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*With a growing number of foods boasting added caffeine for an energy boost, the Food and Drug Administration says it’s time to investigate their safety. Companies adding caffeine to their products have labeled them as for adult use only. Not much is known about the effects of caffeine on children’s health. The only time FDA [...]
*For many people care of elderly parents or relatives is more and more a reality in life. However, most are unaware of issues with overmedication issues for seniors and the elderly. Often overmedication in the elderly can happen for a number of reasons: Mixing prescription drugs with over-the-counter drugs, under the assumption that nothing one [...]
*A disturbing email from a friend in an African country has moved me to address an issue that I written about: Black people; attitudes on mistrust; and the subsequent impact on benefiting from developments in medical treatment. Compounding the problem, diverse patients (especially Blacks) are historically underrepresented in clinical research. The shortage of minority participants [...]
*In 2010, there were about 410,000 dialysis patients in the United States. But did you know African Americans are at increased risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD) leading to dialysis and transplant? Compared to other ethnic groups, the African American population has higher rates of diabetes and high blood pressure, which are the two leading [...]
*“The leading causes of vision impairment and blindness in the United States are age-related eye diseases: macular degeneration, cataract and glaucoma.” This statement from the National Institutes of Health and U.S. National Library of Medicine speaks volumes! There is nothing to cure eye age. As we get older, so do our eyes. The eyes are an important, but often overlooked, [...]
*The older you get, the people dying will more and more be folks you know. It’s just that simple. What amazes me is how many of us are not willing to accept this very final event in life as a reminder to “get our affairs in order”. I don’t know about you, but it is [...]
*That constant sneezing you thought was a winter cold might just be the beginning of your spring allergies instead. The mild winter weather is also responsible for an increase in allergens. Trees usually start pollinating in early January, maybe even December, but now there are various grasses and flowers joining them. Since everything’s warmed up [...]
There is a serious problem in this country that is an epidemic. The problem is hypertension. Approximately 35 percent of African-American men and 34 percent of African American women suffer from high blood pressure, or hypertension, which is the number one cause of preventable death among African Americans. Hypertension develops earlier in life in African [...]
*Researchers have determined that refined sugar is more addictive than cocaine. In recent studies, rats that were addicted to cocaine were provided a choice between cocaine and sugar water – and 94% of them chose the sugar. There’s no doubt that Americans are addicted to sugar. We consume an average of 150 lbs. per person [...]
*Pharmaceutical companies in the United States spend a huge, huge amount of money annually on commercial advertising. Many drug companies have found that they can readily and easily increase their revenue streams by appealing directly to the consumer through American prescription drug commercials. Rather than rely solely on physicians recommending one med over another, these [...]
*The recent horrific attack inside a Connecticut elementary school has sent a wave of anxiety among parents across the country. Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut had a very good security system in place, and the teachers and staff there was well trained, but no system and no amount of training can create a [...]
* Like many of you, more and more we are hearing about family, friends and loved ones facing a sudden issues with the Pancreas. Most people don’t know much about this organ, but in fact, it is an important part of the human body. It often goes unnoticed…until a problem occurs. The pancreas is a [...]
*Today, I received an email from an organization, requesting me to make arrangements for “free” Public Service Announcements on a Black Talk Radio station, to publicize an upcoming Health Conference. Normally, this would not be a problem, since the state of Black health is a truly dismal picture, and any effort to address the inequities [...]
*Water retention is a type of swelling that occurs due to the abnormal fluid retention in the body. Water retention is medically termed as edema. Hands, arms, face, abdomen and lungs are commonly affected with edema. In most cases, fluid retention does not cause serious problems. But sometimes, fluid retention causes dangerous effects on the [...]
*While pondering a topic for this week’s column, I was glancing at the television at a documentary on children living in poverty in America. So, off I went to gather some info on this critical topic. According to a new report from the Office of Research at the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the U.S. has one [...]
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