Health

Special to The Mississippi Link My Brother’s Keeper, Inc. will be providing free Rapid HIV Tests Saturday, June 27 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the My Brother’s Keeper’s Well-ness Center located 500 E. […]

NAPSM Sometimes it’s not what kids are eating that causes a weight problem-it’s the problems that are eating them up inside. Children who have trouble communicating their feelings may be more susceptible to eating disorders. […]

WASHINGTON – Congress struck the government’s strongest anti-smoking blow in decades Thursday with a Senate vote to give regulators new power to limit nicotine in cigarettes, drastically curtail ads and ban candied tobacco products aimed […]

Jackson, MS- The Jackson Medical Mall Foundation (JMMF) will hold a news conference on Thursday, May 28, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. at Center Stage of the Jackson Medical Mall Thad Cochran Center to announce plans […]

The debate about whether the chicken or the egg came first has had some steep competition in recent years—what’s to blame for the obesity epidemic in America? Some experts say it’s genetics, some say environmental […]

In honor of mother’s day, and to inform mothers across the nation, we salute Sister to Sister: The Women’s Heart Foundation and their newly launched effort, Screen 4. Screen 4 is an innovative, grass-roots campaign […]

When black and Hispanic Medicare recipients suffer severe heart failure, they are less likely than their white counterparts to be treated with the most cutting-edge treatment available, a new analysis suggests. “We found that there […]

HealthDay News Stress may play a key role in the development of type 2 diabetes in obese black women, U.S. researchers say. “Much attention has been given to the role of obesity in the development […]

WASHINGTON – Think your doctor knows which drug — or surgery or even diagnostic test — works best? Think again. Half the time, there’s little if any good evidence comparing one to another. And one […]

MINNEAPOLIS (Feb. 12, 2009) – UnitedHealthcare and the American Stroke Association are encouraging African Americans to reduce their risk of stroke by tracing their family health history with the Shape Your Family History Tree. The […]