h/t to The Grio The Doctors Will See You Now! Drs. Vincent and Vance Moss, 41, are twin surgeons who share a passion for helping others. This passion can be traced as far back as their years in the Boy Scouts of America, during which they both earned the highest honor of Eagle Scout — an honor each considers one of their biggest accomplishments. After attending … [Read more...] about POU Weekly Health Thread: Meet the Moss Brothers!
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POU Weekly Health Thread: Racism and Stress
After reading about Forest Whitaker's encounter with a deli employee, I thought this topic should be bought back up. Anger Over Racism Is Seen as a Cause of Blacks' High Blood Pressure ''HE was on the faculty at Harvard, but when he went to Harvard Square to get a cab, no one would pick him up - because he was black,'' said Dr. Dean Ornish, a physician who was treating the … [Read more...] about POU Weekly Health Thread: Racism and Stress
POU Weekly Health Thread: Rubiosis (or the common term: Dry Mouth)
Ok, this is serious! *snicker*....ok, get it together! I'm serious here! … [Read more...] about POU Weekly Health Thread: Rubiosis (or the common term: Dry Mouth)
POU Weekly Health Thread: Sinuses…….UGH
Sinuses, the horror. The torture. Try being cute or fly with a bad sinus infection. I dare you. Sinusitis is an inflammation, or swelling, of the tissue lining the sinuses. Normally, sinuses are filled with air, but when sinuses become blocked and filled with fluid, germs (bacteria, viruses, and fungi) can grow and cause an infection. … [Read more...] about POU Weekly Health Thread: Sinuses…….UGH
POU Weekly Health Thread: Have a Coke and a Smile?
I thought I would share this column with the fam. I'd love to hear your opinions on this! When Jim Crow Drank Coke The opposition by the New York State chapter of the N.A.A.C.P. to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s restrictions on sugary soda caught many Americans by surprise. But it shouldn’t: though the organization argues it is standing up for consumer choice and minority … [Read more...] about POU Weekly Health Thread: Have a Coke and a Smile?