All posts tagged "health"
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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…
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New Documentary Seeks An End to AIDS In Black America
A new Frontline documentary is taking a look at the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the black community. In 2011, HIV was more prevalent in Washington, D.C.,…
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Too little vitamin D may explain black Americans’ cancer deaths
African-Americans are 25 percent more likely to die from cancer than white Americans are, and the reasons are numerous, including lower socio-economic status, poorer access…
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‘Good Morning America’ anchor Robin Roberts diagnosed with rare blood disorder
“Good Morning America” anchor Robin Roberts announced Monday that she is battling a rare blood disorder, just five years after beating breast cancer. Through tears,…
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Infertility gene discovery may lead to male contraceptive
Scottish scientists have discovered a gene that plays a key role in production of healthy sperm, a breakthrough they say could soon pave the way…
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Researchers Find Genetic Marker that May Predict Smoking Quantity in African Americans
In a step toward understanding possible genetic differences in smoking behaviors, a team of researchers co-led by SRI International has identified a genetic marker associated…
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Psychosis May Be Overdiagnosed in Blacks
Suspicion of white-dominated institutions and society at large among African Americans may translate into overdiagnosis of schizophrenia, a researcher said here. Identification of total psychosis…
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Tracy Morgan Hospitalized; Cancels Denver Show
Just months after collapsing at Sundance, Tracy Morgan has fallen ill again. TMZ reports that the “30 Rock” star was hospitalized on Saturday for “flu-like…
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Equal access to care helps close survival gap for young African-American cancer patients
A new analysis from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital adds to evidence that equal access to comprehensive treatment and supportive care typically translates into equally…
