Who lives longer?

A study tells us about how long we can expect our seniors to be around to share wisdom with us. Good health practices can take us outside the box of what statistics tell us how long we can expect to …

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Sisters, two words can guide us to a pathway for better health: Breast Care

What if we could share some information that could help us and our sisters live longer? Would we? Information that may lead to a longer, healthier life can be as easy as reminding a sister to get a breast exam. How could it …

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National Medical Association Convention

HHM COVERS THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 2012 ANNUAL CONVENTION AND SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY Who could have known that preparing for the changes in health care could be so educational, fun and rewarding all in one place at one time? Well, Heritage …

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Physicians To Join Children, Teens At Fitness Walk and Health Festival

National Medical Association Urges More Exercise to Help Reverse Rise in Obesity (Silver Spring, MD)- African American physicians from across the country will join with local residents of all ages on Saturday, July 28th for Walk a Mile with a …

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Supreme Court Health Care Decision: Individual Mandate Survives

WASHINGTON -- The individual health insurance mandate is constitutional, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday, upholding the central provision of President Barack Obama's signature Affordable Care Act. The controlling opinion, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, upheld the mandate as a …

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Robin Roberts reveals MDS diagnosis

(CNN) -- Five years after battling and beating breast cancer, "Good Morning America" co-anchor Robin Roberts faces another dangerous health foe. "I've always been a fighter, and with all of your prayers and support, a winner," Roberts said in an …

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New Online Tool Maps Heart Disease, Stroke Data

Little Rock - A promising new program will launch this month that is designed to combat two of the leading causes of death in Arkansas -- heart disease and stroke. The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) has access to a …

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Maya Angelou Opens Women’s Health and Wellness Center

 Calls Disparities Embarrassing By Jessica Cumberbatch Anderson Posted: 05/15/2012 11:50 am Wisdom comes with age, and at 84 years old, Maya Angelou has lots of wisdom. But she says she picked up her most valuable piece of wisdom early on. "I …

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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Soldier’s War Within The art of war is more mental than physical and few soldiers are trained on coping with their experiences after deployment by Tamara Warren Posted: March 28, 2012 he U.S. has been …

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Health-Care Fight May Loom After Court Rules

By Hans Nichols - May 31, 2012 8:01 PM CT As he previewed his agenda for donors at a May 14 fundraiser, Obama said he may be forced to try to revise parts of his health-care plan, depending on how the …

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