Jan09
Since Obamacsre was called “The civil rights issue of our time” by those who fought for it, I will stick with the comparison.
In the meantime, Obama continues to issue waivers to this “right”.
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Posts Tagged ‘health’
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Jan02
Check Out and Support the Movie “Soul Food Junkies”
by Duane on January 2nd, 2012 at 11:00 amPosted In: Our Health
Happy New Year, everybody! We made it to another year of opportunities. Excuses are so 2011, so let’s make this year really count.
Just found out about this indie film this morning and wanted to help get the word out about it.
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Oct07
Self-genocide in Black America and we worry about the Tea Party
by Duane on October 7th, 2011 at 7:15 amPosted In: Headlines
Bodies Doubled Up Again At Cook County Morgue
Jun07
Have you ever taken the time to know the dangers of tanning your skin?
Aug11
Note To Parents: Your Teacher Is Not A Doctor
by Duane on August 11th, 2010 at 11:06 amPosted In: Our children, Our Health
“(CNN) — As a toddler, Ian Barrier got expelled from day care.
“They just said that he was all over the place, he couldn’t handle the structure, they didn’t have the staff or the skills to deal with it,” said his mother, Amy Barr. “They said, ‘We think he has ADD or ADHD’ and I’m like, [...]
Jul08
Race Alone Cannot Be Used To Predict Health
by Duane on July 8th, 2010 at 7:41 amPosted In: Junk science, Our Health
Well, at least according to this story.
WEDNESDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) — The use of predictive equations that depend on self-identified race alone may not correctly assess lung function in individuals who identify themselves as African-American, and including ancestry may improve lung-function estimates, according to research published online July 7 in the New England Journal [...]
Jun15
For quite sometime now, I have been talking about the trend of people in this country who simply will not follow medical advice.
From a 2008 Washington Post article:
“African-Americans have been shown in some studies to be nearly twice as likely to not take their medicines when compared to Caucasians,” study lead author Dr. Olugbenga Ogedegbe, [...]
Jun11
Blacks and Hispanics have doubled their participation in organ donation.
“A new study reports that the number of people of color in the U.S. who have become organ donors has increased significantly over the past 20 years.” (more at the link above)
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May13
That’s according to the following e-mail I received recently.
You know how tall tales are circulated throughout the internet. So do you believe this one?
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May12
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Yes. Please click on the image to see the larger version. I’m not trying to add another pill on this chart for vision. (LOL)
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Mar18
Blacks more likely to have undiagnosed key stroke risk factor, have higher stroke incidence
Alzheimer’s Disease More Prevalent in Blacks, Hispanics
Study Shows Elderly Blacks Are More Likely To Skip Their Medication Than Whites And May Be At Greater Risk For Other Medication-Related Problems
Blacks more likely than whites to pursue education
African-Americans Have Highest Stroke Rate, Southerners More [...]
Mar01
Bill Gates was recently featured at one of the TED conferences where he talked about the need for vaccines to help control populations.
This is exactly why I will always question the reasoning behind massive vaccinations like the one that is taking place in Haiti. I posted excerpts from this article recently.
“The UN said there was [...]
Feb10
(AP) High rates of the most effective type of malaria-fighting drugs sold in three African countries are poor quality — including nearly half the pills sampled in Senegal — raising fears of increased drug resistance that could wipe out the last weapon left to battle a disease that kills 1 million people each year, according [...]
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