The Deadly Disease Black Men Aren’t Talking Enough About
An estimated 5 percent of the world’s population has COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and in the U.S., COPD is the third leading cause of…
Lung Cancer
The Benefits Of…Cancer?
Everyday, we talk to people who are newly diagnosed with cancer…. To them, their worlds have just been turned upside down. They listen in shock…
Cancer Screenings: Is Your Doctor Telling You The Benefits AND Risks?
KEY POINTS Only 27 percent of women screened for breast cancer, 38 percent of men and women being screened for colorectal cancer and 34 percent…
Top 5 Things To Know About Cancer Survivors
CHICAGO (AP) — It’s National Cancer Survivors Day, and chances are good that you know at least one of them. LIKE BlackDoctor.org on Facebook! Get…
What Is Sarcoidosis?
Sarcoidosis is a disease caused by small areas of inflammation. It can affect any part of the body but is most common in the lungs—called…
CVS To Stop Selling Cigarettes
CVS Caremark Corp., which is shifting into a more substantial role a health care provider, said it will phase out tobacco products by Oct. 1…
Nelson Mandela Dies
According to YahooNews, former South African President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nelson Mandela died at 95. The political icon was battling a recurring lung infection, and…
Bad Breath: 5 Diseases That Might Be Causing It
Can the bad breath causes really include diseases? Yes. While poor dental hygiene accounts for most cases of halitosis, bad breath can sometimes be a…
Breathe Easier! 10 Healthy Lung Tips
Respiratory problems such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema and bronchitis affect millions of Americans. Poorly functioning lungs decrease oxygen flow to the rest…
5 (Lesser-Known) Ways To Lower Your Cancer Risks
To reduce cancer risks, such as breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, colon cancer and lung cancer, science has already clued us in to a few things…
Why Anger May Be Hard On Your Lungs
In an eight-year American study of 670 men aged 45 to 86, researchers found that longstanding anger and hostility sped up age-related lung decline. In…
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
Sherman Hemsley recently died from a lung cancer complication called superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS). But what is it? Celebrate Your Health! LIKE BDO on Facebook!…
Sherman Hemsley & Lung Cancer: How Blacks Can Lower Their Risks
Sherman Hemsley, the 74-year-old actor best known for his role as George Jefferson, died last month because of a complication of lung cancer, according to…
The Top 3 Causes Of Cancer
According to Otis Brawley, M.D., the Chief Medical Officer at the American Cancer Society, two-thirds of cancer cases in the U.S. develop from preventable causes. Other…
Lung Cancer: 4 Things Blacks Need To Know
The world is in mourning from the recent news that Donna Summer recently died from lung cancer. Did you know that Blacks are 50% more…
The Top 3 Diseases Killing Black Women
The good news? The leading threats to women’s health, at least the majority of them, can be prevented. The not-so-great part? Many people don’t know…
