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7 Pertinent Posts on Swine Flu
After listening to a news story discuss the current flurry of digital discussion on the Swine flu, I decided to consult Technorati to get some concrete numbers on the phenomenon. In four short days, … more →
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7 Pertinent Posts on Swine Flu
the Health Advocate wrote 7 months ago: After listening to a news story discuss the current flurry of digital discussion on the Swine flu, I … more →
Do Ethnic Minorities Have Less Access to Cancer Screening
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the Health Advocate wrote 7 months ago: The prevalence for different types of cancer varies greatly according to the race and ethnicity of t … more →
Do Race & Ethnicity Affect Cancer Risk
the Health Advocate wrote 7 months ago: Racial and ethnic minority populations continue to grow such that by mid-century, Latino, black and … more →
Would You Have a Preventative Mastectomy
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the Health Advocate wrote 8 months ago: “She took the sealed envelope into the parking lot and into her car, and opened it alone. Posi … more →
National Cancer Control Month
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the Health Advocate wrote 8 months ago: Featured Health Observance. April is Cancer Control Month. Since 1938, this annual proclamation has … more →
Do You Have Type II Diabetes
the Health Advocate wrote 8 months ago: Why is Diabetes Alert Day important? 23.6 million children and adults in the U.S. have diabetes Near … more →
How Do You Take Your Tea? Sugar, Honey or HFCS
the Health Advocate wrote 9 months ago: "At Honest Tea, we are alarmed by the obesity epidemic gripping our nation. Super-sweet beverag … more →
March 12, 2009 is World Kidney Day
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the Health Advocate wrote 9 months ago: Tomorrow, March 12 is World Kidney Day. Last month we discussed how heart disease is the leading cau … more →
A Forray into Veganism
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the Health Advocate wrote 9 months ago: First Friday in First Person. As we observe National Nutrition Month, I have chosen to share my jour … more →
Eat Right
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the Health Advocate wrote 9 months ago: Featured Health Observance. National Nutrition Month® is an education and information campaign creat … more →
HIV/AIDS, An Epidemic among Blacks in America
the Health Advocate wrote 10 months ago: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is directed, planned and organized by a working group of natio … more →
American Heart Month
the Health Advocate wrote 10 months ago: Featured Health Observance. Since 1963, the Congress has requested that the U.S. President issue an … more →
Doctors Appreciate the Active & Informed Patient
the Health Advocate wrote 11 months ago: In the NYTimes.com article, In Search of a Good Doctor, Pauline Chen, MD surveys several fellow doct … more →
HPV Vaccine: The Newest Tool in Fighting Cervical Cancer
the Health Advocate wrote 11 months ago: First Fridays in First Person. In the following excerpt from a New York electron micrograph image of … more →
National Cervical Health Awareness Month
the Health Advocate wrote 11 months ago: Featured Health Observance. The US Congress has designated January as Cervical Health Awareness Mont … more →
1988~2008: 20 Years of World AIDS Day Observance
the Health Advocate wrote 1 year ago: AIDS has left a generation of children orphaned on the African continent. Here at home in the US, th … more →
