Consumption of as much as two fruit juices a day could increase the risk of diabetes in African-American women by almost a third, a new study suggests.

The study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, tracked 43,000 participants in the Black Women's Health Study for a decade to find out how drinking patterns affected diabetes risk. Women who had fruit drinks including Kool- Aid, fruit punch, Snapple and juices were 31 percent more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those who did not

HIV rates among American blacks are higher than those in impoverished nations that are part of a $15 billion AIDs programs from the United States, and nearly equal to those of African nations, a new report said on Tuesday.

"More Black Americans are infected with HIV than the total populations of people living with HIV in seven of the 15 countries served by PEPFAR [President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief]," Black AIDS Institute chief executive Phill Wilson said in a statement

A large number of older children are being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), while diagnoses among younger children have held steady, a federal report said Wednesday.

A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said about 5 percent of children between the ages of 6 and 17 are diagnosed with ADHD, a neurobehavioral developmental disorder

Foreign-born immigrants account for more than half of new tuberculosis cases in the U.S. in recent years, according to a study in a major medical journal.

Researchers suggest that immigrants to the U.S. from Africa and Southeast Asia should be tested and treated for tuberculosis before they arrive to prevent importing the disease

Tobacco companies have manipulated the menthol levels in cigarettes in recent years to hook new young smokers, a new study claims. The report by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health could fuel support for more tobacco regulation.

The new study states that young people tolerate menthol cigarettes better than harsher non-menthol cigarettes. The low-level menthol cigarettes make it easier to begin smoking but as smokers become more accustomed to menthol, they prefer stronger menthol sensations