A commonly ordered blood test may help doctors predict which sickle cell patients might develop serious complications, such as pulmonary ... Read More
Health Conditions
Is Your Schedule Killing You?
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Are you overworked and over-scheduled? Do you always feel pressed for time? If so, you are certainly not alone. Lack ... Read More
The Link Between Asthma & Heart Disease
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Doctors have observed a link between asthma and an increase risk of heart disease but, as with many medical findings, ... Read More
Must-Have Tests For Women
You're eating healthier? Great! You're exercising more? Outstanding? In addition, you're doing other things to stay healthy, such as ... Read More
How To Tell If You Need A Chiropractor
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Chiropractic is a form of alternative medicine that originated at the end of the 19th century and involves the ... Read More
Race, Gender and COPD
New research is uncovering evidence that ethnicity may influence the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and ... Read More
The ABCs Of ADHD
Who today has not heard the term "attention deficit hyperactivity disorder," or ADHD? No other term in the diagnostic lexicon has more ... Read More
The 4 Most Important Heart Tests
(BlackDoctor.org) -- For decades, doctors had nothing more sophisticated than a stress test to identify potential heart problems. Not ... Read More
Sex & HIV: What To Say Before You Play
(BlackDoctor.org) -- With one in 50 Black Americans infected with HIV--and experts estimating that one in 16 Black men and one in 30 Black ... Read More
Mind Your (Cold & Flu) Manners
It’s almost that time of the year again – for flu shots, cough/cold medicine, extra boxes of tissue and vapor rub. And it’s no secret that ... Read More
ADHD In The Classroom: The Teacher’s Role
(BlackDoctor.org) -- As parents, it's sometimes hard to accept that your children are not perfect. So when a call or note comes from your ... Read More
Relaxers & Fibroids?
Do relaxers cause fibroids? This is a question that a study conducted by the American Journal of Epidemiology attempted to answer. The ... Read More
