Study: Exercise cuts kidney stone risk in women
by Marilyn Marchione Associated PressWomen have another reason to exercise: It may help prevent kidney stones. You don’t have to break a sweat or be a super athlete, either. Even walking for a couple... »
Be good to your liver
by Shawntell Muhammad | May 3, 2013 - 12:45:26 PMThe liver is the second largest organ in the human body, and is located in the upper right-hand portion of the abdominal cavity, beneath the diaphragm and on top of the stomach, right kidney, and intestines. »
Shortage of Black dentists means more than just fewer smiles
by Nisa Islam Muhammad -Staff Writer- | Apr 19, 2013 - 9:39:20 AMWASHINGTON - When it comes to health care, your dentist may be the last person you think about, if you think about her at all. But the profession has alarmingly low numbers of Blacks entering dental school. »
Organic foods can help preserve life
by Shawntell Muhammad | Feb 5, 2013 - 10:54:52 AMWith the monetary increase in healthcare, the adverse effects of medication, and more people adopting a natural lifestyle, organic food consumption is on the rise. »
U.S. health worse than nearly all other industrialized countries
by Carey L. Biron, IPS | Jan 29, 2013 - 9:44:43 AMWASHINGTON - U.S. citizens suffer from poorer health than nearly all other industrialized countries, according to the first comprehensive government analysis on the subject. »
Know the Truth about The Flesh of The Swine
by the Honorable Elijah Muhammad | Jan 18, 2013 - 11:33:05 PMI cannot force you to halt your downhill plunge with them into the lake of fire. I have been missioned only to warn you in the simplest language. I cannot force you to go to hell or heaven. »
Water, water everywhere but is any safe to drink?
by Shawntell Muhammad | Jan 14, 2013 - 12:44:44 PMWe all have consumed bottled water at some point, some more than others. What makes bottled water so revered? The bottled water industry is a $15 billion industry, using eight billion gallons of water annually. »
How to Live More Than 100 Years
by the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad | Dec 17, 2012 - 1:13:47 PMThe body is made up of water, chemicals, stone, metals, vegetation and air. All that is in the earth is, in some form, in our bodies, and you have no birth record of the earth. »
Physician launches Black health website
by Starla Muhammad -Staff Writer- | Dec 13, 2012 - 4:36:28 PMThe glaring realities facing the Black community’s health and well-being are in a state of emergency. Whether it is high blood pressure, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, various forms of cancer or obesity, Blacks in many cases have the unfortunate distinction as the leading sufferers of these health maladies. »
Failing health in U.S. equals rising costs
by Starla Muhammad -Staff Writer- | Dec 13, 2012 - 4:23:40 PMHaving poor health in the U.S. costs money, and not just a small amount, but billions of dollars. Ultimately, those costs are heaped on the backs of poor and minority communities. »
Premature Babies and God’s Miracle
by Shawntell Muhammad | Dec 12, 2012 - 4:49:07 PMHaving a baby is a joyous occasion in many ways. All parents pray for a healthy baby, whether the child is a boy or girl. However, in today’s society, giving birth to a full term healthy baby has become a challenge. »
Foods to avoid
by the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad | Oct 30, 2012 - 10:18:49 AMWe should not be asking questions about what kind of foods to eat as much as we should be trying to eat one meal a day. This is where good health and the prolongation of life come from. »
Film explores love/hate relationship with soul food
by Starla Muhammad -Staff Writer- | Oct 19, 2012 - 9:15:55 AMThrough the years from collard greens, macaroni and cheese and potato salad to fried chicken, fatback and sweet potato pie, Black America’s dietary indulgence in the cuisine known as “soul food” is both historic and complicated. »
Still carrying the AIDS burden
by Nisa Islam Muhammad -Staff Writer- | Aug 9, 2012 - 9:58:47 AMWASHINGTON - "Black America has a serious problem with HIV," said Dr, Gregory Pappas, M.D., Ph.D., senior deputy director of the HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD and Tuberculosis Administration of the D.C. Dept. of Health, told delegates at the International AIDS Conference recently held here July 26. »
America suffering from oral health nightmare
by Nisa Islam Muhammad -Staff Writer- | Aug 7, 2012 - 12:30:45 PMThe problem of oral health care is so bad that that 50 million Americans live in areas where they can’t easily visit a dentist, former Surgeon General David Satcher explained at a conference on unmet oral health needs. »
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