Satcher preaches opportunity, service at Medical Symposium
Rivera Beach, Fla. – The T. Leroy Jefferson Medical Society continues to introduce aspiring students to the most prominent role models in the profession – …
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HIV/AIDS awareness urged
PHOTO COURTESY OF BLACK PR WIRE (Black PR Wire) – National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) is Feb. 7, a day to increase awareness about …
Study cautions heart patients about marijuana use
The paper, published in Monday’s Journal of the American College of Cardiology, is a review of previously published studies. Observational studies used in this review …
AGE OF WOMAN’S FIRST MENSTRUATION MAY SIGNAL HIGHER RISK OF HEART DISEASE, UF HEALTH RESEARCH FINDS
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Women who experienced their first menstruation at an early or late age have an elevated risk of developing “major adverse cardiac events,” …
3 SURPRISING THINGS THAT HAPPEN TO WOMEN’S BODIES
(StatePoint) – Along with the joy of bringing a baby into the world, physical changes from pregnancy and postpartum conditions may cause unexpected effects on …
TIPS FOR PARENTS and teens to make most of doctor visits
(StatePoint) – The transition from childhood to adolescence is a complex time for kids, but it’s also a complex time for you, and you may …
Animal activists are on the wrong side of the fight against AIDS
By MATTHEW R. BAILEY AIDS could soon be history. Pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson recently announced plans to test an experimental HIV vaccine in the …
Cuomo pushes for flavored e-cig ban, citing risk to youth
NEW YORK (AP) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo directed state health officials to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes, citing the risk of young …
$100,000 grant to Catalyst Miami will build climate resilience, improve health
MIAMI — The Kresge Foundation has awarded Catalyst Miami a $100,000 grant to advance policy solutions aimed at improving climate resilience and equitably reducing health …
What we know so far about the U.S. vaping illness outbreak
By CARLA K. JOHNSON U.S. health officials are investigating what might be causing hundreds of serious breathing illnesses in people who use e-cigarettes and other …