Health

BPT You’re spending your nights standing on the sidelines, cheering your daughter as she dribbles a soccer ball across the field. Or maybe you’re cheering on your quarterback son as he yells “hut” at a football scrimmage. The school year – and its associated sports – is an exciting time. But with that excitement comes…

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Mortgage giants unveil lending rules to let more Americans buy homes with 3 percent down. By Josh Boak Associated Press  WASHINGTON — Some Americans will soon be able to buy a home with a down payment as low as 3 percent, compared with the current minimum of 5 percent, the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and…

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By Lynsey Chutel associated press JOHANNESBURG — In T-shirts boldly declaring “HIV Positive,” members of the Treatment Action Campaign marked the 10th anniversary of their court victory that brought the South African government to provide drugs to AIDS patients, in Johannesburg on Monday. Commemorating World Aids Day, the group called it a reunion rather than…

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By Elias Meseret associated press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — More than 3,300 people were tested for HIV Sunday in the Ethiopian region of Gambella, a massive turnout that exceeded expectations among AIDS campaigners who had hoped to test 2,000 people, according to local officials. Rahel Gettu, an official with the U.N. Aids  agency in Ethiopia,…

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BPT The holiday season is full of celebrations. From office parties to family events, everyone gathers to spread a little extra cheer. While people may be wary of what all of the holiday treats will mean for their health, avoiding all of the revelry could cause more harm than good.  Creating a balance between restraint…

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Community College of Philadelphia is launching a series of healthcare enrollment awareness events to help students understand health care options as the Affordable Care Act 2015 open enrollment period gets underway. The benefit year ends December 31, 2014 for individuals who enrolled in a 2014 Marketplace plan. To continue health coverage in 2015, they can…

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Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. –A national survey from Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) and National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) reveals that the majority of adult women living in the United States do not believe they are up to date on vaccinations to protect against many preventable diseases. According to a telephone survey of 1,000 randomly selected…

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BPT Everyday technology consumes everyone’s lives as the phone, computer, tablet and other high tech devices have become not just an object, but also a close companion. And for those who are extremely connected to their devices, going without them, even for only a few minutes, can be an anxiety-filled experience.   A majority of…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Award-winning actress S. Epatha Merkerson, who has type 2 diabetes, helps Merck launch the Americaís Diabetes Challenge: Get to Your Goals educational program to show her commitment to know and attain her A1C (blood sugar) goal, Wednesday, April 23, 2014, in New York. (Jason DeCrow/AP Images for Merck) S. Epatha Merkerson wants to…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Councilman Curtis Jones Jr City Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. stated, “Our hearts go out to all the 4,500 plus people in Liberia that have become fatalities of the Ebola Virus and to the one victim we’ve had that has died from the virus here in the United States. Many members of our Philadelphia…

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