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Insufficient Vitamin D linked to prostate cancer in Blacks

WASHINGTON (NNPA) — The relationship between melanin and vitamin D—the nutrient that sunlight provides—may explain why African American, Caribbean, and men of African ancestry...

Faster, higher, stronger, but Olympians often have poor dental health, including Michael Jordan

The paradox of Olympians' "garbage" teeth MONACO (AP) — Faster, higher, stronger they may be, but Olympians wouldn't win many medals in a contest of...

'What the hell is going on with the Black press?' Black-owned media MIA on Sterling exclusives

I’m going to take a slightly different approach to Monday night’s CNN Anderson Cooper Donald Sterling exclusive interview and ask a question that’s been...

Clippers' Sterling disparages Magic Johnson, HIV status

LOS ANGELES (AP) - In an interview aired Monday where he expressed sorrow for recorded racist remarks that earned him a lifetime NBA ban,...

Man dies of heart attack after 'horribly' botched execution

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma death row inmate writhed, clenched his teeth and appeared to struggle against the restraints holding him to a...

Former Ga. technician falsified mammogram reports

PERRY, Ga. (AP) — Sharon Holmes found a lump in her left breast quite by accident. At work one day as a high school...

Paroled 'Sopranos' actor discusses drug addiction

NEW YORK (AP) — After spending eight years in prison, former "Sopranos" actor Lillo Brancato Jr. says he's trying to help young people avoid...

Black families becoming more aware of autism

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As Camille Proctor watched her one year-old son, she knew something wasn’t right. He played with others and enjoyed affection, but...

US autism estimate rises to 1 in 68 children

  NEW YORK (AP) — The government's estimate of autism has moved up again to 1 in 68 U.S. children, a 30 percent increase in...

Kids learn stroke signs in class through imitation

NEW YORK (AP) — Andrea Esteban tried to smile with half her face, crossing her eyes in the process, and her third-grade classmates giggled....

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