April 18th, 2019016By Rosaland Tyler
Associate Editor
New Journal and Guide
While about 20 percent of African-Americans who were diagnosed with schizophrenia also tested positive for major depression, a new study questions the accuracy of this diagnosis.
The new Rutgers University study underscores years of reports that claim conscious and unconscious...
February 1st, 2019017By Glenn Ellis
TriceEdneyWire.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains the third most common cause of malignancy-related death in men and women in the United States. Each year, about 140,000 Americans are diagnosed with colon cancer, and more than 50,000 die from it. That’s bad news, but for African-Americans, it’s even...
October 18th, 2018018All of us, at any given time, find ourselves in the path of a hurricane, or have loved ones who are affected.
We all breathe a sigh of relief when we can make the “I’m OK” call or message. But, unfortunately, there is still the potential for danger, after the rain stops, or the waters recede.
Even after a hurricane’s immediate...
August 30th, 2018021The “Ask Dr. Kevin” series is brought to you by Pfizer Rare Disease in collaboration with the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) to increase understanding of sickle cell disease.
With National Sickle Cell Awareness Month in September, I’ve been thinking a lot about the challenges that people with sickle cell disease...
June 30th, 2018024By Stacy M. Brown
NNPA Newswire Contributor
After his own failed musical aspirations, Joseph Jackson helped launch his children to international stardom in the 1960s and 1970s.
He managed the Jackson 5 before the group left Motown and was rebranded as the Jacksons.
Ultimately, the patriarch is responsible for the emergence of...
June 30th, 2018016By Dr. Glen Ellis
TriceEdneyWire.com
If well-done burgers or charred hotdogs are your thing, you might want to read this:
Regularly consuming well-done or charred meat may increase your risk of developing pancreatic cancer by up to 60 percent.
So this means that ruining a piece of meat isn’t the only thing you need to worry...
June 23rd, 2018055By Leonard E. Colvin
Chief Reporter
New Journal and Guide
Last Friday at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, when the 508 graduating seniors at Landstown High School marched across the stage, Mark Carney was among them.
Like his other classmates, the past 18 years hopefully will have prepared them for the challenges and...
