Dr. Brooke Jackson is a board certified dermatologist and dermatologic surgeon. A graduate of Wellesley College, Georgetown University medical school she completed her Dermatology training at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit before completing two fellowships, Laser Surgery at Harvard and a second in Mohs micrographiic surgery (skin cancer). She founded the Mohs surgery unit at MD […]

Dr. Darlene Powell Garlington is a licensed clinical psychologist, certified school psychologist, and media psychologist. She is a renowned author of ten books published by Simon & Schuster, William Morrow, John Wiley and self-published. Her book’s focus primarily on building resiliency, parenting, family dynamics, multiculturalism, co-parenting, male-female relationships and diversity. Her educational  background includes a […]

Obamacare’s Open Enrollment is here again. Many aren’t sure they have the right health care coverage or feel they are paying too much. Health Markets, a national organization that helps folks find affordable health insurance under Obamacare, has information that can help you figure it out. HealthMarkets offers a free service to help folks make sure […]

Bryan T. Osterday, DDS is from Cincinnati, OH.  He attended Miami University and The Ohio State University College of Dentistry. He spent 14 years in private practice and is now the Professional Liaison Consultant within the Professional Oral Health division of Procter & Gamble.  In this role, he helps to oversee professional development within the […]

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These days, when you walk into your local grocery or drug store and take a stroll down the dental care aisle, it seems like half…

Is that a loose teeth? Maybe a bump in your mouth that has been there for awhile.  Here are the parts of your mouth that…

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With February being National Children’s Dental Health Month—as sponsored by The American Dental Association—it’s a great time to talk about our children’s teeth. Dental care…

Deya gets direct girlfriend-style with Crystal King who was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 25.  They discuss everything from worrying about how her man would feel if she got a mastectomy to how going to happy hour with your girls could lead to cancer. Check it out, it’s literally life-saving info. Listen […]

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announced the launch of a free educational resource that provides accurate and useful information about breast cancer to women and men in the Black and African-American communities, furthering Komen’s commitment to eliminating the disparities in breast cancer mortality rates affecting women of color in the United States. Available online now, this new Toolkit provides Komen, […]

Cancer

Each year as we approach October the fever starts to erupt. By October, it reaches a fever pitch. I’m talking about the fever surrounding breast cancer…

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With anything in life, especially diseases and various health conditions, there’s a lot of misinformation out there and I don’t know about you, but when…

Madeline Long-Gill is the founder of the Forest Park Center for Family Resources, a crisis intervention center located on the campus of St. Louis Community College at Forest Park.  She spent 12 years as a volunteer for Komen St. Louis before becoming an Advocate in Science (AIS), a community of dedicated volunteer advocates who work to reduce […]