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“Be Beautiful Be Yourself” was the message for the night at the Global Down Syndrome Foundation held on May 8.more
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Gala Benefitting Down Syndrome Research Spreads Awareness, Confidence
Originally published May 22, 2013“Be Beautiful Be Yourself” was the message for the night at the Global Down Syndrome Foundation held on May 8.more
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May 22, 2013 -
National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week, designed to recognize emergency personnel—including call takers, dispatchers, EMTs, paramedics, emergency room physicians and others who work to save lives—is being recognized in the District. The event is sponsored each year by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP).more
May 22, 2013 -
(NewsUSA) - Every day it seems there are a host of new and outlandish methods to win the battle of the bulge. The Cabbage Soup diet, the Fat Flush diet and the Blood Type diet are some of the more unusual, yet even the most ridiculous monikers do little to preserve your overall nutrition. more
May 17, 2013 -
(Updated 5/18/2013) The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently announced the winners of the Reducing Cancer Among Women of Color Challenge, a first-of-its-kind effort to address health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities with the development of mobile device applications to help women of color prevent and fight cancer.more
May 17, 2013 -
Congressional leaders and anti-hunger advocates expressed outrage over a U.S. House committee’s passage of a bill which includes a $21 billion slash in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, the nation’s largest nutrition assistance program.more
May 15, 2013 -
Howard University Hospital officials have designated a haven for cancer patients in honor of Zora K. Brown, a three-time survivor of the disease who worked tirelessly to increase awareness among African American women about the benefits of self-examination and regular mammograms to protect themselves from breast cancer.more
May 09, 2013 -
Sisters Network, the only national African-American breast cancer survivors’ organization in the United States, has launched a new online program geared toward younger women.more
May 01, 2013 -
(NewsUSA) - One to three adults in the United States will have hypertension, commonly known as high blood pressure (HBP), in their lifetime. The condition can be a predecessor for heart disease and stroke, the leading causes of death in the United States. Ideally, adults should keep their blood pressure reading at 140 or under for the top number (systolic) and 90 for the lower number (diastolic). People who have diabetes or kidney disease should have numbers under 130/80.more
April 24, 2013 -
ZION, IL (April 19, 2013) – Noted gospel singer-song writer Desmond Pringle is teaming up with Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA), to present a three city inspirational concert event to inspire hope in Chicago, Charleston and Los Angeles as Kingdom Records releases his new CD Fidelity on May 14. His current radio single “Can’t Even Imagine” is #22 on Billboard magazine's Hot Gospel Songs chart. more
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