World AIDS Day is held on the first of December each year to spread awareness about HIV/AIDS. It’s an opportunity for people all over the world to talk about prevention. According to the Center For Disease Control (CDC) an estimated 36.9 million people are living with HIV/AIDS worldwide. Here in the United States, approximately 1.2 million people are…
DetailsCelebrity, singer, talk-show host and recent contestant on the ABC television series, Dancing With The Stars (DWTS), Tamar Braxton announced that she has blood clots in her lungs. As a result, she was forced to leave DWTS. In addition, she cancelled her tour performances. I am always grateful when celebrities share their medical history with their fans. It’s…
DetailsOn October 26, 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that red and processed meats can increase your risk for colorectal cancer. The WHO pulled together 22 international experts to review over 800 studies to assess the link between cancer and the consumption of red and processed meats. After reviewing the data the, WHO concluded that…
DetailsWith the recent closure of 43 Chipolte restaurant chains in the Pacific Northwest due to an E. coli outbreak, food-borne illnesses have been in the news. Food-borne infections pose a real hazard and safety concern. According to the Center For Disease Control (CDC) 1 in 6 Americans (or 48 million people) get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized,…
DetailsWe know that smoking increases the risk for many types of cancer, including cancers of the lung, bladder, kidneys and pancreas. The link between smoking and breast cancer has not yet been well defined. The medical study discussed in this news piece suggests that women who smoke and have breast cancer are 3X more likely…
DetailsHalloween is a great time for kids and adults alike to dress up in festive costumes, to go trick-or-treating and have fun. Unfortunately, each year Halloween is marred by injuries. Pedestrian accidents, fires and food poisonings are not uncommon dangers associated with this holiday. Each year the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reminds us that…
DetailsIn May of 2013, famous actress, Angelina Jolie Pitt made headline news when she disclosed she had preventive elective double mastectomy. In March 2015 she disclosed she had both her ovaries and both fallopian tubes removed. She had an inherited mutation in BRCA1. Mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes increases a women’s risk of developing…
DetailsWhat’s a woman to do? With the new screening recommendations put forth yesterday by the American Cancer Society (ACS), women are more confused than ever as to what to do. The ACS previously recommended that women have a yearly screening mammogram starting at the age of 40. The new recommendations calls for women to have…
DetailsBreast Cancer is the second leading cancer in American women, it is second only to skin cancer. Breast Cancer is also the second leading cause of cancer related deaths, second only to lung cancer. An estimated 40,290 women will die from the disease this year. African American women have the highest risk of dying from…
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