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While February is Black History Month, we at Health Power prefer to call it Black Heritage Month, an ...
Stroke refers to a medical condition in which the blood supply to your brain is temporarily i ...
People living with asthma know the important role that self management plays in their life. T ...
Hepatitis E spreads due to the hepatitis E virus. Every year, 20 million people who are diagnosed ar ...
Type 2 diabetes is a health condition that is becoming increasingly common across the globe. Accordi ...
Heart diseases are one of the most common global health concerns. According to the World Health Orga ...
A type of cancer that’s prevalent in women belonging to both developed and underdeveloped countries ...
Every year, the month of January is dedicated for Thyroid Awareness. Thyroid Awareness Month ...
National Radon Health Month is observed each year during the month of January. The main goal behind ...
National Birth Defect and Prevention Month is an annual tradition in January. As statisticall ...
Cancer of the cervix is preventable with regular screening, using the Pap smear. For f ...
Approximately 11,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer annually with 4,0 ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, Founder and President of Health Power for Minorities, interviews Dr. Norman Moore ...
An estimated 29.4% of African Americans suffer from hepatitis B, while its prevalence rate is around ...
In 2015-16, the National Center for Health Statistics conducted a survey to determine the obe ...
If you’re a stroke survivor, you’re likely to experience another stroke unless you improve your life ...
African Americans, particularly women, lack access to healthcare due to discrimination and inequalit ...
The exposure to sunlight is extremely important for your health. It positively affects your h ...
Dr. Goodwin, Founder and President of Health Power for Minorities, interviews Dr. Samantha Nazareth, ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, Founder and President of Health Power for Minorities, interviews Dr. Jacqueline P ...
John Lennon - I Get By with a Little help from my friends. Chinese Proverb - Tall tree ...
For seniors and people with COPD, small, lightweight portable oxygen concentrators are increa ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, Founder and President of Health Power for Minorities, interviews Diabetes Special ...
Mashell currently serve as AARP’s Associate State Director of Community Outreach Director of Oklahom ...
Since November is American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, we are focusing on their ...
While chronic conditions such as diabetes can create real problems regarding your health, a f ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, President of Health Power, interviews S. Epatha Merkerson who plays hospital admi ...
As a result of the population shifts that are taking place in the United States, more and more peopl ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, Founder and President of Health Power for Minorities, interviews Actress and TV P ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, Founder and President of Health Power for Minorities, interviews Dr. Michael Thor ...
Because mental health and spiritual health are so key to overall health, we are pleased to fo ...
Although society has become more accepting of persons with mental illness, unfortunately stig ...
Sudden infant death syndrome, also called SIDS, is the most common cause of infant death (dea ...
We're fighting breast cancer in minorities with the American Cancer Society. Find out how we’re help ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, Founder and President of Health Power for Minorities, interviews Dr. Mary Oates, ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, Founder and President of Health Power for Minorities, interviews Dr. Amar Majjhoo ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, Founder and President of Health Power for Minorities, interviews Dr. Michelle Hen ...
Adults often unintentionally increase the risk of childhood and teen obesity. Examples in different ...
An average adult needs at least 2 cups of fruit and 3 cups of vegetables per day to stay heal ...
Skin problems are prevalent in the US, especially among females. Around 7.7% of African American wo ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, President of Health Power for Minorities, interviews Dr. Lisa Masterson, an exper ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, President of Health Power for Minorities, interviews Dr. Robert Holloway, Clinica ...
Health Power's President, Dr. Norma Goodwin, shares with her audience a discussion about ovarian can ...
Welcome to our Women’s Channel, where we focus on health and wellness. We recognize the valuable and ...
What is Sexual Health? Here's the World Health Organization's (WHO) definition, "Sexual health is a ...
September is “National Sickle Cell Awareness Month”, in which, focused attention is given to the n ...
Living with food allergies can be a difficult task, but it’s not impossible to live a healthy ...
Aging is inevitable, but aging well and staying fit is a matter of choice! A healthy lifestyle and n ...
Hepatitis A is a prevalent health problem around the globe. In the US, around 1.6% of African-Americ ...
As you age, your physical and mental health tends to deteriorate. Heart disease is quite common amon ...
You may be a seafood enthusiast, but did you know that you can develop a severe allerg ...
