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HIV/AIDS Patients At Risk in Florida Do To Budget Shortfall
HIV affected Floridians are living on the brink of a medical nightmare if Obama’s 2012 FY budget is not approved. The AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), a federally subsidized, state-run program,…
HIV/AIDS Funding: Pay Now, Not Later
The fiscal year 2012 budget, which proposed an increase in HIV/AIDS funding, was released on Feb. 14 by the Obama administration. The budget includes a $60 million transfer at the…
How to Have a Stress-Free and Peaceful Holiday
It is well documented that holidays are a source of anxiety for so many of us. Many people feel stressed out during the holidays. You may notice you are not…
Surviving the Holidays
Although the holidays are supposed to be joyous and happy times, often times they are not. They can magnify loneliness and depression, increase anxiety, or cause sadness over lost loved…
Black American Obesity
Americans in general consume more food than they have in the past. This is the case for all races.Food is more assessable and there are so many different types of…
Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Statistics
If you have read Part 1 of African Americans and triple –negative cancer then you already know about the statistics for incidents and deaths of women in developed countries. The…
African Americans and Bone Marrow Transplants
Bone marrow transplants to treat cancers of the blood are performed less on women and African Americans. This was the recent analysis from Cancer which is published in The American…
Health Reform: Tax Credits
Within the bill is a provision for thousands of Americans to receive a tax credit as they did for parents with children and students attending school. After the government takes…
Health Reform: What about Pre-existing Conditions
It is understandable that Insurance companies see people with pre-existing conditions as a bit of a risky venture. It is like providing a house loan to an individual who already…
Health Reform: Plan availability and For Whom?
Just because the government is getting in on the act of this desperately needed reform doesn’t mean that available plans will be restricted. The same plans available to members of…
Black Americans & Health Reform Costs
Black Americans and other minority groups are still underinsured in 2010. What does the latest Health reform bill do for those who have no insurance and are afraid of paying…
African Americans & Alzheimer’s disease: Vascular Disease connection
It would be wise to study why and how cardiovascular diseases are more manifest in African Americans. African Americans have a greater risk of diabetes, vascular dementia and high blood…
Alzheimer’s disease: Decreasing risk with a Healthy Heart Foods
First things first; check your cholesterol levels at your doctor’s office. There are also places that check for cholesterol at no charge and some of these programs exist within your…
African Americans & Alzheimer’s disease: It’s contributing factors and warning signs
Many people don’t see or refuse to respond to the warning signs of Alzheimer’s. They think that forgetting things places and lapses in time are all a part of becoming…
