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PR Guru Re-Invents With a Purpose
Written on 11 Mar, 2010 at 18:37 in B.E. Exclusives, Blogs, Health & Wellness, Lifestyle, Women of Power Articles | viewed 602 times | 3 Comments
Somewhere along the way, we got a memo saying that we had to be fabulous–all the time. How is this possible? How many of us are pretending to be a superwoman when we are a super wreck? It’s time to... (Continue reading)
Challenging the Stigma of Mental Illness
A new campaign by SAMHSA designed to raise awareness of mental health problems among young adults in the African American community hopes to get more people talking about the issue.... (Continue reading)
Organizations Continue Fight for HIV Prevention
Written on 5 Feb, 2010 at 10:50 in Health & Wellness, Lifestyle, News | viewed 204 times | 1 Comment
When five organizations came together to start NBHAAD in 1999, the goal was to educate people about behavior that increases the risk for HIV infection. Today, the rate of infection among blacks has remained stable, but the fight for prevention... (Continue reading)
How’s Your HEART?
Written on 1 Feb, 2010 at 14:43 in Health & Wellness, Lifestyle, Magazine, Magazine Features, Women of Power Articles | viewed 172 times | 1 Comment
Pamela Thomas had always received a perfect bill of health, but at age 38, Thomas’ life changed. She became one of roughly 5.5 million Americans diagnosed with congestive heart failure.... (Continue reading)
Know the Facts: Precautions for Swine Flu
Written on 9 Oct, 2009 at 11:33 in Health & Wellness | viewed 839 times | 1 Comment
Dr. Mark Johnson, chair of the department of family medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry at the New Jersey Medical School, answers questions about the swine flu and its vaccine.... (Continue reading)
Understand Your Healthcare Privacy Rights
Written on 8 Oct, 2009 at 11:10 in Health & Wellness | viewed 375 times | 0 Comments
When it comes to your medical records, privacy is probably one of your top concerns. This is why the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was passed by Congress in 1996. HIPAA gives you the right to inspect... (Continue reading)
Breast Cancer Survivors
Written on 1 Oct, 2009 at 15:10 in Health & Wellness, Magazine, Women of Power Articles | viewed 330 times | 1 Comment
Arnaldo Silva gave his daughter Vanessa the gift of life twice, the second time by saving it. If it weren’t for his breast cancer diagnosis, his daughter may have waited until age 40 to get a mammogram, as recommended by... (Continue reading)
Aetna CEO Talks Healthcare Reform
Written on 28 Sep, 2009 at 15:22 in Health & Wellness | viewed 606 times | 0 Comments
Aetna’s chief executive, Ronald A. Williams, recently gave Black Enterprise the insurance industry’s take on how to improve healthcare in America.... (Continue reading)
Ovarian Cancer Screening: The Elusive Goal
Written on 16 Sep, 2009 at 17:10 in Blogs, Health & Wellness, Women of Power Articles | viewed 214 times | 1 Comment
If ever there was a cancer in need of an effective screen, its ovarian cancer. Consider these facts; approximately 20,000 new cases of ovarian cancer are diagnosed each year in the United States and approximately 16,000 deaths are attributed to... (Continue reading)
What Took the CBC So Long?
Written on 14 Sep, 2009 at 16:38 in Blogs, Health & Wellness, Politics News | viewed 183 times | 0 Comments
Until recently, the Congressional Black Caucus has been strangely quiet about the president’s proposed government health care option, an increasingly complex and controversial topic that has no shortage of opponents.... (Continue reading)
