Group Launches New STD Prevention Program Aimed At Urban Youths
The number of positive STD tests among young urban and African American populations is much higher than in the general public. However, a new prevention campaign is targeting these individuals by trying to remake the image of practicing safe sex. Students from Bowie State University recently teamed up with artist and entrepreneur Terence Greene to launch More...
Cancer Among Minorities with HIV/AIDS
Racial and ethnic minorities in America have been hit harder than white Americans by the HIV/AIDS epidemic–they make up about one-third of the population but two-thirds of all cases. In 2009, African Americans More...
Healthier You Nutrition: Vitamin D Deficiency Epidemic Among Blacks Says New Book
Chronic vitamin D deficiency is a silent epidemic that is taking the lives of countless blacks worldwide. Correcting the Vitamin D Deficiency Epidemic: Strategies to Fight Diseases and Prolong Life for Black People, More...
Smog Tied To Raised Risk Of Chronic Illness In Black Women
Air pollution may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure in black American women, a new study suggests. Previous research has shown that air pollution boosts the chances of acute cardiovascular More...
Sickle-cell trait rules out Steelers’ Clark vs. Broncos
Coach Mike Tomlin has taken the decision out of Ryan Clark’s hands. The Pittsburgh Steelers safety and leading tackler won’t play in Sunday’s NFL playoff game at the Denver Broncos due to a blood More...
Jennifer Hudson Shows Dramatic Weight Loss in New Ad
The results of Jennifer Hudson’s body transformation have never been more apparent than in her latest Weight Watchers commercial, in which she sings alongside a heavier version of herself. On the left, Hudson More...
Genetic Clues To High Blood Pressure In African Americans
African Americans develop high blood pressure more often and at earlier ages than white Americans. About 31 percent of all U.S. adults have high blood pressure, but the rate for Africans Americans is nearly a third More...
Legendary Singer Etta James Terminally Ill
Etta James has been battling health issues, but the “At Last” singer’s manager and friend Lupe De Leon tells CNN that she’s now terminally ill. “Etta James is at the last stages of her More...
Research Campus Scientist Targets African-American Health Issues
A newly hired scientist at the N.C. Research Campus is working to better understand health risks of African-Americans based on their genes and DNA. Dr. Fatimah L.C. Jackson, a prominent anthropologist, has joined More...
Actress Tamala Jones Opens Up About Her Brain Anuerysm
Tamala Jones, who currently plays Lanie Parish on Castle, is talking for the first time about her longtime struggle with a brain aneurysm. The 37-year-old actress revealed to Black Enterprise that she has been struggling More...
