Food
Your Smoothie & Hepatitis A: The Shocking Connection
According to CNN, hepatitis A outbreaks from Costco frozen fruit have grown from 34 cases to 87 cases in one week. So far, the cases…
Celebrity Health
The Fittest Celebrity Dads & Their Kids
Welcome to the Father’s Day edition of our celebrity fitness gallery, featuring our list of the hottest celebrity dads around, all posing with their amazing…
Celebrity Health
Halle Expecting A Baby Boy
According to People magazine, Halle Berry’s fiancé, Olivier Martinez, recently announced that she is pregnant with a boy. She is currently in her second trimester.…
Fitness
If You Really Want Sexy Abs…
How can you get sexy abs like your favorite celebrities, such as the ever-lovely Gabrielle Union and Taraji P. Henson? Gabrielle maintains her sexy body by sticking…
Hair Care
From Oprah To Serena: Common Myths About Black Hair
Black hair can be very different from other textures, and because of this, there are a lot of very common myths about it. Whether you…
General Health
9 Ridiculous Medical Costs On Your Hospital Bill
What do hospitals charge their patients? Every year, the International Federation of Health Plans — a global insurance trade association that includes more than 100…
Cancer
Nelson Mandela: His 5 Surprising Health Conditions
Nelson Mandela, the legendary South African former president, politician and activist, is back in the hospital in “serious but stable” condition, after once again suffering…
Prostate Cancer
Quincy & Rashida Jones Raise Awareness About Prostate Cancer
Famous father and daughter duo Quincy Jones and Rashida Jones have teamed up for a PSA on behalf of Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) and…
Food
Processed Foods Now Linked To…
A team of scientists from Yale University in the U.S and the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, in Germany, say junk food diets could be partly to…
Prostate Cancer
A New Strain Of Prostate Cancer?
Metastatic hormone resistant prostate cancer (mHRPC) is defined as prostate cancer that has spread from its original location to other parts of the body. One…
Breast Cancer
Susan G. Komen Cancels Breast Cancer Walks
The Susan G. Komen for the cure, the most widely known, largest and best-funded breast cancer organization in the United States, has canceled their three-day…
Diabetes
My Story: “When This Changed, So Did My Life”
Anthony was 315 pounds with a blood sugar level of 500 – he had to do something! Below is his account of the steps he took…
Skin Problems
Could That Margarita Be A Health Hazard?
Can limes really make you sick? What exactly is phytophotodermatitis? And what does any of this have to do with your favorite summer beverages? LIKE BlackDoctor.org…
Brain and Nervous System
Anesthesia: More Dangerous Than You Think?
Is anesthesia dangerous? It’s already a question that anyone about to have surgery worries about. According to new research, this may be an even more…
Brain and Nervous System
UCLA Awarded $10M Grant To Study Autism In African Americans
The National Institutes of Health awarded UCLA a grant to study the genetic causes of autism in African-American children. Areva Martin of the Special Needs…
Healthy Pregnancy
Are You Pregnant? Then Quit Smoking!
You should quit smoking anyway, of course, but pregnancy makes the issue even more important, due to serious smoking risks than not only hurt you,…
