Category : Parenting/ Health

Cystic Fibrosis: Is it in YOUR genes?

Impacting less than 40,000 people in the U.S., Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a disorder that primarily affects the lungs and intestines. That said, CF has been known to impact multiple organs, including the liver, spleen, esophagus, pancreas, nose, bones,...

Trailblazing Black Women: Dorothy Lavinia Brown, MD

Photo: Health Care IT Dorothy Lavinia Brown, MD, broke new ground as the first Black female surgeon in the South while facing insurmountable odds. She was a trailblazer in medicine and an inspiration to future generations because of her tenacious per...

10 Ways You Can Distract Yourself From Pain

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic condition that may cause individuals of any age to have severe symptoms that can be incapacitating. Because inflammation is the primary source of pain, the good news is that there are a number of treatment options a...

Fellas, It’s Time we Take Our Weight Seriously

Being overweight doesn’t bother a lot of Black males. Compared to cancer or heart disease, it is hardly a life-threatening illness for them. However, that is incorrect. Researchers have identified 195 illnesses that are impacted by being overw...

Trailblazing Black Women: Clara Arena Brawner, MD

Photo: Same Passage Midway through the 1950s, in Memphis, Tennessee, an extraordinary woman defied the odds in the face of racial prejudice and segregation. As the only Black doctor in the city, Dr. Clara Arena Brawner broke boundaries and forged a p...

Black Power Couples: 5 Things They Do Right

Ryan Coogler & Zinzi Evans Credit: Twitter When writer and director Ryan Coogler debuted his blockbuster Rocky Balboa film, “Creed”, the 37-year-old’s other half, Zinzi Evans, was right by his side. Evans is a film industry rising star in her own...

Longtime Kansas City Cheerleader Passes Away Giving Birth

A longtime Kansas City Chiefs cheerleader who was passionate about women’s health passed away after giving birth. Krystal “Krissy” Anderson, a former Kansas City Chiefs cheerleader and yoga instructor, passed away at the age of 40 shortly after...

The Shocking Reasons Most Americans Won’t Join a Clinical Trial

Do you truly know the benefits that can come from participating in a clinical trial? More of us know all the reasons why it wouldn’t be a good idea, however discovering a cure for cancers and illnesses that are plaguing the Black community may just...

Ask The Expert: “Will My Edges Ever Grow Back?”

Do you have thinning edges due to weave, braided hairstyles or even health issues like hypothyroidism, lupus, iron deficiency, hormone imbalances or alopecia? While the road to growing your edges back may seem rocky, you’re in luck – it is possible!...

8 Life-Saving Facts Every Brother Should Know About Prostate Cancer

Over 41,000 Black men in the U.S. will discover that they have prostate cancer this year. In fact, about one in six will receive a diagnosis of the disease at a certain point in their life. Meanwhile, it affects one in eight Caucasian men. In terms...

7 Facts About Eczema & Brown Skin You Wish You Knew Sooner!

If your skin won’t stop itching, cracking, rashing, oozing, or crusting, there’s a good chance something is wrong. An inflammatory skin condition most common in brown-skinned folks (how lucky), eczema can produce a whole range of unsightly scabs, sc...

3 Things To Never Do To Chocolate Skin

Having radiant, youthful, healthy skin isn’t a birthright. Nor is it as simple as washing your face twice daily. In fact, factors such as genetics, drinking coffee or alcohol, smoking, sleep patterns, even the temperature of water you use in the sh...

Halle Berry was Misdiagnosed with ‘Worst Case of Herpes’

(Photo by Kamil Krzaczynski/Getty Images) Actress Halle Berry has recently opened up about a health scare that turned out to be something totally different that what doctors originally diagnosed. It was a shock to her and now shocked fans are seeing...

The Consequences Of Blacks Missing From U.S. Cancer Clinical Trials

Four out of five participants in cancer clinical trials are white, a discrepancy that calls into question whether other races and ethnicities are receiving good cancer treatment, researchers say. Women and the elderly also are underrepresented in c...

How Cleaning Can Affect Your Asthma

When you have allergic asthma, it’s a sad reality that the very place you love and spend the most time may be your #1 site of allergen triggers. Keeping a clean home free of dust, pet hair and other particles floating through the air is a large...