Angela Dickerson grew up in choirs but said solos once made her sweat and shake with fear. Her high school chorus teacher entered her into a competition; she learned later that she would have won...
2010 Health & Wellness Expo at mall has lots to offer The 2010 Health & Wellness Expo will be at the Mall at Stonecrest on Jan. 30. Dozens of health care exhibitors will offer information and free health screenings to encourage adults and childre...
Losing weight will save you money As Americans waistlines continue to expand, studies from the US Center of Disease Control and Prevention indicate that 67 percent of the US adult population is overweight or obese. Overweight ad...
Dr. Yolanda Wimberly is passionate about her work and it shows. Her students at Morehouse School of Medicine see it. Her patients at Children’s at Hughes Spalding, at her private practice at Moreh...
When children are sick, all parents want is for them to get well. To get them care, they often head to the emergency department, but unfortunately, what ails the child can often be taken care of b...
Hypertension, which afflicts one in four people in the United States, is so common among African-Americans that most everyone knows someone with high blood pressure. Nearly 40 percent of non-Hispa...
The news is disturbing. Of Georgia’s 159 counties, DeKalb has the second highest number of reported AIDS cases. Only Fulton County has more. Terry Barlow, prevention specialist and outreach coo...
Kimberly Cameron knows that breast cancer, cervical cancer and HIV/AIDS affect blacks more than other ethnic group. But instead of debating the issue or simply giving lip service to the problem o...