Health News Archives

September 2009
Eleven Health & Consumer Groups Urge Federal Court to Reject Tobacco Companies’ Lawsuit Against FDA Tobacco Regulation Law
CARE FOR ALL ─ Public Citizen's Refuse to accept official Washington’s ‘political feasibility.’
Sen. Harry Reid, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis Join Healthcare Workers and Providers in Call for Reform: “Every Patient Matters”
New Research Finds Most African American Women with Lactose Intolerance Manage Their Condition by Limiting or Avoiding Dairy
THE CELEBRATE WELLNESS EXPO PRESENTS MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER & AUTHOR DR. ROBIN L. SMITH AND SPIRITUAL TEACHER & AUTHOR REV. MICHAEL BERNARD BECKWITH

August 2009
American Lung Association Urges
Parents of Kids with Asthma to Prepare for Flu
Season & New School Year Ahead

Leading African American Groups Call On Health Insurers to Dismiss Restrictive Practices

July 2009
National Medical Association Installs 110th President at Las Vegas Convention
AHIMA Launches New Interactive myPHR.com Web Site
Meharry Medical College Receives Full Accreditation For Master of Science in Public Health Program
PROMISECARE OPENS DOORS AND PROVIDES JOBS FOR NASHVILLE AREA

January 2007
Business Owner Says Misdiagnosis of Medical Condition called Dissociative Identity Disorder affects Mental and Physical Health of African American Population

March 2006
A Call to African Americans to Host Bone Marrow Drives in the Community of Church
African American Women Bearing Unequal Burden of Deadly Disease

October 2005
FOUR DC AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN WITH DIABETES HIGHLIGHTED ON EDUCATIONAL CD-ROM

June 2005
DR. RACHAEL GETS US TESTED!
ENERGIZING THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY TOWARDS BECOMING A "PEOPLE OF WELLNESS"
AMERICAN LEGACY MAGAZINE & BAYER HOSTS HEALTHCARE FORUM AND AWARDS RECEPTION
ORGANIZATIONS UNITE TO SUPPORT BIDIL'S APPROVAL FOR HEART FAILURE, REBUFF DESIGNATION AS "RACE-ONLY" DRUG
MOTHER LOVE FEATURED PANELIST TO SPEAK ON YOUR EMPLOYEES' HEALTH MATTERS - IT IMPACTS YOUR BOTTOM LINE! AT THE AFRICAN AMERICAN BUSINESS SUMMIT 2005

May 2005
NEW REVIEW ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN THE DIGEST OF URBAN CARDIOLOGY CONFIRMS SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF CURRENTLY AVAILABLE STATINS
HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT LAUNCHES NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE AFRICAN AMERICAN INFANT MORTALITY
NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOINS AFRICAN AMERICAN TOBACCO EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP IN WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY PROMOTION

March 2005
BASKETBALL STAR ALONZO MOURNING REACHES OUT TO FELLOW KIDNEY DISEASE PATIENTS WITH NEW SERIES OF ONLINE GREETING CARDS
You Can Live!" Neighborhood HIV/AIDS Health Screening Bus Tour 2005
MCDONALD'S® SPONSORS THE SIXTH ANNUAL TAVIS SMILEY PRESENTS: STATE OF THE BLACK UNION AND SETS AFRICAN AMERICAN "ROAD TO HEALTH® AGENDA
Movie-Inspired Debate Over 'Euthanasia' Is Absurd 'Million Dollar Baby' Deserves Oscar Honors -But Medical Ethics Debate Must Go On!
ENERGIZING THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY TOWARDS BECOMING "A PEOPLE OF WELLNESS": PART 2 - WALKING & WELLNESS

