Rutina Wesley: Fit For A Queen
(Photo credit: BET.com) There’s a good chance you already know actress Rutina Wesley from her role as Tara Thornton on HBO’s vampire hit show True Blood. But her star keeps…
Assault Isn’t Always Sexual
Photo: CreateHerStock Every 98 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted. Sadly enough, only six out of every 1,000 perpetrators will end up in prison. And six times out of 10,…
Lisa Bonet: Living Life On Her Terms
(Photo credit: Instagram) Actress Lisa Bonet practically grew up right before our eyes on the small screen. Going from adolescence to adulthood on the hit 80’s sitcom The Cosby Show,…
Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment Has Changed
Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obama Care as many of us have come to know it, is upon us. However, for the first time since its…
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What Happens When STDS Are Left Undiagnosed & Untreated
Do you know someone whose life has been affected by an STD (sexually transmitted disease)? Odds are that you do. For the third straight year, CDC’s Sexually Transmitted Diseases Surveillance…
Try Sprinkling Moringa Powder Into Your Smoothies For Weight Loss Boost
There’s a new superfood in town and sprinkling it into your daily smoothie could boost your weight loss efforts, research says. It’s called moringa powder and it’s packed with protein…
Young Harlem Filmmaker Tackles Health Disparities: “I Wanted To Save The World Through Stories”
It’s not every day when a person realizes their passion earlier in their lives, and for those people who do, it’s not certain they’ll go on to pursue their passion…
5 Simple Remedies For Restless Cough
It’s miserable to suffer through the half a dozen colds you’re likely to catch this year. The weather changes – you catch a cold. Your child brings home the cooties…
First ‘Digital Pill’ Tells Your Doctor If You’ve Taken Your Meds
Offering both the promise of better patient compliance with health care, but also fears of a medical “Big Brother,” a newly approved “digital pill” allows physicians to track whether or…