Since August is Children's Eye Health and Safety Month and a new school year is about to begin, mak ...
Hepatitis B infection is caused by the HBV virus. Children and infants are more at risk of hepatitis ...
How Obesity Increases the Risk of Stroke A stroke is a medical condition in which a pe ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, Founder and President of Health Power for Minorities, interviews Dr. Harve ...
Participation in sports and other physical activities has many benefits for children in their physic ...
The exact causes of asthma are still unknown, but the condition can be managed to prev ...
Food allergies are quite common in the US. But African Americans are two times more likely to ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, Founder and President of Health Power for Minorities, interviews Dr. Grace Wright ...
AARP Invests $60M in the Dementia Discovery Fund to Kick-Start its ‘Disrupt Dementia’ Campaign New A ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, Founder and President of Health Power for Minorities, interviews Dr. Jorge Parada ...
It is very common for people to have allergies to some sort of food. The frequency of people develop ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, Founder and President of Health Power for Minorities, interviews Dr. Ryan Carvalh ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, Founder and President of Health Power for Minorities, interviews Dr. Bonnie Hende ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, Founder and President of Health Power For Minorities, interviews Dr. Keri Peterso ...
Because men have been breadwinners, protectors, soldiers, fathers and husbands for centuries, they h ...
Every day you hear about new ways to lose weight or getting in shape, with so many depriving ...
Contrary to certain stereotypes, Hispanic people are very diverse. The idea that all Hispanic people ...
The risk of having a stroke increases as you age, and your genes also play an important role in dete ...
Peanut allergies don't have any cure at the moment. The only way to stay protected from allergic rea ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, Founder and President of Health Power For Minorities, interviews Dr. Joshua Prage ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, Founder and President of Health Power for Minorities, interviews Dr. Karol Watson ...
May is National High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Education month. What you don’t know about hyper ...
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (APAHM), celebrating the achievements and ...
While teen pregnancy rates have been on the decline, U.S. teens are still topping the charts among t ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, Founder and President of Health Power for Minorities, interviews Dr. Jessica Shep ...
Overview of Arthritis Arthritis means inflammation of one or more joints. Inflammation is a body ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, Founder and President of Health Power for Minorities, interviews Dr. Alexey Danil ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, Founder and President of Health Power for Minorities, interviews Dr. Cindy Grines ...
Hepatitis C is a disease that is caused by HCV virus, a virus that targets the liver and caus ...
Imagine that you feel like drowning, the air is trapped inside of you and you can’t seem to e ...
Seeing someone around you having a stroke is no small matter. It can be seriously disturbing. ...
Healthy living thankfully is becoming a priority with people of all ages all around the world ...
A huge chunk of celebrities are of African-American and Hispanic origin. And these extremely ...
As told by, Darrell W. Pone, MD I graduated from Meharry Medical College in 1981 and ...
April is STI Awareness Month. Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), also known as Sexually Transmi ...
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, which is celebrated by CDC (Centers for Disease Prev ...
Celebrating National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) as a part of National Immunization Awareness Mo ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, President of Health Power for Minorities, interviews Dr. Grace Wright a rheumatol ...
Sexual assault occurs when a person sexually touches another person without that person's con ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, Founder and President of Health Power for Minorities, interviews Dr. Rudy Rai, Me ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, Founder and President of Health Power for Minorities, interviews Dr. Geneva Tonuz ...
National Minority Health Month, which is April, is a great time for a wake-up call abo ...
Did you know that April is Alcohol Awareness Month? Take action if you're more than a social drinker ...
This is the final installment of a three-part series highlighting the theme of community immu ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, Founder and President of Health Power for Minorities, interviews Dr. Ty Gluckman, ...
It's National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month About Cancer of the Colon (Colorectal Cancer) Canc ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, President of Health Power for Minorities, interviews Dr. Biree Andemariam, Chief ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, President of Health Power for Minorities, interviews Dr. Denise Yardley, Sr. inve ...
Cardiovascular disease (heart related disease) is one of the leading causes of deaths in the world. ...
This is the second installment of a three-part series highlighting the theme of community imm ...
By Olga Khazan from The Atlantic - Jan. 26, 2018 A high-carb diet, and the attendant high blood suga ...
You might have heard your doctor tell you to reduce the amount of salt you are eating on a daily bas ...
