Women with disabilities help produce guide on reproductive health issues
BY BARBARA BROTMAN
CHICAGO TRIBUNE/TNS
Stephanie Jackson was nervous as she stepped in front of the room.
“This is a very important day for the Fe Fes,”...
Black breast cancer survivor leads walk-a-thon
Making Strides event takes place Oct. 31 at Riverfront Park
BY PENNY DICKERSON
DAYTONA TIMES
When Valencia Robinson was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006, she joined...
New Smyrna Beach residents stepping in the name of fitness
BY DAYTONA TIMES STAFF
Steve Bostick of New Smyrna Beach approached Donna Gray-Banks, community resource director of New Smyrna Beach, in June about a line-dancing...
New killer drug ‘flakka’ spreading across country
Broward County has been hardest by Alpha-PVP
BY TONY RIZZO AND GLENN E. RICE
KANSAS CITY STAR/TNS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It’s a new drug. And it’s...
A simple way to stay healthier: Be a giver
BY TERRI YABLONKY STAT
CHICAGO TRIBUNE/TNS
If there’s a magic pill for happiness and longevity, we may have found it.
Countless studies have found that generosity, both...
Volusia steps up fight against sale of candy- flavored tobacco to children
BY PENNY DICKERSON
DAYTONA TIMES
The Florida Department of Health has announced that all cities in Volusia County have signed and passed non-binding resolutions to urge...
Black entrepreneurs address health concerns with businesses that focus on wellness and fitness
BY CURTIS BUNN
URBAN NEWS SERVICE
Bad knees forced fitness enthusiast Kendra Blackett-Dibinga to quit her passion of running and training. But those same knee troubles...
Is weight-loss surgery a good option for you?
Doctors say lack of insurance and education keeping Blacks from going under the knife
BY VICTORIA T. DAVIS
NNPA NEWS SERVICE
In the last few weeks, Dalelynn...
What women need to know about AFib and strokes
FROM FAMILY FEATURES
About 1.5 million American women live with atrial fibrillation, a heart disorder commonly known as “AFib” that can lead to deadly or...
State legislators to look again at ‘direct primary care’
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
After the idea received near-unanimous support from the House of Representatives during a June special session, Rep. Fred Costello, R-Ormond...
