Immigration reform is present on most national political agendas. The rising population of Hispanic-Americans and other ethnicities and races relocating to the United States has an impact on political elections. President Obama’s decisive 2012 victory prompted elected officials on both sides of the aisle to focus on immigration policies. However, as the Gang of Eight…
Meningitis is killing gay men across the United States. If you’re not familiar with the disease, it’s a virus that invades your brain and spinal cord and causes headaches, neck stiffness, bouts of vomiting, and, occasionally, death. The disease has sickened 22 and killed seven NYC men over the last two years and 2 deaths in Los Angeles. According…
Overweight and obese Americans are often urged to lose weight in order to gain health. However, a new study from Vanderbilt University is dispelling the “you’re two burgers away from diabetes” sentiments. The Huffington Post Black Voices reports: Examining the exercise habits of more than 80,000 residents enrolled in the long-term Southern Community Cohort Study…
I hate allergy season, with a passion. I wake up with itchy eyes, I go to bed with itchy eyes. Where most people bask in the thought of Spring officially arriving, sometimes I’d just rather deal with winter and jump straight into the hot and humid summer. Yesterday I had the audacity to walk around…
In the world of science, the internet is constantly buzzing with the latest discoveries to help improve human life. We have the potential to lead healthier and longer lives, but do we do enough research to make informed health decisions? Sometimes studies can leave us puzzled, and too trusting. Dr. Oz gives us his personal…
Your annual visit to the lady doctor isn’t necessarily the most pleasant way to spend an afternoon. Between the poking, prodding and your casual evasion of pointed questions like “How many drinks do you have a week?”, going to the gynecologist is a necessary but not entirely awesome experience. I usually leave the gynecologist with…
From The Grio – Many years ago, I tried this crash diet that consisted largely of eating boiled eggs. I was a happy high school cheerleader with the right height and “wrong” size. I was a sturdy base who wanted desperately to be one of the petite girls on the team who were whimsically tossed…
Check out the latest video from one of our YouTube webisode obsessions “Food Heaven Made Easy with Wendy + Jess.”
Sunday, scientists announced that a baby born with the AIDS virus appears to have been cured. The two and a half-year old, from Mississippi, has been medication free for a year without any signs of infection. The baby’s mother didn’t receive any prenatal care during her pregnancy. Once rapid HIV test detected the baby’s positive…
Women, ages 25 to 39, are at a slightly-increased risk for breast cancer, according to a new study released by the Journal of the American Medical Association on Tuesday. The researchers examined cancer statistics on 28 percent of the American population and based their findings on information from over 900,000 women that were diagnosed with breast cancer…
