ELDERLY FALLS AND FRACTURES CAN BE DEVASTATING: HOW TO GET RID OF THE RISKS
One of the most serious fall injuries is a broken hip. It is hard to recover from a hip fracture and afterward many people are not able to live on their own. […]
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SOUTH AFRICAN MINERS WIN COMPENSATION FOR WORK-RELATED LUNG DISEASES
A Johannesburg High Court on Friday approved a groundbreaking 5 billion rand ($353 million) class action settlement on behalf of miners who contracted tuberculosis, silicosis and other chronic lung diseases through their work in the […]
BE PREPARED FOR END-OF-LIFE: HAVE CONVERSATIONS DURING THE ‘GOOD’ TIMES
What we know is that African-Americans are less likely than any other group to be prepared for end-of-life, and not surprisingly, are less likely to have a prepared Advance directive. […]
BEAT THE HEAT: DRINK WATER
Untreated severe dehydration can cause seizures, brain damage or even be fatal. […]
MOSQUITOES 101
No bite is more common than the bite of a mosquito. […]
DID MEDICAL COMMUNITY MISS SIGNS OF MASSIVE EBOLA OUTBREAK IN CONGO?
Just over a month ago, experts at the World Health Organization looked at the growing spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and declined to call it a “global health emergency” because only […]
KIDNEY DISEASE AT STAGGERING RATES IN BLACK COMMUNITY–BUT THERE IS HOPE
Many African-Americans already know they have diabetes or high blood pressure but are not aware they may also have kidney disease. […]
K2: THE FACTS ON SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA
If you thought marijuana was supposed to be pretty harmless, you’re probably shocked to find out there’s some synthetic stuff that’s a “whole ‘nother animal”. […]
THE FACTS BEHIND THE MEASLES OUTBREAKS
According to the CDC’s up-to-date tally of the number of measles cases per year, 107 people across 21 states have come down with the measles. […]
GRILLING CAN BE BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH
Regularly consuming well-done or charred meat may increase your risk of developing pancreatic cancer by up to 60 percent. […]