Two Reasons Dementia Risk Is Higher For African-Americans
By Andy Henion
(Trice Edney Wire) - African-Americans face a much higher risk—2.52 times greater—than Caucasian Americans of developing cognitive impairment, including dementia, later in...
Biotech Pioneer Hopes To Heal With Honey
By Luis Vasquez-Ajmac
Urban News Service
Show Kayla Rodriguez a jar of honey, and she will tell you it’s medicine.
Against the odds is one way to...
High Blood Pressure, Strokes And Blacks
By Glenn Ellis
George Curry Media Guest Columnist
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Association of Black Cardiologists Announces New President And Board Chairman
New York, NY – The Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC), an inclusive organization dedicated to eliminating disparities in cardiovascular diseases, has elected Felix Sogade,...
Lupus’ Disproportionate Impact On Women And Minorities Must Be Known
By Steven Owens, MD, MPH, MA
(Trice Edney Wire) - May is Lupus Awareness Month and on May 20th specifically, health advocates and those directly or indirectly...
PILGRIM’S PRIDE CORP. RECALLS POULTRY PRODUCTS DUE TO POSSIBLE FOREIGN MATTER CONTAMINATION
WASHINGTON – Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., a Waco, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 5,176,844 pounds of fully cooked chicken products that may be contaminated with...
WASHINGTON FIRM RECALLS BEEF JERKY PRODUCTS THAT MAY BE UNDERCOOKED
WASHINGTON – 4 Frendz, LLC., a Clarkston, Wash. establishment, is recalling approximately 497 pounds of beef jerky products due to under-processing and potential survival...
Zika Was In Haiti Before Exploding In Brazil
Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from North Star News
(Trice Edney Wire) - The Zika virus was present in Haiti several months before...
Phill Wilson: Still Answering The Black AIDS Call At 60
By Karen Ocamb
Black AIDS Institute
The first cases of what became HIV/AIDS hit the news on June 5, 1981. Soon, Phill Wilson, then just 25,...
City Council Endorses Prescription Drug Take-Back Program
The Seattle City Council unanimously approved legislation encouraging local pharmacies and police precincts to set up drop-boxes for unused, surplus prescription medicines, including controlled...
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How Scott Colom Defied More Than A Century Of History To...
Just six years after Mississippi removed the Confederate stars and bars from its state flag, CNN’s Decision Desk projects that Scott Colom will become the first Black senator from the state since Reconstruction and the first Democrat to win the seat since 1982.
