Health Rewind: Bobby Womack Has Alzheimer's

Blacks and bone marrow, 25 tips to weight loss and more.

Bobby Womack: March 4 - The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer turns 68. (Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

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Legendary R&B Singer Bobby Womack Has Alzheimer’s - Soul icon Bobby Womack, 68, recently told the BBC that he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. “It's not bad yet, but it's going to get worse,” he said.  (Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

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Does 5-Hour Energy Make You “Crash?” - Just a few months ago, BET.com reported that the FDA was looking into charges that 5-Hour Energy drinks could be deadly. The manufacturer of the energy drink is dealing with accusations that their “no crash” claims are untrue, reported the New York Times.  (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

What Is Bone Marrow Disease? - Bone marrow is the soft tissue found in some bones, including your hip and thigh bones. It contains stems cells, which can develop into the red blood cells that carry oxygen through your body, the white blood cells that fight infections and the platelets that help with blood clotting, the National Institute of Health writes. Bone marrow disease is the result of problems with the stem cells or how they develop and can be onset by your genetic makeup or environmental factors. (Photo: Ed Reschke/Getty Images)

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Why Don’t More Blacks Donate Bone Marrow? - Sixty percent of people of color who register as bone marrow and stem cell donors decide to not donate, compared to 40 percent in whites. A new study found that African-Americans and other minorities were more likely to have questions or reservations about the donation process, reported the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education.  (Photo: Ed Reschke)

One Step Forward - The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly voted to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, adding provisions for immigrants, gays and lesbians, Native Americans and to speed up analysis of DNA rape kits. Now the question is whether it will stall in the House.  (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Congress Lets the Violence Against Women Act Die - Because Congress couldn’t agree on a revised version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a bill aimed at ensuring protections for rape victims, the bill missed its renewal deadline and is officially dead. Conservatives had issues with new additions that included protections for undocumented immigrants, Native Americans and LGBT victims of sexual assault, reported The Atlantic. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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All the Talk About Baby Mamas, No Talk About HIV - The Internet is on fire about the upcoming Oxygen reality show All My Babies Mamas, about rapper Shawty Lo and his 10 baby mamas and 11 kids. TheBody.com’s blogger Candace Y.A. Montague highlights representation is just one problem with the show: The other is that this type of behavior, sharing men and not using condoms, is a behavior that puts our community at risk for STDs and HIV.  (Photo: Oxygen)

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Calling Girls “Fat” May Increase Their Risk for Obesity - Telling girls that they are “fat” can increase their risk of obesity. Researchers found that girls (both Black and white) who were ridiculed were 1.66 times more likely to be obese by the age of 19. It’s believed that this negativity can help foster feelings of despair and usher in even more unhealthy lifestyle choices, HealthDay writes.(Photo: GettyImages)

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25 Tips to Weight Loss Success - Alright, 2013 is here and Operation Weight Loss is in full effect. USA Today’s Nancy Hellmich created a pretty simple list of 25 lifestyle changes you can make to help you lose weight now: Set realistic weight loss goals. Pay attention to portions. Hydrate before meals. Get plenty of sleep. (Photo: Stockbyte/Getty Images)

Will the FDA OK Genetically Modified Salmon? - Genetically modified salmon could easily end up on your plate in the near future. The FDA claims that the fish — dubbed “Frankenfish” — are safe for human consumption, but that manufacturers don’t have to label which fish are modified and which ones aren’t, ABC.com reports. Sounds a little fishy to me.   (Photo: STR New / Reuters)

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Will the FDA OK Genetically Modified Salmon? - Genetically modified salmon could easily end up on your plate in the near future. The FDA claims that the fish — dubbed “Frankenfish” — are safe for human consumption, but that manufacturers don’t have to label which fish are modified and which ones aren’t, ABC.com reports. Sounds a little fishy to me.   (Photo: STR New / Reuters)

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Body Mass Index Can Predict Health Outcomes - Some health experts argue that Body Mass Index (BMI), the standard method of calculating weight using height-to-weight ratio, isn’t a fair or accurate way of measuring obesity. But a new study has found that using BMI can work to predict certain health problems such as elevated blood pressure, glucose levels and cholesterol levels, The New York Times reports.   (Photo: REUTERS/Rick Wilking)

Poverty at Birth Connected to “Bad” Behavior in Teens - Your parents’ wealth can play a factor in your behavior in the future, says a recent study. Researchers from New York Upstate Medical University looked at unemployed parents and found that when their babies became teens, they were more likely to engage in “smoking marijuana or cigarettes, drinking, getting arrested, getting involved with gangs, and engaging in petty or major theft,” according to HealthDay News.   (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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Poverty at Birth Connected to “Bad” Behavior in Teens - Your parents’ wealth can play a factor in your behavior in the future, says a recent study. Researchers from New York Upstate Medical University looked at unemployed parents and found that when their babies became teens, they were more likely to engage in “smoking marijuana or cigarettes, drinking, getting arrested, getting involved with gangs, and engaging in petty or major theft,” according to HealthDay News.   (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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Can a Lack of Internet Access at Home Make You Less Smart? - While some experts argue that teens’ obsession with technology is making them less intelligent, a new study has found that not having access to the Internet at home can put kids at an “educational disadvantage,” says Science Daily. (Photo: Getty Images/STOCK)