Obesity can have very negative effects on the health of an individual. In fact, there ...
Turning 50 for anybody is a milestone in itself. It marks the start of a very important chapt ...
By Litsa Dremousis from The Washington Post - February 3, 2018 Character actress Jeni ...
American Heart Month is recognized every February. The month is dedicated to reminding everyo ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, President of Health Power for Minorities, interviews Dr. Tomas H. Holmlund, a Neu ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, President of Health Power for Minorities, interviews Dr. Emer Joyce, a heart fail ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, President of Health Power for Minorities, interviews Dr. Laura Berman, a world re ...
This is the first installment of a three-part series highlighting the theme of communi ...
Hypertension’s New Definition: What does the revision mean for our health? Hypertension is generall ...
Stress Prevention and Reduction: An Overview - 14 Part Series Overview on Stress Preve ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, President of Health Power for Minorities, interviews: "Despacito" singer Luis Fon ...
The beginning of the year is a great time for a wake-up call about obesity, diabetes, ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, Founder and President of Health Power For Minorities, interviews Dr. Amand ...
Cooking Turkey or Other Poultry & the Trimmings Choose This. . . Instead of this. . . Rem ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, President of Health Power For Minorities, interviews former star soccer player Ta ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, President of Health Power For Minorities, interviews Dr. Robert Smith, Vice Presi ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, President of Health Power For Minorities, interviews Dr. Carla Harwell, member of ...
AARP’s Native Origins page provides a variety of Native American and Alaska Native recipes in celebr ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, President of Health Power for Minorities, interviews Dr. Grace Wright, rheumatolo ...
By American Heart Association News ANAHEIM, California — Nearly half of American adult ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, President of Health Power for Minorities, interviews Greg Grunberg, actor, writer ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, President of Health Power, interviews Gerontologist Juliet Holt Klinger, also Sen ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, President of Health Power, interviews Dr. David Mannino, a COPD expert who helped ...
Health Power's President, Dr. Norma Goodwin, interviews Dr. Gilberto Lopes, Editor-in-Chief of Globa ...
Welcome to Health Power's "Focus on Eye Health", which we are partnering with the National Ey ...
Each year in the United States, about 1 million people have to seek care in a hospital ...
Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson, MD, MBE, FAAP, leading pediatrician, author, and Before Brands Chief Medical ...
Dr. David Song, Academic Chair of Plastic Surgery at Georgetown University Medical Center and Carin ...
Dr. Ed Krenzelok, Pharmacist and Professor of Pharmacy and Therapeutics discusses with Dr. Norma Goo ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, President of Health Power for Minorities, Dr. Eliot Brinton, Director of Atherome ...
Dr. Louis DeGennaro, President of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) discusses with Health Powe ...
Dr. Keri J. Donaldson, Medical Director and CEO of Prescient Medicine, discusses with Dr. Norma Good ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, President of Health Power and Dr. Lisa Masterson, former host on "The Doctors" an ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, President of Health Power, and Dr. Jessica Ailani, Associate Professor of Neurolo ...
National Hispanic Heritage Month, the period each year from mid-September to Mid-October cele ...
By: Lucy Wyndham Dealing with Sunburn It’s easy to minimize the danger of sunburn, but ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, President of Health Power, discusses, Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN's), with ...
Health Power's President, Dr. Norma Goodwin, interviews Dr. Pepper Schwartz, a relationship expert a ...
With the hectic pace and demands of modern life, many people are stressed and over-worked. It often ...
Tai Chi, a Chinese martial art, is often practiced to promote health and longevity. Tai chi i ...
Health Power's President, Dr. Norma Goodwin, interviews Dr. Tara Allmen, a Board Certified Gynecolog ...
Yoga may help reduce stress, lower blood pressure and lower the heart rate. And, almost anyon ...
Adequate Sleep Sleep plays a vital role in good health and well-being, and stress reduction, ...
Possible Neighbors of Depression Depression and Heart Disease – are common companions, and each can ...
Eating Healthy There’s a fine line between thinking carefully about what we put into our bodi ...
Walking & Other Exercises Regular exercise is one of the best stress-reduction techniques ...
Ever wonder why obesity is so rampant in African American women? Why 4 out of 5 black women are ov ...
Health Power's President, Dr. Norma Goodwin, interviews Dr. Andrea Thau, former President of the Ame ...