February 2005
African-Americans May Need More Medication to Control Asthma
CONGRESSIONAL ALLIANCE WITH SPEAKER GINGRICH AND U.S. REPS. DEUTSCH TO TACKLE MINORITY HEALTH DISPARITIES
AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN FACE HIGHEST MORTALITY RATES FROM HEART DISEASE, BUT HAVE LOWEST AWARENESS OF THREAT
IMPROVING BLACK AMERICA'S PROSTATE CANCER CONDITIONS - ONE MAN AT A TIME
LAUNCH OF WWW.KIDNEYRESOURCE.COM PROVIDES PEOPLE AT RISK FOR CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE WITH INSTANT ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION

January 2005
BLACK WOMEN'S HEART HEALTH TO TAKE CENTER STAGE AT HEART AND STYLE

September 2004
U.S. HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONS SEPARATE AND UNEQUAL

July 2003
DIADEXUS RECEIVES FDA MARKETING CLEARANCE FOR PLACTM TEST

February 2003
Minority Children Face Greater Threat from Pests, Mold and Lead in Their Own Homes

September 2002
Licensing Naturopathic Physicians in California

August 2002
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (NMA) PANEL SAYS UNTREATED PAIN IS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS FOR MINORITIES

October 2001
The American Podiatric Medical Association Announces November American Diabetes Month Campaign "Diabetes is a Family Affair"

August 2001
WHITE GRAPE JUICE LESS LIKELY TO CAUSE RECURRENCE OF DIARRHEA IN INFANTS AND TODDLERS THAN APPLE OR PEAR JUICE
Advanced Laser Technology Now Provides Earliest Detection of Glaucoma and Offers the Best Opportunity to Save Vision

January 2001
Obsessive Compulsive Foundation to Receive 10% of Connecticut E-Commerce Company's Revenues

October 2000
Anti-Aging your key to Regeneration

April 2000
NATIONAL ALLIANCE DECLARES WAR ON HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

November 1999
NEW EDUCATIONAL VIDEO OFFERS SUPPORT  TO PEOPLE OF COLOR LIVING WITH HIV

July 1999
African Americans and the Mental Health System

June 1999
NUBIAN SECRETS® Hair & Scalp Cleanser & Conditioners . . . .for Braids, Dreadlocks, Naturals & even Weaves!

A Tree does indeed Grow in Brooklyn - SO SOYA MEATLESS "MEATS"

April 1999
PHILADELPHIA FIRM FILLS PRESCRIPTIONS... AT COST!

March 1999
NATIONAL COLORECTAL CANCER ACTION CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCED BY CDC, HCFA, NCI
California Caregivers Contribute $22.9 Billion to "Invisible" Health Sector

February 1999
CDC Releases 1996 Assisted Reproductive Technology Report
Tuberculosis Outbreaks in Prison Housing Units for HIV-Infected Inmates - California, 1995-1996

January 1999
CDC continues to investigate an ongoing outbreak of listeriosis which has now affected 50 people in 11 states; 8 people have died
Three commonly prescribed antibiotics do not change a person's risk for a first heart attack

December 1998
Outbreak of Primary and Secondary Syphilis - Guilford County, North Carolina, 1996-1997
Impact of Closure of a Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic on Public Health Surveillance of Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Washington, D.C., 1995

October 1998
Acute Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis

May 1998
African-American Women Taking Steps Towards Healthier Lifestyles

April 1998
Bright Smiles, Bright Futures Helps to Make a Difference

1998 Long Term Care Changes
A few words about… Protein

March 1998
Drew Health Foundation
Drop-In Program to Help Teens Quit Smoking for Free

January 1998
The First Annual Bay Area Hair & Fashion Affair
A few words about…Meat

November 1997
Paying the Cost for Good Health
Try Lanolin, for Good Hair and Skin Care
Wanted: 15,000 Smokers Across America

October 1997
Long-term Health Care Insurance Can Protect Independence

Colgate-Palmolive Company and the National Dental Association join forces with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America to provide dental services to underserved children
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation is Seeking Lupus Families

September 1997
Healing Our Community

April 1997
Area Drugstores Outrank State in Tobacco
What's Your Cut?

January 1997
Afia Boro - a few words about ...Hereditary Diseases


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