Health

Fitness helps arthritis sufferers, expert reports

Tuesday, 09 June 2009 15:18

46 million people have a doctor-diagnosed case of arthritis in America. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report one of the leading causes of arthritis is obesity. Pete Piranio, owner of three Fitness Together franchises located in the Milwaukee Metro area reports how better fitness can aid the aches and pains commonly associated with arthritis.

Why more Black women don't breastfeed

Tuesday, 09 June 2009 14:57 Kimberly Seals Allers

'Breastfeeding is for poor people,' my mom once said to me," explains Nicole, a 37-year-old mom from New Jersey, who breastfed two children for a year. "My mom is a very progressive woman, but this was the thinking of her generation. I couldn't believe it."

Diet and exercise: A prescription for slimmer health care costs

Tuesday, 09 June 2009 14:49

As health care costs continue to rise, the American Heart Association is offering advice about how to trim those medical bills. The Association's Minnesota spokeswoman, Elizabeth Warmka, says it's a matter of staying healthy, and the prescription for that is to be active and watch what you eat.

(Health and Wellness) Get your annual medical exam: Got symptoms? Visit the doctor

Monday, 08 June 2009 15:53 Brandi Patterson-Phillips

Okay men, young men and growing boys, there is an issue that needs to be addressed over and over again until your minds change about your health care. I am speaking to men in general. So if this message does not apply to you, please feel free to spread the word and pass on the following information to other men.

Breast Cancer 3-Day Expo prepares hundreds for 60-mile journey

Friday, 29 May 2009 14:59

In preparation to walk 60 miles in three days August 21-23, the Twin Cities Breast Cancer 3-Day Expo is having a fun and free event for the public to learn more about the Breast Cancer 3-Day on Sunday, June 7, 2009, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. at the Sheraton Bloomington Hotel, 7800 Normandale Blvd., in Minneapolis.

Put life back in your life: Living well with the Chronic Conditions Workshop

Thursday, 28 May 2009 13:17

Do you or a loved one have a chronic disease, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis, or heart disease, and do you feel limited by it? Do you feel like you’re spending too much time with the doctor or at the hospital? The Living Well with Chronic Conditions workshops will teach you how to self-manage your disease so you start to feel better.

Black women contract HIV/AIDS mostly through heterosexual activity

Wednesday, 27 May 2009 14:23 George E Curry, NNPA Specail Correspondent

WASHINGTON (NNPA) - C. Virginia Fields, president of the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS, was giving a speech in Rocky Mount, NC before a group of social service providers when she made a surprising revelation about the AIDS epidemic.