Natalie Cole Lends Her Voice To The Fight Against Chronic Hepatitis C With The Tune In To Hep C Campaign
When nine-time GRAMMY® winner Natalie Cole was at the peak of her musical career, she learned she had chronic hepatitis C, a potentially serious disease that can lead to end-stage liver disease and liver cancer. After consulting liver and kidney specialists, she was shocked to discover the virus had been living in her body for more than 25 years-nearly half of her life.
Fortunately, Cole didn't wait to s ...
Black Americans Need To Know About Heart Disease
(NAPSA)-Black Americans may need to take the latest heart disease research to heart.
More than 40 percent of black adults living in the U.S. have high blood pressure, a risk factor for heart disease. For Black Americans, high blood pressure tends to be more common and more severe-it's a major reason why Black Americans are more likely to suffer from heart failure and die at an earlier age.
Fortunately, there are lifestyle changes you can make to lower your r ...
African Americans Need To Be Counted In Alzheimer's Disease Research: How To Get Involved
Studies show that every 69 seconds, another American develops Alzheimer's disease (AD), the No. 6 killer in this country and the only one without a way to prevent, treat or cure the disease. African Americans, particularly the elderly, are twice as likely to develop the disease than any other demographic-but we don't know why. In addition, many members of the African-American community are often misdiagnosed and still others ...
-The new health care law includes provisions to make it easier for people with cancer and those at risk for cancer to get quality, affordable care. The law also takes important steps to help improve the health care system for African Americans and others disproportionately affected by cancer.
About 50 percent of cancer deaths are preventable, yet many uninsured and underinsured people delay or skip screening tests because they can't afford them. American Cancer Society research has shown that the uninsured are more likely ...
-Thirty-two-year-old Tanjila Bolden juggles a full, busy life. She's a graduate student, the mother of an energetic 12-year-old boy, a dedicated volunteer at her church and a passionate sickle cell patient and advocate.
Diagnosed as an infant, Bolden has lived with sickle cell disease all her life and is dedicated to educating others about the disease and its many risks. Sickle cell disease is a hereditary blood disorder that causes some red blood cells to become stiff and rigid, blocking blood vessels, restricting oxygen ...
Promising Advances In HIV/AIDS
As the world approaches 30 years since the first reported AIDS case, people are commemorating the many achievements that have been made in controlling the spread of the disease. New advances in HIV/AIDS prevention research also add hope, on this HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, in the ability to end the epidemic.
Researchers are following up on a clinical trial conducted in Thailand that demonstrated for the first time that an experimental HIV vaccine could protect some people from HIV in ...
Tune Up, Slow Down And Unload To Squeeze Extra Miles Per Gallon
Following Fuel-Efficiency Tips Can Save Money At The Pump
You cannot stop what seem like constant increases in the price of gasoline, but you can take several common-sense steps to squeeze more miles out of a gallon.
"Although today's vehicles are engineered with fuel-saving technologies, it still takes maintenance to ensure your vehicle performs as efficiently as it did when it left the factory," said Roger Clark, General Motors Energy Center ...
