Blacks More Likely to Develop Hypertension After Brain-Bleed Strokes
African-Americans who survive brain-bleeding strokes are more likely to develop high blood pressure...
Fitness May Trump Family History When It Comes to High Blood Pressure
A new study shows that staying physically fit and active can have a long-lasting effect to combat h...
High Blood Pressure Affects Blacks Sooner
A new study shows that prehypertension develops into high blood pressure at an accelerated rate for...
Why Black American Have More Hypertension
Posted May 6, 2008 – Called hypertension, high blood pressure is more of a problem for Black A...
Why You Should Care About Hypertension
Posted May 6, 2008 – It’s caused the silent killer. It can attack without you knowing you have it. ...
Where You Live May Be Giving You High Blood Pressure
We know that high blood pressure can be controlled with a healthy low-sodium diet and exercise, but...
High Blood Pressure Affects Blacks Sooner
A new study shows that prehypertension develops into high blood pressure at an accelerated rate for...
Blacks and Heart Disease: Q&A With Dr. Williams
BET.com talked with Dr. Marcus L. Williams, president of the Association of Black Cardiologists, ab...
FAQ: Stroke
African-Americans are more impacted by stroke than any other racial group....
She Survived Everything But Her Son
Police have charged a New Orleans man with killing his elderly mother, who had survived cancer, dia...
Blacks Worry More About Daily Pressures Than Health
Blacks worry more about daily pressures than health....
Commentary: Is the Black Community Full of “Soul Food Junkies?”
"Soul Food Junkies," an upcoming documentary, says the Black community is suffering in part because...
Commentary: Can Obama’s Education Initiative Help?
Obama’s new plan to help Blacks get a decent education is being called a ploy for Black votes. But ...
CDC: High Blood Pressure Awareness, Treatment Up
CDC: High Blood Pressure Awareness | Treatment Up...
Serena Williams Reveals Problems with Insomnia and Relationships
The tennis star talks about her sleepless nights and giving up on dating....
Haiti Deportees Still Face Deadly Health Risks
Immigration advocates say that amid all of the health and safety issues, it is still too early to r...
Silence, Myths Fuel Black AIDS Epidemic
Updated Nov. 23, 2007 – When AIDS was whispered about as a new illness sweeping through the gay com...
Michelle Obama Says "Let's Move" | Body and Soul
(www.BlackDoctor.org) – Childhood obesity is still a major issue facing American children. 19...
What Can You Do: 5 Tips to Preventing Breast Cancer | Body and Soul
(www.BlackDoctor.org) -- When I wrote my book "WHOLE: 12 Principles for Rebuilding Life after Breas...
New Orleans’ Katrina Victims Are Still Unhappy
BET discusses why many are still unhappy in the New Orleans....
