In any given 1-year period, 9.5 percent of the population, or about 18.8 million American adults, suffer from a depressive illness5 The ... Read More
Health Conditions
Got Gum Trouble? Your Heart Might Be Next
(BlackDoctor.org) There's mounting evidence that brushing, flossing and regular dental checkups may be at the heart of good cardiovascular ... Read More
Plaque
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Hypertension In African Americans
Among the various categories of CVD, coronary heart disease (CHD) is the largest single cause of death in the American population. When ... Read More
African American Women And High Blood Pressure
(BlackDoctor.org) -- High blood pressure happens when blood can't flow easily through your blood vessels. This puts pressure on your ... Read More
What I Need To Know About Hepatitis B
Hepatitis (HEP-ah-TY-tis) makes your liver swell and stops it from working right. You need a healthy liver. The liver does many things to ... Read More
If You Have Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection
If you have chronic hepatitis B virus infection (HBV), you are not alone. Today, approximately 1.25 million people in the United States are ... Read More
FDA Approves New Drug
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved Tyzeka (telbivudine) for the treatment of adults with chronic hepatitis B (HBV), ... Read More
Your Heart Is An Amazing Organ
(BlackDoctor.org) Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of American men and women. But, it doesn't have to be. Heart failure affects some ... Read More
Understanding Heart Failure
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Heart failure does not mean the heart has stopped working. Rather, it means that the heart's pumping power is weaker ... Read More
The Facts About Heart Disease
(BlackDoctor.org) With heart disease accounting for, or being a major factor in almost half of all deaths in America, it’s more than ... Read More
Stroke
More than 2,400 years ago the father of medicine, Hippocrates, recognized and described stroke-the sudden onset of paralysis. Until ... Read More