A study of protein-munching rats shows that a low-carb diet sparks a chain of biological events that ultimately curbs hunger. The French ... Read More
Wellness
Heart Association Diet Book Offers Recipe for Success
After being fed a steady diet of faddish and rigid weight-loss plans, Americans may now have a recipe for permanent success, courtesy of the ... Read More
Fewer High School Students Engage in Health Risk Behaviors; Racial and Ethnic Differences Persist
Fewer U.S. high school students are engaging in health risk behaviors compared to their counterparts from 15 years ago, according to the ... Read More
Alcohol and Sexual Risk Taking: What Parents Need to Know
The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and not necessarily those of Advocates for Youth. "It could be ... Read More
Weight Training Guide for Every Body Part
Descriptions of Exercises For Free Weights and Machines Select a Muscle: Chest Exercise | Bicep Excercise | Tricep Exercise | ... Read More
Diabetes Raises Colon Cancer Risk
People with diabetes -- long known to be at higher risk for heart disease, kidney failure and eye and foot trouble -- now have one more ... Read More
Young Women of Color and the HIV Epidemic
Rates of HIV infection are disproportionately high among young women of color, especially those who are members of the working poor and, ... Read More
Winning The Fight Against Diabetes
(BlackDoctor.org) The statistics are staggering. More than 18 million people--6 percent of the U.S. population--have diabetes. Of those, it ... Read More
Diabetes And Obesity
(BlackDoctor.org) Obesity has reached near epidemic proportions in the United States. Obesity rate are high among African Americans, ... Read More
African Americans And Diabetes
(BlackDoctor.org) -- You can get diabetes if your body does not use insulin right. Insulin changes the sugars in food into energy. Type 1 ... Read More
Older Americans Reluctant to Use Sleep Meds: Survey
Nearly half (46 percent) of older Americans get less than seven hours of sleep a night and 25 percent believe they have a sleep problem, ... Read More
Medicare: Things to Consider
To get Medicare coverage for your prescription drugs, you must choose and join a Medicare drug plan. Regardless of how a Medicare drug plan ... Read More