Health
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Study: CPR Less Likely In Low-Income, Black Neighborhoods
People who suffer cardiac arrests in high-income, white neighborhoods are almost twice as likely to receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) than people who live in low-income,…
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Study: African-American Boys are Hitting Puberty as Early as 9
Boys in the United States are starting puberty earlier than ever, according to a new study publishing in the November issue of the journal Pediatrics….
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Alicia Keys Opens Up About Losing Baby Weight
While most celebrities make it seem like getting back into shape after having a baby is no big deal, Alicia Keys is not sugar coating…
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Video: Robin Roberts Goes Home From the Hospital
“There’s no place like home,” Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts tweeted this morning. “After 30 days in the hospital I’m home. Praise God from…
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Robin Roberts Feeling ‘Energized’ After Bone Marrow Transplant
Finally, Robin Roberts can officially focus on healing. The “Good Morning America” anchor, 51, underwent a long-awaited bone marrow transplant Thursday in New York City…
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How Soul Food Stymies African-Americans’ Low-Salt Efforts
This week, Dr. Khaalisha Ajala of ABC News’ Medical Unit shared her report on African Americans’ high sodium diets. Read the story below: “I can’t…
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African American Men and Prostate Cancer: Be Your Own Advocate and Understand Screening
September is National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Prostate cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed type of cancer among American men. For reasons that are…
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Traffic Ticket Inspires Woman to Lose 200+ Pounds
A traffic ticket can ruin your day, but for one Lowcountry woman it changed her life. It was the citation that got her on the…
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Eye Health Awareness Alarmingly Low Among Culturally Diverse Groups in U.S. Despite High Risk for Vision Problems
With culturally diverse populations continuing to grow in the United States, many of which are at increased risk for developing certain vision conditions as compared…
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Aetna Adds Two Programs to Help Tackle Diabetes in Texas
More than 1.7 million adults in Texas are living with diabetes. Research shows this is 12 percent higher than the national average. Doctors here say…
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Police: Rodney King Death Ruled Accidental
Rodney King had been drinking and was on drugs when he plunged into a swimming pool and accidentally drowned in June, a coroner’s report released…
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Mystery Illness Causes Woman To Grows Nails Instead Of Hair
A rare skin condition is causing one 28-year-old woman hair to grow human nails instead of hair. Criminal justice student Shanya A. Isom first saw…
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Actor Michael Clarke Duncan Remains Hospitalized
“The Green Mile” star Michael Clarke Duncan remains hospitalized in Los Angeles more than three weeks after suffering a heart attack. Publicist Joy Fehily said…
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Jackson Move to Mayo Could Point to Complications
The announcement that Jesse Jackson Jr. had been transferred to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota pinned down his whereabouts for the first time in weeks…
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Report: Gay, Bisexual Black Men at High Risk for HIV
Only one in 500 Americans is a black gay or bisexual male, but black men who have sex with men (MSM) account for one in…
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Mike Tyson Credits ‘The Hangover’ For Sobriety Help
Former boxing heavyweight champ Mike Tyson said his role in “The Hangover,” the hit 2009 film about three groomsmen and their drunken Vegas debauchery, actually…
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Halle Berry Rushed to Hospital After On-Set Accident
Halle Berry was hospitalized in Los Angeles Tuesday night after being injured on the set of her new movie. Per USA Today, Berry’s rep confirms…
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‘Green Mile’ Actor Michael Clarke Duncan In ICU After Cardiac Arrest
Michael Clarke Duncan, the actor with the booming voice from “The Green Mile,” was rushed to the hospital Friday after going into cardiac arrest. Duncan…
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Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Being Treated For “Mood Disorder”
Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. is receiving intensive treatment for a “mood disorder” and is expected to make a full recovery, his doctor said on Wednesday,…
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Weight Gain After Quitting Smoking: Average Over 10 Pounds
As more people quit smoking cigarettes to protect their health, many face a new battle: weight gain. A new study in the journal BMJ shows…
