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(Health.com) — Permission granted: You can officially stop feeling guilty about those little “bad-for-you” habits you can’t seem to break. Turns out, many of life’s greatest indulgences bring big health benefits — helping you stay slim, fight off the blues, and kick disease to the curb. And we’ve got the 10 best right here, conveniently […]
Although the causes remain a mystery, African-American and Hispanic mothers are more likely to give birth to a preterm infant. In fact, babies born to African-American mothers are twice as likely to have low birth weights compared to Caucasian babies. According to the CDC, 18% of African-American women give birth to a premature baby meaning […]
For months the topic of health, nutrition and school lunches has been debated in the media. British Chef Jamie Oliver brought the most attention to the issue recently with his television show, “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution.” Oliver, who started the revolution in his native country, believes school lunches should be healthy. Says Jamie: This food […]
When you talk to your children do you feel like they are tuning you out? Actually, they may not hear you. Hearing loss is on the rise among teenagers. Read More
Check out the latest reason America is a scary-ass place – a Krispy Kreme Bacon Cheeseburger, which made its debut at the Wisconsin State Fair this summer! The $5 monstrosity – created by Nathan Morrissey of Machine Head restaurant – apparently is a normal cheeseburger with a Krispy Kreme doughnut instead of a bun, and […]
A Hibachi Chef and the restaurant owner are in deep trouble with the Health Department because of what this idiot was doing with the frogs that they serve at the restaurant. You have to see this mess to believe it. (GROSS) Click on the source link and see what chef’s might be doing with your […]
A Mexican couple got the surprise of their lives at the funeral for their daughter, who was born premature and pronounced dead at the hospital she was born at. A newborn girl declared dead by doctors in Mexico surprised mourners when she came back to life inside her coffin. Hidalgo State Attorney General Jose Rodriguez […]
Here’s part II of our interview with Kelly Price. She’s definitely busy with the community and gearing up for her new album coming out this October. check out what Kelly had to say. ELEV8: Are you involved with any other community service projects? KELLY PRICE: Yes, I’m involved with this exciting organization called, “Broadway in […]
HOUSTON – A Brazilian model who lives in Houston wanted to have the largest breasts in the world; she must now undergo surgery and is in the fight for her life. Sheyla Hershey was able to achieve her goal of having the largest breasts in the world when she had M-cup implants put into place. […]
In the fall of 1999, the drug giant SmithKline Beecham secretly began a study to find out if its diabetes medicine, Avandia, was safer for the heart than a competing pill, Actos, made by Takeda. Avandia’s success was crucial to SmithKline, whose labs were otherwise all but barren of new products. But the study’s results, […]
11-year-old Brittany Butts came to St. Louis Children’s Hospital as she has many times before. “Almost every night I was screaming in pain,” Brittany said.When doctors got her sickle cell disease under control, this tween made one of her many trips to the playroom where something other than the Wii caught her eye. It’s Apple’s […]
(from AOL BlackVoices) School breakfast, lunch, summer programs and subsidized meals for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) are vital to the health and well-being of the nation’s children and adolescents, despite claims of links to obesity, according to an updated report. Approximately one in six infants, children and adolescents live in homes that experience limited […]
