Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - President Barack Obama is set to step up the fight against HIV and AIDS with a brand new plan announced.

President Barack Obama will come in front of the world on Tuesday and lay down the foundation to what will end up being his grand plan to help reduce HIV infections and AIDS cases across the U.S. Continue Reading

Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - A new study has revealed that kids and even young adults who play too many video games and spend too much time in front of the TV have a harder time focusing in school and have a much shorter attention span than those who do not play as many video games.

The study was led by researcher Edward Swing from Iowa State University. The idea behind the study was to try and see what type of impact spending time behind a monitor such as a television monitor had on kids and young adults. Continue Reading

Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - If you are a sexually active gay man, you are still not allows to donate your blood thanks to a ruling by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

A committee for the department came out with a ruling this week to continue the 25-year-old ban on blood donations from gay men. Continue Reading

Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - The Relay for Life events put on by the American Cancer Society march on this year and are being touted as a huge success. This weekend proved their resolve as many had to fight through severe weather to hold their events.

The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life events are held each and ever year to help raise money and awareness in the fight against cancer. Continue Reading

Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has come out and stated that they will review personal genetic tests and approve them before they are sold to the public. These tests are supposed to allow consumers to learn about their DNA.

Personal genetic tests are being developed by five different companies, with plans to sell them in stores such as Walgreens, CVS, and others. Continue Reading

Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has come out and made it very clear that although it has subsided a bit, the H1N1 swine flu vrius still exists, and marches on all around the world.

The WHO emergency committee put out a statement late this week to address the current situation in regards to the H1N1 swine flu alla round the world. Continue Reading

Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has come out and slammed the Kellog Company for false claims in regards to the health benefits of eating come of their foods, including their popular Rice Krispies.

The company has had a great deal of success with the marketing of Kellog’s Rice Krispies brand cereal, especially with the younger consumers out there. Continue Reading

Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - World No Tobacco Day has been observed each and every May 31 for years now, starting for the first time back in 1987. The day is observed on a global scale, with this year’s theme focusing on the tobacco industry and the way in which they target women and kids in their advertising.

World No Tobacco Day is a 24-hour event in the minds of millions of people all around the world. Continue Reading

Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - What exactly is going on with today’s college kids. A new study has labeled them as being self-centered, and lacking empathy, but why?

Researchers from the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research compared college kids from the late 1970s to today to see what types of differences their were in regards to behavior. Continue Reading

Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - A new study has directly linked the use of tanning beds to an increased risk of melanoma, a type of cancer.

The study was carried out by researchers from the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health and Masonic Center, and focused on roughly 2,300 people in total. Continue Reading