(BlackDoctor.org) -- Elderly African American men are less likely to get tested for prostate cancer than elderly white men, according to an article in the September 27 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

According to the article, major racial differences exist in prostate cancer incidence and death rates in the United States. African American men are 60 percent more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer than white men and twice as likely

(BlackDoctor.org) -- Healthy seniors who are physically active and exercise for more than 60 minutes each week can lessen their chances of disability as they age, finds a new long-term study.

“This study contributes to the large body of scientific evidence supporting the importance of continuing to be physical active over one’s life,” said lead author Bonnie Bruce, of the division of immunology and rheumatology at Stanford

(BlackDoctor.org) -- It should come as no surprise to any of us to hear that diabetes is one of the top contributors to death in America today. Notice I said America, not the world. You see, here in America we have skyrocketing diabetes rates among almost every segment of the population: women, men, children and even the elderly.

Large amounts of muscle fat or abdominal fat may put elderly men and women with normal body weight at risk for developing Type 2 diabetes. Even though they're not