Article: Health

Analyses of more than 17,000 men and women over about 13 years, and found that people who sit for most of the day are 54 percent more likely to die of heart attacks.

Studies show living in polluted areas can hinder brain development.

"We must promote minority presence and participation in health planning and policy formation," said Rep. Laura Hall (Ala.). "Our legislative Black caucus has made one of its number one issues for every board, every task force and every planning committee that is organized to have minority participation."

Kiwanis Club of Bed-Stuy/Brooklyn Hospital Center teamed up with National Allotment Insurance Agency and the Dekalb Avenue Merchants Alliance to bring a health fair to Bed-Stuy.

According to Brawley, Chief Medical Officer for the American Cancer Society, 192,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, and 27,000 will die from the disease this year.

Keep in mind that these signs don’t necessarily mean you have ovarian cancer. They can signal a host of other health issues.

Most HIV health service organization and HIV and TB activists in the sub Saharan Africa region are rallying together to press for more funding for HIV/Aids programs to mitigate the impact of the financial crisis on HIV health service provision.

However, since the great recession has hit us two generations later, the lessons that were learnt have been forgotten, and the corporate culture, individualism and materialism seem to have replaced the core values of family legacy.

“This disease is devastating far too many lives,” Council Member Eugene declared.

"Congress has shown complete cowardice in refusing to stand up to the NRA’s extremist agenda. They willingly weakened public safety and stripped Americans of their rights to enjoy National Parks and
Wilderness areas free from the threat of armed citizens carrying deadly handguns and semi-automatic assaults weapons….