Men, Especially Blacks, More Likely to Miss Own Hypertension

A new study suggests that American men are much more likely than women are to be unaware that they suffer from high blood pressure. African-American men with the condition are at the highest risk, with only one in seven both... Continue»

Posted on June 27, 2008

Federal Courts Reduce Sentences in Crack Cocaine Cases

LOS ANGELES (NNPA) Since 1986, Congress has mandated that the federal courts impose significantly longer sentences when defendants are convicted of trafficking in crack cocaine as compared to powder cocaine. If a defendant is convicted of distributing 50 grams of... Continue»

Posted on June 20, 2008

Researchers Issue Report on Human Trafficking

A team of researchers at Northeastern University's Institute on Race and Justice, in collaboration with Arizona State University and Sam Houston State University, has issued a report about the incidence of and response to human trafficking in the United States.... Continue»

Posted on June 20, 2008

Most Consumers Misinterpret Meaning of Trans-Fat Information on Nutrition Facts Panel

Newswise -- Without an interpretive footnote or further information on recommended daily value, many consumers do not know how to interpret the meaning of trans-fat content on the Nutrition Facts panel, according to a new study by marketing researchers at... Continue»

Posted on June 20, 2008

Remembering the Faces of Missing Children: Researcher Suggests How to Improve Recall

Photos of missing children posted at supermarket exits are one effort by law enforcement agencies and foundations to reunite children and families. Research led by James Michael Lampinen of the University of Arkansas revealed, however, that few customers could identify... Continue»

Posted on June 13, 2008

Finding Blacks Gone Missing

Caption: The faces above are among the hundreds of missing African Americanswhich led Derrica Wilson, a Falls Church, VA. Police officer, to launch Black and Missing, Inc. (BAM), a web site for missing people of color. Credit: The Washington Informer (NNPA) - Tameka Huston went missing in the late spring of 2004, disappearing from the Spartanburg, S.C., area. The 24-year-old's remains would be found by police a year later in a wooded area after her boyfriend confessed to her murder. Continue»

Posted on June 6, 2008

Hillary's Exit Strategy?

WASHINGTON (NNPA) - As the country prepares to observe the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in Los Angeles shortly after midnight on June 5, 1968, many are still debating New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's reference to Kennedy's assassination last week in defense of her staying in the race for president. Continue»

Posted on June 6, 2008

Obama Clinches Democratic Nomination: The World Celebrates 'History Worth Living For' As He Becomes America's First Black Presidential Nominee

By. Hazel Trice Edney WASHINGTON (NNPA) - U. S. Sen. Barack Obama has won enough pledged and super delegates and has seized the Democratic presidential nomination. By doing so, he has defeated Sen. Hillary Clinton by becoming the presumptive Democratic... Continue»

Posted on June 6, 2008

Megachurch Vs. Commercial Church

The rapidly emerging, exceptionally well-financed, and theologically questionable megachurches in our country have been debated and examined recently by journalists, lawmakers and theologians alike. Newsweek Magazine and numerous scholarly journals have taken a closer look and addressed questions that have... Continue»

Posted on May 30, 2008

Obama Strikes Back at Bush's Comments

By Eric Mayes Special to the NNPA from the Philadelphia Tribune PHILADELPHIA (NNPA) - Sen. Barack Obama sharply rebuked President George W. Bush after the president denounced anyone who would negotiate with "terrorists and radicals" in a speech May 15... Continue»

Posted on May 23, 2008