I have a confession to make. Although I’m not much of a TV watcher a certain celebrity has caught my attention. Tamera Mowry-Housley is my favorite person on the screen these days. Her sweet personality, love for family and strong values make her a s ...
Posted Sunday, August 11th 2013 at 11:38PM
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Hundreds of Native American protesters and environmentalists created a human barrier on Tuesday, meant to block shipments of oil extraction equipment on its way through tribal lands to the tar sands in Alberta, Canada. Police cleared passage for the ...
Posted Sunday, August 11th 2013 at 10:37PM
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From October 2-25, 2002, the capital of the United States was held in a grip of terror by a pair of elusive snipers whose targets were seemingly selected at random. During this period, no gas station, convenience store, or highway was safe from the r ...
Posted Sunday, August 11th 2013 at 5:17PM
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Maria was the pretty one, slight and graceful at 7 with big brown eyes that shined with warmth and intelligence. Everyone said the second-grader was special and Kathy, who was a year older, felt honored to be her friend. They lived a few doors away ...
Posted Sunday, August 11th 2013 at 5:11PM
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Although an alarming number of African Americans in particular women suffer from depression, bipolar disorder and a myriad of clinically specific mental conditions, this film seeks to connect the state of mental health amongst women of color to the l ...
Posted Sunday, August 11th 2013 at 4:52PM
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Here at BlackMentalHealthNet.com, we appreciate the strengths of the Black community while acknowledging its unique challenges, both in a broader social sense, and specifically in matters of mental health.
Untreated or undertreated mental illness ...
Posted Saturday, August 10th 2013 at 11:16PM
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Israel Hernandez was killed by the Miami Beach Police for scribbling an "R" pictured here on an abandoned McDonald's wall. The 18-year-old skater was chased down, pushed up against a wall, and tased, after which he started to show signs of "medical d ...
Posted Friday, August 9th 2013 at 5:02PM
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Men with low testosterone may experience a decrease in sexual desire, erectile dysfunction, reduced muscle mass and strength and a reduction in bone density. Learn about when testosterone replacement therapy may be a viable option for your patients. ...
Posted Friday, August 9th 2013 at 4:40PM
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How Does Obamacare Affect What You Buy?
Find out how Obamacare affects what you buy if you are on Medicare, if you are a small business, and if you are uninsured. Get the facts to remember and find out if you can keep your current plan. Learn More ...
Posted Friday, August 9th 2013 at 3:25PM
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HEADLINE NEWS Nursing education leaders fear that nursing education programs will take the biggest hit from the sequester cuts, losing about 5 percent of their funding across the board — roughly $12 million. This likely affect nursing resource progr ...
Posted Friday, August 9th 2013 at 3:16PM
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Oprah Winfrey doesn’t hit the big 6-0 for another five months, but she’s already admitting that she’s not looking forward to the milestone.
During an interview with “The Today Show,” the media mogul said she;s not excited about her 60th birthday n ...
Posted Thursday, August 8th 2013 at 3:22PM
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Despite a slight dip in the overall national unemployment rate for African-American adults, the number still remains unacceptably high as applicants continue to battle against a welter of socioeconomic challenges, including a lack of education and hi ...
Posted Thursday, August 8th 2013 at 3:15PM
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August 6, 2013 For all their efforts to enroll more minority students, U.S. colleges and universities are becoming more polarized in terms of of race and ethnicity according to a just-published report from Georgetown University. That is, our current ...
Posted Wednesday, August 7th 2013 at 3:18PM
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For many women, menopause and high blood pressure seem to go hand in hand.
Is there a connection between menopause and high blood pressure?
Answer
from Sandhya Pruthi, M.D.
Blood pressure generally increases after menopause. Some doctors th ...
Posted Wednesday, August 7th 2013 at 2:59PM
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As the world continues to wait for the release of D’Angelo’s long-awaited follow-up to 2000's "Voodoo," the singer’s health has taken center stage on his current national tour.
The Chicago Tribune reports that the Grammy Award-winner has canceled ...
Posted Wednesday, August 7th 2013 at 2:41PM
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A new study from France suggests that women who drink large amounts of diet soda are at increased risk for type 2 diabetes. The findings also support the previously documented association between high intake of regular sugar-sweetened beverages and t ...
Posted Tuesday, August 6th 2013 at 3:42PM
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Make sure that what you find will help and not hinder your opportunity with a prospective employer. If your public face is unflattering, clean it up. Failure to do so may cost you a coveted position. Employers are increasingly searching social media ...
Posted Tuesday, August 6th 2013 at 3:11PM
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Two-thirds of the nation's hospitals will be penalized in the second round of Medicare's campaign to reduce the number of patients readmitted within a month, according to federal records released Friday. Medicare identified 2,225 hospitals that will ...
Posted Monday, August 5th 2013 at 7:26PM
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As the summer winds down, it's time to prep your kid for another school year. Do these things in the last weeks of summer -- before school starts -- to set your family up for a stress-free first day.
Start adjusting bedtime before school starts
W ...
Posted Monday, August 5th 2013 at 7:18PM
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Over the past decade, bottled water has become an ever-present part of American life. You’ll find bottles of Dasani, Poland Spring, Evian, or Aquafina at the gym, in the checkout line at the grocery store, in the office. Sales of bottled water nearl ...
Posted Monday, August 5th 2013 at 7:10PM
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WARSAW, Ind. — Michael Shopenn’s artificial hip was made by a company based in this remote town, a global center of joint manufacturing. But he had to fly to Europe to have it installed. Mr. Shopenn, 67, an architectural photographer and avid snowbo ...
Posted Sunday, August 4th 2013 at 4:31PM
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Raven-Symonè appears to have put long-held rumors about her sexual orientation to rest when she tweeted that she can "finally get married" and thanked the government for it.
Of course, it's a safe assumption that the 27-year-old actress is referri ...
Posted Sunday, August 4th 2013 at 12:24AM
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Hormonal Balance after a Hysterectomy: Do you have hot flashes, night sweats, lack of energy, brain fog? Do you not feel like yourself anymore? Have you had a hysterectomy? You are experiencing the symptoms of menopause. Dr. Steven Hotze explains how ...
Posted Saturday, August 3rd 2013 at 5:21PM
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Nation of Islam Muslims & Muslims of the World... Returning from Hajj or Ramadan Take Precautions! Three new cases of infection with the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) -- including two more healthcare workers -- have been re ...
Posted Saturday, August 3rd 2013 at 1:40PM
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Looking for the new health insurance marketplace, set to open in this state in two months, is like searching for a unicorn. The marketplace, or exchange, being established by the federal government under President Obama’s healt ...
Posted Saturday, August 3rd 2013 at 1:15PM
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