Cervical Cancer Chemo Easier on Black Women: Study

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Black women with advanced and recurrent cervical cancer tolerate “platinum-based” chemotherapy drugs better than do their white counterparts, according to a pooled data from three studies, researchers report.  Dr. Steven C. Plaxe of the University of California, San Diego and colleagues examined data on a total of 374 white and [...]

Mayo Clinic: Advance Directives and Living Wills

The issues surrounding serious illness and death aren’t easy to discuss. But it’s far easier on everyone if you have a living will and other advance directives in place before you’re faced with a serious accident or illness. If you don’t, you may find yourself in a situation in which you’re unable to communicate your [...]

The Black AIDS Institute, HIV/AIDS and Obama

This has been quite a couple of weeks. The outcome of this year’s presidential election adds weight to the feeling that these are among the most exciting times to have ever lived. And I hope we can all take a deep breath and soak it in. A Black President. The “impossibility” of this has for [...]

Black Women’s Burden: An Epidemic of HIV

U.S. News and World Report.  Janice was 27 years old and eight weeks pregnant with her son when she was diagnosed with HIV in 1991. The Queens, N.Y., resident believes that the father of her older child—a daughter, now 24—gave her the infection. She’s far from alone in acquiring the virus from a man she [...]

World AIDS Day

Title: World AIDS Day Link out: Click here Description: The 1st of December, World AIDS Day, is the day when individuals and organizations from around the world come together to bring attention to the global AIDS epidemic. 2008 marks the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day. While we have come a long ways since 1988, [...]

Money Girl: Getting To Know Health Savings Accounts

Content by Money Girl: Quick and Dirty Tips for a Richer Life Health Savings Accounts are extremely flexible savings vehicles that offer many advantages. Called HSAs for short, these programs are available for United States taxpayers to provide a tax advantage that offsets our growing health care expenses. First, I’ll discuss who is qualified to [...]

The Facts on Breast Cancer

Q. How do I know if I’m at high risk for developing breast cancer?   A. Anyone with an immediate family member who was diagnosed with breast cancer before the age of menopause or with multiple relatives suffering from the disease is at high risk; you should start getting mammograms at age 30 or younger, [...]

A Breast-Health Glossary

Calcification: Calcium deposits that show up in breast tissue and are typically benign. Depending on how they appear in a mammogram, your doctor may order more testing to rule out cancer. Cyst: A fluid-filled sac that might feel especially painful just before your menstrual period. True cysts are benign and can be easily drained by [...]

Heart Attack Symptoms in Women

Women’s heart attack symptoms differ from men’s. Here, how to tell if you’re having a heart attack — and how you can save your life. By Susan Ince, More Magazine. Women and Heart Attacks Most of us know what it looks like when a man has a heart attack — the classic chest-clutching, pain-down-the-arm episode. [...]

New Fixes for Uterine Fibroids

Female? Over 40? You’ve probably got fibroids, benign tumors of the uterus that grow unnoticed for years before causing symptoms. There’s no one solution, but many. Six women shared what worked for them. By Gail McBride, More Magazine. What Causes Fibroids? Asking questions about fibroids is a lot easier than getting answers. They’re the most [...]

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