If you’ve watched TV’s “The Biggest Loser”, you’ve no doubt gotten a glimpse of supremely fit trainer Dolvett Quince. Quince, who mixes drill sergeant techniques and compassion while working with contestants, learned from experience that people who are eager to lose weight don’t necessarily want to feel deprived while doing it and that insisting otherwise […]
Dr. April Speed will go just about anywhere to spread the message about the importance of women taking care of their health – including “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.” Speed got a call from Kenya Moore, a cast member on the Bravo reality show, regarding Moore’s concern about a breast lump. Moore also asked that […]
Have a question for the doctor? Text it to “646464” (OHOHOH). It is open enrollment season for Medicare, Part D when anyone with Medicare coverage can change his health plan and prescription drug coverage. That goes for anyone who gets health benefits through Original Medicare, a Medicare Private Fee-for-Service Plan with no drug benefit, a […]
There was a time when a shot of penicillin or some other antibiotic was the cure-all for just about any infection. Over time, however, various bacteria have become resistant to antibiotics and, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 23,000 people die annually from infections. Some even take out hospitalized […]
Fitness and nutrition expert Lisa Lynn says it may be your metabolism that is sabotaging your best-laid plans to lose weight and boost your spirits. Lynn, a certified fitness trainer who is seen frequently on the “The Dr. Oz Show,” says good nutrition, healthy supplements and the right combinations of food, along with exercise, can […]
Many women look forward to the end of having monthly periods but ultimately, they find, menopause is no walk in the park either. Hot flashes, weight gain, vaginal dryness, painful sex and urinary tract infections can put a real damper on a woman’s sex life. Dr. Lauren Streicher, a gynecologist who contributes articles and has […]
When it comes to black women and breast cancer, the news is often disheartening. According to the Black Women’s Health Imperative, recent studies released have revealed that: Black breast cancer patients are more likely to die than white patients, regardless of the type of breast cancer they contract, raising the question of why black patients […]
Whether it’s an attempt to look a little younger or to contour the body after massive weight loss, plastic surgery is serious business and carries serious risks if not performed by a surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Furthermore, many people who undergo a surgical procedure are not always coached about having […]
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer affecting American men. In 2010, an estimated 217,730 men were diagnosed with it and 32,050 died of it, according to a report in the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine by Dr. Charles Modlin, a urologist and kidney transplant surgeon and director of the Minority Men’s Health Center at […]
According to the federal Centers for Disease Control’s latest figures, 1 in every 50 children has some form of autism. Boys are four times more likely than girls to be diagnosed with the disorder. The overall figure, based on 2011-2012 data of diagnoses reported by parents, is significantly higher than the 1 in 86 estimate […]
Diet and exercise are just not enough to get some severely overweight people down to a healthy size. For them, bariatric surgery can be a safe alternative. “Bariatric surgery is, essentially, the surgical treatment of morbid obesity and obesity-related diseases,” said Dr. Fritz Jean-Pierre, a bariatric surgeon for the WellStar Medical Group in Marietta, Georgia. […]