Is Technology Destroying Your Health?
Are you always checking your phone while you’re waiting in line at the supermarket, or stopped at a traffic light? Do you dig around for…
Brain and Nervous System
What Is Brain Death?
Usher’s eleven-year-old stepson, Kyle Glover, was recently declared brain dead after a passing jet skier collided with the boy, striking him in the head and…
Usher’s Stepson Declared Brain Dead
Usher’s eleven-year-old stepson has been declared brain dead after an accident involving a jet ski, according to Rolling Stone. Kile Glover, the son of Usher’s ex-wife…
How Multiple Sclerosis Is Different In Blacks
Studies show that while whites are twice as likely as Blacks to suffer from multiple sclerosis (MS), blacks suffer from more MS risks, and a…
New Research: High-Fructose Corn Syrup Sabotages Learning & Memory
It’s hard to find a pantry without high fructose corn syrup. It’s in cereals, salad dressings, baked goods, fruit juices, crackers and even baby formula.…
Singer Regina Belle Reveals Shocking Health Diagnosis
Grammy award winning artist Regina Belle, once an R&B performer has now made a brilliant transition to singing gospel and was on the TJMS this morning to reveal…
Scientists Develop Alzheimer’s Test
Researchers discovered that a drug can highlight the plaques in the brain which are believed to be behind the disease. Currently, Alzheimer’s disease can only…
Is There A Link Between Obesity & Autism?
According to the CDC, diagnoses of autism spectrum disorders continue to rise in the United States – and there may possibly be an obesity connection.…
What Is Drug Addiction?
(BlackDoctor.org) — What does it mean to be addicted to a drug? How does it happen? Why does it happen? According to the Substance Abuse…
Vitamin D Improves Bone Loss Due to Epilepsy Drugs
(BlackDoctor.org) — It’s well known that, taken for long periods, anti-epilepsy drugs can lead to brittle bones. Now, researchers have shown that high-dose vitamin D…
T-Boz & Her Secret Brain Tumor Battle
(BlackDoctor.org) — Tionne Watkins, better known as T-Boz of the legendary girl group TLC, revealed that she has secretly suffered from complications related to a…
6 Ways to Protect Yourself Against Alzheimer’s
(BlackDoctor.org) — We all want to dodge the Alzheimer’s bullet. And for lucky us, Mother Nature has counterbalanced the power of our genes by allowing…
Eagles Defensive Tackle Mike Patterson Diagnosed With Brain Condition
(BlackDoctor.org) — The seizure suffered by Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Mike Patterson during a recent practice game has a more frightening cause than originally thought.…
Rodney & Holly Robinson Peete On Their Son’s Autism
(BlackDoctor.org) – Their success in the sports and entertainment worlds couldn’t prepare them for the awful truth they heard in the doctor’s office nearly a…
Antidepressant Use In Pregnancy: Autism Risk?
(BlackDoctor.org) — Children born to women who take SSRI antidepressants during pregnancy may have a slight increase in risk for developing autism spectrum disorder (ASD),…
Autism In Black Children More Likely To Be Misdiagnosed
(BlackDoctor.org) – There are many myths about autism floating around out there, but one that specifically affects the African American Community is that autism is…
