Health Rewind: Study Confirms Obesity, Breast Cancer Link in Black Women

Plus, Uber cars are offering flu shots.

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Obese Women of Color Have Heightened Risk for Breast Cancer - Researchers found that being overweight or obese increased postmenopausal Black women's risk of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer by 31 percent. Historically, Black women are more likely to develop more aggressive and harder to treat forms of breast cancer than white women, writes Health Day.(Photo: GettyImages)

World Bank Pledges an Additional $100 Million to Fight Ebola in West Africa - Part of why the Ebola epidemic has been able to thrive is the lack of funding provided to West African countries for the treatment and technology that they desperately need. To help alleviate this crisis, the World Bank has pledged to donate an additional $100 million to the $500 million they already have given.(Photo: AP Photo/ Abbas Dulleh)

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World Bank Pledges an Additional $100 Million to Fight Ebola in West Africa - Part of why the Ebola epidemic has been able to thrive is the lack of funding provided to West African countries for the treatment and technology that they desperately need. To help alleviate this crisis, the World Bank has pledged to donate an additional $100 million to the $500 million they already have given.(Photo: AP Photo/ Abbas Dulleh)

Gurl, Stop It! - Make this year the year of a new you — in bed. If you want to have better sex that’s much more pleasurable and empowering, stop doing these 10 things now. By Kellee Terrell(Photo: Jon Feingersh Photography/SuperStock/Corbis)

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Having 20 or More Sexual Partners Decreases Your Risk of Prostate Cancer? - Researchers from Montreal found that men who had sex with 20 or more women in their lifetime were 28 percent less likely to develop prostate cancer. It also reduced their chance of developing aggressive forms of all cancers by 19 percent. These findings were the same for men who had sex with men as well, the Huffington Post confirms. Just wrap it up.(Photo: Jon Feingersh Photography/SuperStock/Corbis)

Almost 20 Percent of American Adults Live in Persistent Pain - Living in pain is a norm for many Americans, says a recent study from Washington State University. Almost 20 percent of adults live in persistent pain, with face and neck pain being the most common sources of it. Interestingly enough, the report found that women tend to live with more pain than men and African-Americans live with less pain than whites.(Photo: moodboard/Corbis)

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Almost 20 Percent of American Adults Live in Persistent Pain - Living in pain is a norm for many Americans, says a recent study from Washington State University. Almost 20 percent of adults live in persistent pain, with face and neck pain being the most common sources of it. Interestingly enough, the report found that women tend to live with more pain than men and African-Americans live with less pain than whites.(Photo: moodboard/Corbis)

New York Times Offers Two 7-Minute Workout Apps for Free! - How much time do you need to work out? Thanks to The New York Times, all you need is seven minutes and your smartphone. Their new, free fitness app, created by their health blogger Gretchen Reynolds, boasts the famous and time-easy workouts Scientific 7-Minute Workout and the new Advanced 7-Minute Workout. Get to sweatin’!(Photo: Courtesy New York Times 7-Minute Workout APP) 

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New York Times Offers Two 7-Minute Workout Apps for Free! - How much time do you need to work out? Thanks to The New York Times, all you need is seven minutes and your smartphone. Their new, free fitness app, created by their health blogger Gretchen Reynolds, boasts the famous and time-easy workouts Scientific 7-Minute Workout and the new Advanced 7-Minute Workout. Get to sweatin’!(Photo: Courtesy New York Times 7-Minute Workout APP) 

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Is Racism Playing a Role in Ebola Panic? - A recent Huffington Post article highlights the racism that Africans are receiving in the U.S. because of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa. Examples include proposed travel bans in places that are not even in West Africa, telling Kenyan children in New Jersey to stay home from school and a Guinean soccer player having “Ebola” screamed at him during a recent game.(Photo: EPA/TANYA BINDRA /LANDOV)

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Is Racism Playing a Role in Ebola Panic? - A recent Huffington Post article highlights the racism that Africans are receiving in the U.S. because of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa. Examples include proposed travel bans in places that are not even in West Africa, telling Kenyan children in New Jersey to stay home from school and a Guinean soccer player having “Ebola” screamed at him during a recent game.(Photo: EPA/TANYA BINDRA /LANDOV)

North Carolina Play Focuses on Black Health - “Bucking the Medical and Mental Bull," written by Anita Wooley, is a play launched by the non-profit organization FHI 360. Using focus group interviews, the play elaborates on the real life stories of why African-American men are traditionally more reluctant to go the doctor, the Herald Sun writes. Wooley hopes that this play will encourage more Black men to seek the health care that they need.(Photo: Anita Woodley & John Brown)

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North Carolina Play Focuses on Black Health - “Bucking the Medical and Mental Bull," written by Anita Wooley, is a play launched by the non-profit organization FHI 360. Using focus group interviews, the play elaborates on the real life stories of why African-American men are traditionally more reluctant to go the doctor, the Herald Sun writes. Wooley hopes that this play will encourage more Black men to seek the health care that they need.(Photo: Anita Woodley & John Brown)

Myth: People With Strong Faith Don’t Commit Suicide - Fact: Believing in God is a wonderful thing, but prayer is not a sure way to take away someone’s depression and other mental health illnesses that raise the risk of suicide. Also, there are no studies that show that having faith can reduce a person's risk of being suicidal. (Photo: David McNew/Getty Images)

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Can Religion Protect Blacks From Suicide? - While Blacks have increased rates of suicidal stressors such as depression, PTSD and everyday racism, we still have lower rates of suicide than whites. Why? A new study suggests that higher rates of religion and faith may deter Blacks from committing suicide. But more research is needed given that religion cannot cure mental health illness.(Photo: Jason Horowitz/Corbis)

Order an Uber Car and a Flu Shot at the Same Time - With flu season right around the corner, Uber is beginning to use their car service as a means to help nurses provide flu vaccines to people, USA Today writes. In areas such as New York, Washington, D.C., and Boston, the program UberHEALTH hopes to help increase the number of people getting vaccinated as a means to protect everyone’s health.(Photo: Marvin Joseph /The Washington Post via Getty Images)

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Order an Uber Car and a Flu Shot at the Same Time - With flu season right around the corner, Uber is beginning to use their car service as a means to help nurses provide flu vaccines to people, USA Today writes. In areas such as New York, Washington, D.C., and Boston, the program UberHEALTH hopes to help increase the number of people getting vaccinated as a means to protect everyone’s health.(Photo: Marvin Joseph /The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Is There a Gene for Extreme Violence? - Researchers from Sweden found that two genetic mutations may show that violence could be biological, Health Day reported. The two genes — MAOA and CDH13 — were found to be linked to violent offenders and extremely violent crimes. Yet, the study concludes that having these rare genes won’t necessarily make you a murderer and they were only associated with 10 percent of behavior. (Photo: Tom & Dee Ann McCarthy/CORBIS)

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Is There a Gene for Extreme Violence? - Researchers from Sweden found that two genetic mutations may show that violence could be biological, Health Day reported. The two genes — MAOA and CDH13 — were found to be linked to violent offenders and extremely violent crimes. Yet, the study concludes that having these rare genes won’t necessarily make you a murderer and they were only associated with 10 percent of behavior. (Photo: Tom & Dee Ann McCarthy/CORBIS)