Dayna Caddell talked with Erica Campbell about National Autoimmune Deficiency Awareness Month.
In this edition of Healthy Ever After, Erica Campbell talks about the battle against breast cancer. She talks about women’s tendency to put themselves last, leaving such a dangerous disease unchecked. Chances are, she says, you know somebody who has breast cancer. In honor of breast cancer awareness month, Erica talks about the steps we […]
Monday, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund launched a new nationwide campaign, National “I Love My HBCU” Month, to honor historically black colleges and universities and the pride that…
This is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time to remind people that they’re not alone in what may seem like a hopeless situation. Frida Villalobos…
Animals at the National Zoo began to act differetnly prior to the East Coast earthquake. WJLA's Lisa Fletcher reports.
Protecting your infants and young children from disease is important. This simple task can protect your family and community. Between April 23-30, National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is the annual celebration promoting the importance of immunization and keeping your child and communities healthy. As a part of a bigger global campaign, this week is being […]
Via: defendernetwork.com If you’ve never asked yourself that question before, it’s high time to consider it. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 5 high school students in the U.S. has taken a prescription drug,
Via: defendernetwork.com Alzheimer’s disease is often and easily misdiagnosed in the elderly, a new study shows — raising new doubts about existing detection methods for the traumatic, memory-loss illness.
Via: defendernetwork.com Forty percent of Black children are born poor. In the fourth grade, 85 percent of Black children can neither read nor do math at grade level and later, almost half drop out of school. A Black boy born in 2001 has a one in three chance of going to prison sometime in his […]
The American Heart Association has joined with GMC, formerly the Gospel Music Channel and Music World Gospel to educate people about stroke through an online gospel singing competition. Most Powerful Voices, held now thru February 14, is engaging independent artists and choirs to compete on behalf of the American Heart Association’s Power To End Stroke […]