Spring is not the only allergy season, as many plants pollinate year round. A person's locati ...
Health Power's President, Dr. Goodwin, interviews Jessica A. lannotta MS, RD, CSO, CDN ...
Sen. John McCain, right, said of his old friend and favorite sparring partner, Sen. Edward M. Kenned ...
By: Richard Allen Williams, MD 117th President, National Medical Association Clinical Profess ...
Dr. Norma Goodwin, Founder and President of Health Power for Minorities, interviews Dr, Whitney Harr ...
Since April 28th is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, plan to take action now. ...
Highlights HIV/AIDS Data in Racial & Ethnic Groups - - - HIV/AIDS in African Americans: ...
Lung Cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. among men and women, and most of these ...
Smoking, which is an addiction, is the most preventable cause of death in our society. It causes 1 o ...
Health Power’s President, Dr. Goodwin interviews Dr. Sally Friedewald, Chief of Breast and Wo ...
Health Power's President, Dr. Norma Goodwin, interviews Dr. Ken Stein, Chief Medical Officer of Rhyt ...
Health Power's President, Dr. Norma Goodwin, interviews Dr. Elicia Harris, a certified OB/GYN physic ...
Dr. Goodwin, President of Health Power, leading source of health information for minorities worldwid ...
In order to understand who is at risk for Postpartum Depression (PPD) and track important genetic cl ...
Opioid abuse and addiction are big problems in the United States. The director of the Nationa ...
Dr. Douglas Dieterich, Director of The Institute for Liver Medicine at Mount Sinai Health System in ...
Dr. Paul Underwood, Medical Director of Interventional Cardiology at Boston Scientific and Dr. Wayne ...
May is National Mental Health Month, and "A mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste". This theme also app ...
Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) encourages everyone, especially Latino families to try n ...
May is National Asthma Awareness Month. For some people, asthma is a minor nuisance. However, for ot ...
May is National Stroke Awareness Month. Stroke occurs when not enough blood, which carries oxygen th ...
The month of May is designated as Hepatitis Awareness Month in the United States, and May 19th is He ...
Health Power’s President, Dr. Goodwin: Hello Jen. Let me begin our discussion by introducing ...
Dr. Jobe Blair, Director of the Esophageal and Lung Institute at Allegheny Health Network of Pittsbu ...
Health Power Interviews Dr. Srihari Naidu, nationally recognized interventional cardiologist ...
Former Olympic Goal Medalist, and U.S.Women's National Soccer Team member, Shannon Boxx, and ...
World Sickle Cell Day is June 19th each year. This important health observance, created by th ...
June is LGBT Pride Month, and Health Power joins the steadily increasing number of individuals, org ...
Wake-Up Call: Health Related Tips for “The Big 4" There’s no better time than Spring for o ...
Overview on Asthma Asthma (bronchial asthma) is the leading chronic disease in children, and its rat ...
Stroke Stroke occurs when not enough blood which carries oxygen throughout the body, gets to the bra ...
Hypertension or high blood pressure increases the risk of developing heart disease and stroke ...
Zika virus disease (Zika) is a disease caused by Zika virus that is primarily spread to people throu ...
Health Power’s President discusses with Olympic hockey medalist Chanda Gunn and Dr. Blanca Vasquez, ...
Stress Awareness Month has been held every April, since 1992. That month, health professionals and ...
Exercise for Fitness and Health Believe it or not, when you exercise for health and fitness and enga ...
By Norma J. Goodwin, MD, Founder & President, Health Power 10 Tips to Reset Your F ...
Health Power Opening Comments: You don't have to be #SONY or Target or Home Depot to ...
By Owen Poindexter, originally published in AlterNet Health Power Opening Comment: While there’s st ...
Dr. Garth Graham, President of the Aetna Foundation, discusses with Dr. Norma Goodwin, Founder, Pr ...
By Norma J. Goodwin, M.D., Founder & President, Health Power; and Elena Rios, M.D., Presi ...
This is the centerpiece of our National Minority Health Communication Network, ranked No.1 worldwide ...
Although breast cancer occurs in 1 out of 8 women, it can often be cured without breast removal if f ...
Twenty-two(22) of the 24 states (88%) withholding ACA funded Medicaid services to those in need have ...