African Americans negotiate mental illness, Black pain

HARTFORD (Special from The Hartford Guardian and New America Media) – The scars are still visible on Michelle Baxter’s arms.

Jindal versus Obama on Medicaid

By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer In the Washington Post newspaper last week, Bobby Jindal challenged President Barack Obama with an editorial entitled, “Let’s meet on

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Black women and girls least likely to binge drink
By Alexis Taylor Contributing Writer (Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Afro American Newspaper) — One in five teenage high school girls are binge drinking and quickly headed down ... Physician, with Louisiana roots, launches Black health website
By Starla Muhammad Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA from The Final Call)— The glaring realities facing the Black community’s health and well-being are in a state of emergency. Whether it is ... New psychiatric manual approved despite criticism
By Pamela MacLean Contributing Writer SAN FRANCISCO (Special from RedwoodAge.com and New America Media) — The American Psychiatric Association gave its final approval to the latest guide to psychiatric disorders, despite ... Pennsylvania doc leads way in cancer surgery
By Ayana Jones Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA to the Philadelphia Tribune) — As the director of the minimally invasive thoracic surgery program at Tho­mas Jefferson University Hospi­tal, Dr. Nathaniel Evans ... Link between childhood physical abuse and asthma in Blacks found
By Alexis Taylor Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Researchers have made a connection between childhood abuse suffered by African-American women and asthma which develops later in their lives. Full-term pregnancies mean healthy babies, says the March of Dimes
By Kelly Parker Contributing Writer Though the arrival of baby can bring about anticipation, excitement and anxiety, the March of Dimes is encouraging expectant mothers to let nature take its course; and ... Genealogist sounds alarm for child safety
By J. Kojo Livingston Contributing Writer Last week an internationally renowned Black genealogist and poverty activist put out a national call for a major change in how the USA and the world ... Ten natural pain remedies you won’t hear about from your doctor
By Jesse Cannone Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA from the Milwaukee Community Journal) — Early on in his career as a professional fitness trainer, before exploring natural pain remedies, Jesse Cannone ...
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