Health

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.

Obama and Romney on the environment

Monday, 15 October 2012 15:46 EarthTalk®: E - The Environmental Magazine

Dear EarthTalk: Given that the presidential election is just around the corner, what can you tell me about each candidate's environmental track record and positions? -- Jane Miller, Chicago, IL

Donate marrow, save a life: More African-Americans needed to donate bone marrow

Sunday, 07 October 2012 13:51 Harry Colbert, Jr.

Am I my brother's keeper?

Though the question is Biblical, it is also topical. What responsibility does one have in relation to his or her fellow human? If one has the ability to save a life, should not that person take the steps to do so – especially if the first step is to simply supply a harmless and painless cheek swab?