Transthyretin (TTR) mutations known to cause cardiac amyloidosis include V122 which is found almost exclusively in Blacks at a prevalence of ... Read More
Calm Parents Can Help Calm Kids With ADHD
Awareness about and diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in minority populations in the United States has increased ... Read More
Farm Workers Who Use Pesticides Likely To Develop Blood Disorder, Multiple Myeloma
Multiple myeloma is a rare cancer, yet blacks are twice as likely to be diagnosed with multiple myeloma than whites. The most at-risk ... Read More
Doctors Discover New Type of Multiple Sclerosis
Blacks continue to be underrepresented in clinical studies for multiple sclerosis (MS). It’s a discouraging fact but there may be even more ... Read More
Understanding Multiple Sclerosis With Dr. Walter Royal III
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Mothers, Are You Talking To Your Daughters About Fibroids?
If you are not talking about fibroids with your daughter, you could be condemning her to a lifetime of ignorance and fibroid ... Read More
Childbirth May Slow Progression of Multiple Sclerosis Advancing
Black patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) may see their disease progress more quickly than it does for any other race. However, new ... Read More
Your Cancer Survival Rate May Be A Matter of Participating in Clinical Trials, or Not
Research has shown that cancer patients in rural areas have lower survival rates than those in urban areas. For example, cancer death rates ... Read More
Mental Health: Superiority of New Schizophrenia Drug Gets Challenged
Although new research suggests that a state-of-the-art drug, Olanzapine, does appear to be less likely than haloperidol to cause serious ... Read More
Is Bee Venom Therapy Helping or Hurting Patients?
If you or someone you know is living with multiple sclerosis (MS), you are already aware of the daily challenges this disease can present. ... Read More
Guess Which Brand Wants Your Old Plastic?
What's better than a brand that makes us look and feel amazing? One that cares about the planet and shows it! On Friday 1/31, Global beauty ... Read More
Will Cool Sculpting Help You Shrink & Shape Your Stomach?
Dealing with trouble areas, like having a few extra pounds around you abdominal/stomach area, can be tough. You probably realize that extra ... Read More