Fortunately, in most cases, hypertension can be prevented and controlled with simple dietary changes and increased physical activity. Dr. David Martins, M.D., M.S., Associate Professor of Medicine at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science recommends the following lifestyle changes to enhance normal blood pressure readings:
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The Phase IIb study, conducted by the NIAID-funded HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN), was designed to determine whether the vaccine regimen could prevent HIV infection and/or reduce the amount of virus in the blood of vaccine recipients who became infected with HIV.
Some experts believe that Mississippi’s conservative politics, underfunding of HIV/AIDS programs and growing socioeconomic disparities both fuel the epidemic and increase the likelihood that more HIV-positive men and women will drop out of care—if they receive it at all.
The increased risk of death for African American infants is attributed to a number of preventable factors including, lack of prenatal care, maternal diabetes or obesity, untreated maternal infection and an overall lack of awareness and education.
The Florida Department of Health (DOH) recognizes May as National Asthma Awareness Month
There is also much evidence to support the notion that racism and discrimination play a role in the shortened life expectancy of Black Americans
Scientists have discovered a new strain of gonorrhea-causing bacteria in Japan that is resistant to available treatments.
Heterophobia is the New Black By Raynard Jackson Last week, I had to make one of the most difficult announcements of my life—I told my family…
hysterectomies are being performed due to fibroid tumors and removal of them, ‘Black’ women