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Strip Mines, Pollution And De-foresting Linked To Ebola’s Deadly Spread

Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from Global Information Network (Trice Edney Wire) – Pits in the ground from mining, forests stripped of trees,...

CDC Confirms Enterovirus D68 In King County

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed the presence of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) in Washington state, including King County. The CDC...

Xavier Professor Makes Strides In Breast Cancer Research

By Fritz Esker Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Louisiana Weekly (Trice Edney Wire - Researchers at Xavier University led by Dr. Guangdi...

EPA To Require Air Pollution Measurements In Black Communities

By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – For the first time, the Environmental Protection Agency may require oil refineries to regularly measure the air...

Spread Of Ebola Traced To A 2-Year-Old

Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from Global Information Network (Trice Edney Wire) – If researchers are correct, a two year old in southeastern...

Scientist Who Discovered Ebola Doesn’t See A Global Threat

Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from Global Information Network (Trice Edney Wire) – The Belgian researcher who first identified the Ebola virus is...

With Over 1,000 Infected, Can the Ebola Virus Be Stopped?

Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from Global Information Network (TriceEdneyWire.com) – As an Ebola epidemic sweeps relentlessly across West African borders, with the...

Disabled Americans Seek More Consumer Protection

By Jazelle Hunt Washington Correspondent  WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In a popular TV advertisement, ordinary citizens loudly declare to the world, “It’s my money, and I need...

Toward A Cure For HIV: The Promise Of The ‘Mississippi Baby’

By Linda Villarosa Special to the NNPA from The Black AIDS Institute MELBOURNE, Australia – Is the glass half empty – or half full? That was...

HIV-Positive For 20-Plus Years and ‘One Of The Lucky Ones’

By Linda Villarosa Special to NNPA from The Black AIDS Institute MELBOURNE, Australia – Steven Watiti was diagnosed with HIV in 1993. His wife was pregnant...

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VOICES Heard: New Cancer Study Will Center Black Women

In a groundbreaking study, the American Cancer Society will investigate the link between breast cancer and race by exclusively tracking Black women.