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In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, daytime host Tyra Banks is featuring a webseries by filmmaker Dominga Martin, which chronicles the story of how she fought (and beat) breast cancer. As a filmmaker & journalist, Dominga was motivated to tell her story through film and to educate others by sharing her story. “I decided […]
The Federal Government’s new web site is up and running today. Â Explore health care plans and costs for you and your family. Â Read More:
Today, September 27th is National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The day will stress what’s always been stressed: testing and prevention — an approach promoted in a study showing 1 in 5 gay men have HIV and nearly half of them are unaware.  Read more:
All across the airwaves, media outlets reported long standing children’s’ show, “Sesame Street” was pulling the skit of singer Katy Perry and Elmo’s remix of “Hot and Cold” off their season premiere episode due to excessive comments from parents complaining about too much cleavage from the “I Kissed A Girl” star. What appeared to be […]
The flu shot has many benefits, and the latest news is that it may reduce the risk of heart attack in middle-aged and older adults. The flu vaccine reduces the risk of a first-time heart attack during the year after the shot. Â Read more:
This is the first season in which all Division I College athletes will get screened for the sickle cell trait, in addition to their regular physicals. A new program adopted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is testing athletes to find out whether they carry the genetic mutation for sickle cell. The John Hopkins […]
Just like the right diet can prevent heart disease, high blood pressure, or cancer, health experts are finding that certain foods may boost your mind and help you saty on top of your mental game. Â Read more:
Healthy eating is an important aspect of any eczema treatment. It is known that certain common foods can trigger a flare-up of eczema. Examples are peanuts, nuts, eggs, milk, soy and wheat. In fact, almost any food can trigger a reaction, which is why it is important to identify the culprits. <<Hear my story here>>
Permission granted: You can officially stop feeling guilty about those little “bad-for-you” habits you can’t seem to break. Turns out, many of life’s greatest indulgences bring big health benefits — helping you stay slim, fight off the blues, and kick disease to the curb. Â Read more:
With summer winding down, why not think outside the box this Labor Day Weekend. Here are some items that you can grill that will make delicious appetizers, garnishes, and side dishes:
With the Labor Day weekend poppin’ off about now, it’s easy to get caught up in drinking beers at the cookout or on the beach. In case you don’t want to totally blow your diet, here’s a list of the lowest calorie beers! (Scroll down for the list of the highest ones too!)
