Heart Disease and African Americans: Just the Facts
The term “heart disease1” refers to several types of heart conditions. The most common type of heart disease in the United States is coronary artery disease, which affects the…
Category Archives: Health & Wealth
Managing Diabetes in the Heat: 8 Summer Tips
Diabetes1 is a disease in which blood glucose levels are above normal. Most of the food we eat is turned into glucose, or sugar, for our bodies to use for…
Diuretics: 12 Common Side Effects
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that about 70 million American adults1 (29%) have high blood pressure. African Americans develop high blood pressure more often, and at…
Good News: AspireAssist Obesity Device Approved
Pharmacy Times1 recently published a post by Krystle Vermes on AspireAssist, a device intended to treat obese patients. This device has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration2 (FDA)….