Much of what has been accepted as conventional wisdom when it comes to the effects illegal drugs have on humans may be wrong and the federal government’s drug policy needs an overhaul, according to a provocative new book by Dr. Carl Hart, a New York-based scholar and researcher. In “High Price: A Neuroscientist’s Journey of […]
Dr. James “Butch” Rosser says it’s all good to make dad feel special on Father’s Day, but it is important to create a family health tree to let him know you would like to see him celebrate many more Father’s Days. “You must make your loved one intimately aware of the fact that all you […]
Even when you try to eat healthy, you sometimes end up with things that aren’t actually as good for you as you might believe. Between questionable labeling, varying reports over what’s good for you and what’s bad, getting a little help along the way is something just about everyone needs. David Foreman, a retired pharmacist […]
Have a question for the doctor? Text it to “646464: (OHOHOH) Summer’s coming and along with fun in the sun comes rising temperatures and, in some places, suffocating humidity, making it difficult for people to breathe indoors and out. Dr. Rani Whitfield, a physician based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, said in a television interview on […]
In the wake of crises like the tornado that struck Oklahoma, the Boston Marathon bombing and the tropical storm, which wiped out communities in New Jersey and New York, most folks immediately think of the doctors who save and treat the wounded. But it’s the relationship with nurses in the immediate aftermath of a disaster […]
Conventional wisdom says men, especially black men, won’t go to the doctor until it’s too late to stop or reverse illness, but you couldn’t tell by the thousands of black men who showed up recently for the 10th annual Minority Men’s Health Fair at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. Dr. Charles Modlin, a kidney transplant […]
Two California researchers have developed a procedure using growth factors from a woman’s own blood, which appears to have markedly improved a woman’s sexual response. The researchers, Drs. Samuel Wood and Charles Runels , are encouraged by preliminary results from this simple office procedure that involves the injection of the blood platelet-derived growth factors (PDGFs) […]
Jamil Abdur-Rahman and Idries Abdur-Rahman aren’t just another twin set of handsome faces. The 36-year-old twin brothers from Chicago are both OB/GYN physicians and recent contestants on “The Amazing Race.” The pair do more than dispense health advice. They have had to practice what they preached in order to get ready for the grueling competition. […]
Dr. Griffin Rodgers is a familiar, comforting voice to radio listeners. His “Healthy Moments” commentaries are broadcast to audiences across the country and it is his mission to help black Americans understand what stands between them and good health and how to address it. Rodgers is director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive […]
When most people think of cosmetic surgery they think of Botox, facelifts and tummy tucks, but a great deal of cosmetic surgery is designed to address far more serious problems that affect people’s ability to simply look and feel healthy, particularly people who suffer from various types of alopecia and other ailments that cause major […]
Have a question for the doctor? Text it to “646464” (OHOHOH). When most people think of cosmetic surgery they think of Botox, facelifts and tummy tucks, but a great deal of cosmetic surgery is designed to address far more serious problems that affect people’s ability to simply look and feel healthy, particularly people who suffer […]
It may be thrilling when love makes your heart skip a beat, but under any other circumstance that may not be a good thing. Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA), which differs from a heart attack, occurs when the heart stops beating abruptly and without warning. It is one of the leading causes of death in the […]
