Health
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BET Foundation Announces The 2006 ‘A Healthy BET’ Fitness Challenge
BET Networks and BET.com announced their plans to again sponsor the 3rd Annual A Healthy BET Fitness Challenge. (more)
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Congress Must Reduce Disparities in Domestic HIV/AIDS Program
Recent patterns in the United States show that HIV/AIDS increasingly affects African Americans, Latinos, and other racial and ethnic minorities. (more)
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Aetna Continues Relationship with the National Dental Association to Eliminate Disparities in Dental Health
The grant will help the NDA continue its mission to enhance the skills of its members, recruit minorities into the profession and create opportunities for…
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NAACP And NitroMed Announce Partnership To Narrow Healthcare Disparities
The NAACP and NitroMed, Inc. announced a strategic alliance to implement measures to narrow health care disparities that exist between African Americans and Caucasians (more)
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The Ludacris Foundation Teams With United Cerebral Palsy To Launch Awareness Campaign
United Cerebral Palsy and The Ludacris Foundation announced on Dec. 13, 2005 the launch of a new public awareness campaign featuring the Grammy-nominated Ludacris.
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New Insights Into Treatment of Hypertension In Black Americans
Researchers have reported a possible explanation for the higher risk of heart disease and its complications among black Americans (more)
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Yolanda King Helps American Stroke Association Launch Power to End Stroke
It happened to Coretta Scott King, Luther Vandross, and Robert Guillaume. And it may happen to you — a stroke. In fact, blacks…
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Black Community Faces An Ever-growing Need For Organ Donations
…8 out of 10 African Americans unaware of the importance of speaking to their loved ones about their wish to become a donor (more)
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Dermatologist Address Skin Conditions Common In People Of Color
Dermatologist addresses a variety of conditions that are common in people with skin of color and how to treat them (more)
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B.B. King Tells How He Avoids the Diabetes Blues
In commemoration of National Diabetes Month, Diabetes Health magazine caught up with B.B King and he shared his secrets for staying at the top of…
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NBA Star Alonzo Mourning Spreads the Word About Kidney Disease
Mourning Will Visit U.S. Clinics to Educate About Early Warning Signs
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Rapid HIV Testing Campaign Targets African American and Latina Women
A free, Rapid HIV test that allows people to get results in 20 minutes rather than two weeks is the focus of a year-long (more)
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Christopher & Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center Announces Actor Daryl ‘Chill’ Mitchell to Be Spokesperson
The Christopher & Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center (PRC) announced that actor Daryl “Chill” Mitchell has agreed to serve as a spokesperson (more)
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Della Reese Urges Houston Residents to be Stronger Than Diabetes
Della Reese Kicks off the American Diabetes Association’s America’s Walk for Diabetes Houston Metro Walk and Project POWER Church-Based Program
