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Compared with Black Americans and Afro-Caribbeans, African immigrants have lower rates of high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity.

It’s a lot easier to fight addiction when you have a stable place to live.

When actress Viola Davis learned she had prediabetes she heeded her wake-up call.

The longer that initially beneficial inflammation persists in our bodies, the greater our risk for health issues.

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Although heart attack incidence has declined among older folks, the condition has escalated in young females, especially Black women.

What will it take to break the vicious cycle of poverty and bad health?

Up to 20 percent of those who die of lung cancer have never puffed on cigarettes.

Many chronic diseases and conditions are preventable.

That means Cadbury chocolates, bananas and Pepsi are not contaminated with the virus.

Preventable cancer risks like obesity, alcohol consumption and sun exposure are still largely overlooked.

Several modifiable factors besides poor blood sugar levels are linked to nerve damage in diabetic youth.

Any sign or symptom of a stroke can place the sufferer in jeopardy of irreversible brain injury, so it’s key to get help quick.

The day before she had a stroke, 52-year-old Beverly Paige burned her hand while cooking on the grill. Years later, she remembers this mishap...

Find out if you’re at risk of hepatitis C in five minutes flat.