Older adults with anemia may have a higher risk of dying after a stroke, according to new research. Anemia, a lack of red blood cells, is ... Read More
Health Conditions
Being Overweight May Age Your Brain By 10 Years
According to a recent study published in the journal Neurobiology of Aging, being overweight in your 40s, may shrink your brain, ... Read More
Miss International Elise Banks Speaks Out On Busting Black Mental Health Stigma
Elise Banks has beauty, brains and a heart for the people. As the reigning Miss International and a clinical therapist, Banks uses her ... Read More
Eric “ET” Thomas: 15 Years Of Breathing Success [VIDEO]
"When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you‘ll be successful” is quote you've probably read, heard, seen posted ... Read More
The Type Of Cancer African Americans Need To Know More About
Despite receiving similar cancer treatment as other patients, African Americans with a common form of leukemia didn't live as long in a 2013 ... Read More
Multiple Sclerosis Helped Hip Hop Veteran Masta Ace Rededicate Himself To Music
As a hip hop veteran, Masta Ace certainly knows a thing or two about battling on the mic; however, these days, the Brooklyn-born MC takes on ... Read More
Bishop Eddie Long Loses Weight By Ditching The ‘Slave Menu’
Bishop Eddie Long hasn't been heard from much since his sexual allegations in 2010 that ended in a closed door settlement. The Bishop has ... Read More
Food Deserts Linked To Early Heart Disease
People who live in neighborhoods that lack stores selling fresh food may have a higher risk of developing early heart disease, according to ... Read More
Does Your Heart Need More Exercise Or Less Sitting?
Even if you exercise regularly, too much sitting can still be bad for your heart, a leading cardiologists' group warns. The ... Read More
Shey Webb: A Lupus Fitness Warrior
A lupus diagnosis doesn’t have to mean the end of your life. For Shey Webb, it became the opposite. After spending several years in and out ... Read More
Racial Disparities Still Exist For Heart Failure Patients
Despite a decade’s worth of research revealing racial and ethnic disparities among heart failure patients receiving an implantable ... Read More
Flakka: The New Drug That’s More Dangerous Than Cocaine
In August 2016, police found 19-year-old Florida State University student trying to bite off part of the face of a man he'd allegedly just ... Read More