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Alzheimer’s Disease: Black Americans Are Hardest Hit

March 19, 2021 Bouldin 0

by Constance Brown-Riggs, MSEd, RD, CDE, CDN As the aging population continues to grow, so will the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease in Blacks. Worse yet, studies show that Blacks will be hit hardest. According to the […]

Huntsville Hospital Names Tracy Doughty as New President and COO

March 19, 2021 Bouldin 0

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – The Huntsville Hospital Health System announced the name of the next President of its flagship hospital on Friday. Tracy Doughty will lead Huntsville Hospital as President and Chief Operating Officer beginning […]

‘ZZZZZ’: 7 BAD SLEEP HABITS THAT CAUSE WEIGHT GAIN

March 12, 2021 Bouldin 0

by Gwendolyn Harris If you’ve been losing sleep at night worrying about why you can’t seem to lose weight, you may very well be sleeping with the enemy: bad bedtime habits. Research shows that sleep […]

Huntsville’s Progressive Union Church Leading the Way – COVID Vaccines

March 12, 2021 Bouldin 0

Huntsville’s Progressive Union Church was in a group of churches that received doses of the Pfizer COVID 19 vaccines from Huntsville Hospital. The church received 50 doses on Tuesday, March 2, with priority being given […]

Study Warns That Pfizer’s Vaccine May Be Less Effective if You’re Overweight Because Obese People Only Make Half as Many Antibodies

March 5, 2021 Bouldin 0

Italian researchers said obese people make half as many antibodies – proteins that attack the virus. It may be because their fat hampers their immune system, which is involved in making antibodies. Extra weight can […]

ALABAMIANS SHOULD TAKE WHICHEVER COVID VACCINE THEY CAN GET, STATE HEALTH OFFICER SAYS

March 5, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Dennis Pillion Alabamians should not be hesitant to take Johnson & Johnson’s new COVID vaccine when it becomes available, even if the efficacy numbers are less impressive than the vaccines developed by Pfizer and […]

A QUESTION FOR BLACK AMERICANS: VACCINE OR BODY BAG?

March 5, 2021 Bouldin 0

By John E. Warren, Publisher, The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Today there is a crisis in Black America that is greater than the Tuskegee experiment itself. That experiment for more than 30 years deliberately […]

20 FOODS THAT ARE BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH

February 26, 2021 Bouldin 0

by Jade Curtis Here are 20 foods that are generally unhealthy — although most people can eat them in moderation on special occasions without any permanent damage to their health. 1. Sugary drinksAdded sugar is […]

LOCAL WWII VETERAN RECEIVES COVID VACCINE

February 26, 2021 Bouldin 0

Story and photos by Robert Drake John A. Drake, Sr. of Harvest originally balked at taking the COVID vaccine. Like many others he’d heard about all the alleged side effects; some legitimate, some unvalidated, so […]

THE COVID-19 VACCINATION: TO HAVE OR NOT TO HAVE

February 26, 2021 Bouldin 0

Submitted by Phyllis Jones, SON Sr. Staff Writer In a few short weeks, it will be one year since life as we knew it took a major shift. For some of us, it will be […]