Government slow to rein in junk food industry
by Elizabeth WhitmanNEW YORK - When the fast food chain McDonald’s decided to add oatmeal to its menu in January 2011, it literally sugar-coated the offering as a “portable, affordable and balanced... »
'Miracle drug' for HIV or dangerous hype?
by Charlene Muhammad -National Correspondent- | Jan 23, 2012 - 11:41:10 AMLOS ANGELES - Cynthia Davis has dedicated her life to ending the spread of HIV/AIDS and longs for that day. But when someone entered her mobile testing van in South Los Angeles, asking if she’d heard there’s a single pill that could cure HIV, her heart dropped. »
Danger to Children in Californiaʼs 'No Parental Consent' Vaccination Law
by Kevin A. Muhammad -Guest Columnist- | Jan 16, 2012 - 12:47:59 PMThousands of parents have expressed deep concern over California’s newly amended Section of the Family Code, which allows minor children to consent to vaccinations without requiring the approval of their parents. »
The Benefits of Eating Once a Day
by The Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad | Dec 27, 2011 - 11:55:03 PMMany of my followers write and tell me of the results they are receiving from eating one meal a day or one meal every other day. This will produce good results and lengthen our lives. »
Best Preventative Against Death
by The Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad | Nov 1, 2011 - 12:17:38 PMIT is possible for us to eat many things and we can keep existing for a while, but if we would like to live as long as we CAN live, we need the proper guidance in the way of teaching us the proper foods to eat to expand our life and keep it expanded. »
The Safest Way to Eat
by the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad | Sep 30, 2011 - 10:28:28 AMAmerica has been blessed with everything that she could desire, but after all of these blessings, she is ungrateful and turns good things into bad, and wages a war against the God of good and His people. »
Adult smoking rate edges down slightly
by Lindsey Tanner AP Medical Writer | Sep 30, 2011 - 10:21:48 AMCHICAGO - Fewer U.S. adults are smoking and those who do light up are smoking fewer cigarettes each day, but the trend is weaker than the government had hoped. »
Surgeon General says beautiful hair and exercise can mix
by Afro American Newspapers | Sep 19, 2011 - 12:24:20 PMU.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin is enlisting hair stylists in the national fight against obesity. According to BET.com, she's asked them to talk about exercise with their patrons and to help them come up with hairstyles and care regimens to encourage the co-existence of exercise and beautiful hair. »
Mapping the Meal Gap: Child Food Insecurity 2011
by Nisa Islam Muhammad -Staff Writer- | Sep 16, 2011 - 12:58:33 PMWASHINGTON, D.C. - When many people think of hungry children, pictures of India or Africa come to mind, children with distended bellies, sallow eyes and desperate parents. But a new study by Feeding America released last month shows that more children in the United States are hungry than ever before. »
Three Secrets to Weight Loss
by Audrey Muhammad | Sep 13, 2011 - 11:11:05 AMThree secrets to weight loss boils down to five words: “How To Eat To Live.” Eating to live is a way of life, a way of eating. This brings us to secret number one: Eating the best of foods and eating between meals, just eat to live. »
588 Days to Winning the Weight Battle
by Melissa Muhammad | Sep 5, 2011 - 4:48:54 PMIn her book, “588 Days! Balancing Act of Faith, Family & Finding Time For Me” published by Crescent, Printing, Lorraine Muhammad chronicles her struggles from day one. She takes an honest look at how she would justify eating. »
Task force remedies aren't enough, say victims of forced sterilization
by Sommer Brokaw The Charlotte Post | Aug 29, 2011 - 11:33:28 AM(NNPA) - North Carolina approved the sterilization of about 7,600 people from 1929 to 1974, mostly without their consent. An estimated 1,500 to 2,000 victims are alive today. Lela Dunston, 63, is one of the verified victims. »
Muslim revolutionizes CPR technology with Transmax
by Starla Muhammad -Staff Writer- | Aug 11, 2011 - 12:11:47 PMAs a six-year-old growing up in Joliet, Illinois, Oneal Muhammad saw something no child should ever see but children in U.S. cities large and small too often witness, gun violence. It was at this young age Brother Oneal saw a young man shot and killed in front of his eyes for the first time. »
Who Will Care for You? - Need for Nurses, Instructors Intensifies
by Jessica Williams-Gibson Special to the NNPA from The Indianapolis Recorder | Aug 11, 2011 - 11:55:51 AMNurses are one of the most crucial caregivers, once a person enters into the health care system. They perform needs that range from helping a person get dressed to assisting physicians during surgery. Nurses are on the front lines of the health care industry. »
North Carolina sterilization victims urge fair compensation
by Renee Elder Associated Press | Jul 28, 2011 - 4:29:18 PMRALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina sterilization victims and their families gave impassioned pleas to the Governor's Eugenics Compensation Task Force in July after listening to a wide-ranging discussion on potential award amounts in the $10,000 to $20,000 range. »
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