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Sugar and Your Health

Sugar gives the body energy. Actually, it is the only source of energy for the brain and red blood cells. Each gram of sugar contains 4 calories. Unlike complex carbohydrates, sugars are digested quickly and are easily broken down into glucose, which is then used for energy. In the last 20 years, we have increased...

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Medical Tests that can Save Your Life

Health indicators consistently confirm that African Americans suffer disproportionately from leading diseases, as well as die earlier. In light of this, it is especially important for African Americans to get accustomed to having regular screenings and exams. In doing so, many conditions could be at the least caught earlier, and at best prevented. Towards this...

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Asthma and Urban Youth

Did you know that urban African-American youth, have asthma fatality rates that are higher than in whites, yet few programs target this population. Asthma accounts for 10.5 million missed school days annually. And according to a new study published in the July issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology the scientific publication of the...

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Danger of no Medicaid Expansion…

Okay, you can stop the celebration over the supreme Court upholding the Health Care Reform Act. Now it’s time to pay attention to the bad news. Here is an article which give some insight into exactly how this ruling to overturn Medicaid Expansion will negatively impact people you may know and love… Pa. eliminating easy...

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Alcohol, Water, and Hot Weather

      Periods of extremely hot weather (like the heat waves currently blanketing the country) can cause serious health problems for everyone. Now that we are entering summer, and attending events in hot weather, there are some points that everyone should be aware of when out in hot, humid weather. Most of us are accustomed...

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Becoming a Parent to your Parent

Becoming a Parent for your Parent According to Pew Research Center, as the year 2012 began on Jan. 1, the oldest members of the Baby Boom generation celebrated their 66th birthday. In fact, on that day, today, and for every day for the next 19 years, 10,000 baby boomers will reach age 65. Statistics show...

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Learning from the Elderly: Valuable Resources

Often I wonder why the young people of this nation and around the world refuse to give the elderly the respect that they deserve. I recently attended, and did a workshop at a Health Expo for Seniors. It is becoming more and more uplifting to be in an environment where older folks are living life...

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Aging in Cuba

“Many men can draft many laws. But few have the piercing and humane eye, which can see beyond the words to the people that they touch. Few can see past the speeches and the political battles to the doctor over there that is tending the infirm, and to the hospital that is receiving those in...

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Yesterday I paid my respects to my dear friend of over 25 years, Father Thomas Logan, who made his transition at 100 years old. My relationship with him taught gave me a special insight to aging, the elderly, and quality of life. His frequent inquiries about columns I have written over the years, and his...

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Medical group fights against unnecessary tests

  Various estimates have pegged spending on unnecessary tests at $200 billion to $250 billion each year in the United States, a phenomenon blamed on such factors as overcautious doctors who seek to avoid malpractice claims and patients who don’t realize how much their treatments cost. Organizers of Choosing Wisely say the goal is not...