Over the next few weeks I’ll be doing some work with the Intercultural Cancer Council, who is having their Biennial Symposium in Houston June 26-July 1. The symposium will focus on Minorities, The Medically Underserved and Health Equity. I want to start by introducing you to Lovell Jones, PhD., founding...
Dallas South Wire This holiday season, CVS/pharmacy encourages African Americans to give the gift of good health to yourself, your family and your community by getting your seasonal flu shot. African-Americans have lower influenza and pneumococcal immunization rates compared to the rest of the population and 67%percent of whites received...
DSN Newswire (Office of Public Health and Science Communications) Twenty-two percent of 18-44 year old women in the United States reported hearing more about lupus compared to a year ago, according to a national online survey released today by the Ad Council. In an effort to further engage minority women,...
Methodist Health System offers complete care for patients needing surgery to replace joints damaged by injury, deformity, or degenerative diseases
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From the Office of the President “Today we passed another critical milestone in the health reform effort with the release of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. I was particularly pleased to see that the Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the bill will reduce the deficit by $127...
My mom forwarded some healthcare commercials that she received in her inbox and I thought a few of them were pretty good. Wanted to share 3 of them with the fam. How to Tell You need Healthcare Reform Choose the Public Option Spin
Interesting 5 minute video from First Lady Michele Obama.
Melody Barnes, White House Domestic Policy Advisory has a couple of entries worth noting in the Health Insurance Reform Debate. First, a few excerpts from an Op-Ed for AOL Black Voices: As with so many issues, if the state of our health care system is a crisis for America, it’s...
Laboratory Tests Show KFC Grilled Chicken Contains Cancer-Causing Substance; KFC Violating Law by Failing to Warn Consumers WASHINGTON—A national physicians group is suing Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) under California law for failing to warn consumers that the chain’s new grilled chicken product contains a dangerous carcinogen. Independent laboratory tests show...
