children. The trend is believed to be caused by too much salt and not enough water in kids’ diets.
The story reports: ” ‘What …
VIA DBTECHNO:
A major health scare has taken place at the Normandy High School in St. Louis, Missouri as it is believed that 50 students at the school were exposed to HIV.A plan is already in motion to try and get …
VIA NBCCHICAGO.COM:
Medical experts agree that black women die of breast cancer more often than white women. But here in Chicago, the numbers appear to be especially alarming. The Chicago Metropolitan Breast Cancer Task Force said today that African American women …
