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According to the CDC (Center for Disease Control), diabetes affects 25.8 million people in the U.S. Additionally, diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure, nontraumatic lower-limb amputations and new cases of blindness among adults in the U.S. It is a major cause of heart disease and stroke and is the seventh leading cause of...
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According to the National Headache Foundation website, June is National Migraine Awareness Month. The National Headache Foundation (NHF) is partnering with CBS Los Angeles reporter Serene Branson to launch “More Than Just a Headache,” a new campaign that aims to educate the public on the personal and societal costs of migraines while supplying resources...
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May is Better Sleep Month! Getting enough sleep is an essential part of your overall well-being. But, before I get into that, here are a few interesting facts about sleep. The amount of sleep needed varies depending on age. Babies need 16 hours, children three-18 need 10, adults between 19 and 55 need eight...
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May 8-14 2011 is National Women’s Health Week! This is a weeklong health observance coordinated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health. It brings together businesses, communities, government, health organizations and other groups in an effort to to make women’s health a top priority. This year’s theme is...
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Today marks the 10th anniversary of the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. This day’s message is straightforward: Sex has consequences. The U.S. has the highest rates of teenage pregnancy and teen births in the western industrialized world, and teen pregnancy costs the U.S. at least $7 billion annually. Additionally, just under one-third of...
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Black women and depression. Those two words don’t seem to go together, but for some black women, they do. As you probably know, there’s a stigma in our community about depression. We’re supposed to be “Strong Black Women,” and nothing is supposed to bring us down. And to many, being depressed is a sign...
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Every two minutes, someone in the U.S. is sexually assaulted, and one out of six American women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime. If you’ve been sexually assaulted, here’s what you should do: Find a safe location away from the perpetrator. Ask a trusted friend to be...
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April 24-30 is Infertility Awareness Week. According to resolve.org, infertility is a disease or condition of the reproductive system often diagnosed after a couple has had one year of unprotected, well-timed intercourse or if the woman has suffered from multiple miscarriages and the woman is under 35-years-old. If the woman is over 35, infertility...
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April 18-23 is Fibroid Awareness Week. If you don’t know, uterine fibroids are tumors or lumps made of muscle cells and other tissue that grow within the wall of the uterus. They can grow as a single tumor or in clusters and can be less than one inch in size or grow to eight...
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April is National African American Women Fitness Month. The goal of this month is to increase awareness of the health risks associated with a sedentary lifestyle and promotes the benefit of a healthy lifestyle. One of my goals for this year was to start exercising regularly. I have those days and weeks where I...
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