Health

Claiming Right to Wellness: Self-Efficacy and Voting

Monday, 05 November 2012 11:44 BraVada Garrett-Akinsanya, Ph.D., LP

There is an old song that was frequently sung during the Civil Rights movement entitled: Ain't Gon' Let Nobody Turn Me Around!" This belief is one based in the psychological principle of self-efficacy. Self-efficacy is the belief that one is competent believes that he or she holds the power to affect situations. These beliefs strongly influencing no only the power a person actually has to face challenges, but it also influences the choices a person makes. The influence of self-efficacy has been especially studied with regard to behaviors affecting health and wellness. I believe that we all have a right to be well.

Erectile dysfunction: A window to whole body health

Tuesday, 30 October 2012 10:43 Nicole Winbush MD

Erectile Dysfunction (ED) is the most common sexual health problem in men, affecting more than 1/3 of men during their lifetime. ED is defined as the inability for a man to achieve or maintain an erection of the penis that is sufficient for sexual activity. Health conditions like high blood pressure and diabetes can double or triple the risk of developing ED. ED can also be an early warning sign of underlying health conditions like heart disease as many individuals who go on to have a heart attack, often have a history of ED in the preceding years. However, you have the power to improve your overall health and a growing body of evidence suggests that healthy lifestyle changes can significantly decrease your chances of developing ED and may potentially improve ED symptoms.

Breast Cancer Awareness: A survivor’s story

Tuesday, 30 October 2012 08:48 Ivan Phifer, Staff Writer

According to the website, www.breastcancer.org, about one in eight U.S. women (just under 12 percent) will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of a lifetime.

Health officials contacting clinics in state to urge them to contact patients who received other NECC drugs possibly associated with fungal infections

Thursday, 18 October 2012 16:23

The Minnesota Department of Health determined this week that 129 clinics in Minnesota received injectable drugs from New England Compounding Center (NECC) that could pose a potential risk of meningitis or other infections to their patients. Staff from MDH are in the process of contacting those clinics to make sure that they are contacting their patients who were given the drugs and instructing them to see their health care provider if they develop symptoms of meningitis.

‘Healthy Markets’ promotes safe visits to markets

Thursday, 18 October 2012 16:12 Patricia Weaver

Education effort to focus on safe food handling, safe animal contact

Breast cancer takes heavier toll on Black women

Wednesday, 17 October 2012 09:28 Maya Rhodan, NNPA Washington Correspondent

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – When Kimberly Higginbotham was 23 years old, she received some devastating news.

Macronutrients: The building blocks of good health

Monday, 15 October 2012 16:35 Nicole Winbush MD

Changing your diet is one of the quickest and most profound ways to influence your health. Dietary changes can improve your mood and energy, often within within days. To know how to make changes, it is important to have a good working understanding of the basic components in the food we eat. This week we review macronutrients.