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What the Heart Has to Do with the Head
If you want to protect your brain, get busy protecting your heart. Lifestyle behaviors that boost cardiovascular health, such as physical activity and quitting smoking, also contribute to good cognitive health.
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Actor and Comedian Doug E. Doug Releases First Novel Inspired by the Unique Experiences of the Hip-Hop Generation, The Fall of 1987
Based on his viewpoint that the historic contributions of the Hip-Hop generation has largely been ignored by popular culture, actor and Comedian Doug E. Doug has released his first novel titled, “The Fall of 1987,” which tells dramatic story of a young Black man investigating the mysterious death of his brother during the rise of the Hip-Hop genre.
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Trump Committed to War Without End?
It has come to this. An impeached president -- still pending trial in the Senate -- orders the assassination of one of Iran's leading generals across the world where he is meeting with the leader of Iraq, a supposed ally. He does so without consultation, much less approval, of the Congress. Besieged at home, he lashes out abroad.
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Top 10 Travel Destinations to Start the New Decade
For many, traveling offers an opportunity to disconnect from the everyday and experience new places and cultures. With the beginning of a new decade, it is the perfect time to start deciding your next travel adventures.
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Civil Rights Icon & Congressman John Lewis Diagnosed With Stage 4 Cancer
Civil rights icon and US Democratic Rep. John Lewis of Georgia known for fighting for our rights has been diagnosed with the greatest fight of his life, stage 4 pancreatic cancer, his office announced Sunday.
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Make Your Weight Loss Goals a Reality
Losing weight is a highly personal journey as a wide range of factors can affect a person’s ability to do so. There’s no one approach to weight loss; rather, the best approach is the one that fits your life and body best.
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10 Doctor-Recommended Health Tips for the New Year
Four in 10 adults in the U.S. have two or more chronic diseases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While certain conditions and risk factors are beyond one’s control, the new year is the perfect time to consider the many lifestyle choices you can make for improved health.
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Looking for a Healthy New Year’s Resolution? Don’t Overlook Your Eyes
The most ambitious time of year is upon us: the time to set New Year’s resolutions.
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Ristorante Cavour Executive Chef Maurizio Ferrarese Delights Guests in Two- Night Chocolate Dinner Spectacular
Ristorante Cavour Executive Chef Maurizio Ferrarese Delights Guests in Two-Night Chocolate Dinner Spectacular. Acclaimed Hotel Granduca and Ristorante Cavour Chef Maurizio Ferrarese Hosts Immaculate Chocolate-Infused Dinner in Uptown Park.
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Gingerbread House Contest People’s Choice Winner Announced
The annual Gingerbread House Contest People’s Choice winner was announced Thursday, Dec. 26, at the Visit Lake Charles’ Welcome Center, 1205 N. Lakeshore Drive.
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The National Civil Rights Museum Plans King Holiday Celebration with Free Admission and Daylong Activities
The Museum emphasizes voting, the U.S. Census and service during the national holiday.
On the national holiday, January 20, the National Civil Rights Museum will remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a special celebration. The museum is open extended hours and King Day admission will be free for all guests, thanks to the support of FedEx.
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Don’t Let Diabetes Take the Sweetness From Your Holidays!
If you have diabetes, the holiday season can be a time of great trepidation. If I eat cake, what will happen to my blood sugar? Will I gain weight? Can I eat just one piece of sweet potato pie and stop? Totally exacerbated, you throw your hands up and decide, “I just won’t eat anything!”
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Her Royal Highness: 2019 Minority Homecoming Queens
Queen, as defined, is one who is the ruler of an independent state. Put that in perspective of a high school queen and she can be seen as the ruler of her school with the influence to change it for the bad or good so why not inject some good. As Houston Style Magazine spotlights some of this year’s African American and Hispanic Houston ISD high school homecoming queens we go behind the crown to learn how they have used their platform to reign supreme as her royal highness.
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President Trump's War On the Poor
Donald Trump is famed for his head snapping reversals. One day he's taking troops out of the Middle East; the next he's sending more in. One day he's on the verge of an agreement with China on trade; the next he's tweeting about holding off until after the election.
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Adding tucatinib to drug combination extends survival for advanced HER2+ breast cancer patients
Treatment showed significant benefit for patients with and without brain metastasis
Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today reported study results showing the addition of tucatinib to capecitabine (Xeloda) and trastuzumab (Herceptin) significantly improved progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients with advanced HER2-positive breast cancer, with and without brain metastasis according to results of the HER2CLIMB clinical trial.
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CAR T-cell therapy effective for relapsed mantle cell lymphoma patients
A one-year follow-up study led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center revealed a majority of patients with mantle cell lymphoma resistant to prior therapies may benefit from treatment with CD19-targeting chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy. Findings were presented Dec. 9 at the 61st American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting & Exposition in Orlando, Fla.
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Combination therapy more effective than chemotherapy alone for many newly diagnosed leukemia patients
Enasidenib plus azaticidine significantly improves complete remission and overall response for patients with acute myeloid leukemia tied to IDH2 mutations
A multi-institutional, Phase II study led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center showed that pairing standard chemotherapy azacitidine (AZA) with a drug called enasidenib (ENA) measurably boosts complete remission in patients newly diagnosed with a specific form of acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
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Space Center Houston Breaks All-time Attendance Record
The nonprofit Space Center Houston, the Official Visitor Center of NASA Johnson Space Center and a Certified Autism Center, has welcomed more than 1.1 million visitors to date, marking its highest annual attendance since opening in 1992. This milestone comes with one month to go in the year and just as the center is offering a new holiday tradition, Space Center Houston’s Galaxy Lights, presented by Reliant.
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Adoption: Expand Your Family This Holiday
Three to four million children are born in the United States each year. Of that number approximately 7,000 plus are abandoned. Having no family to love them or a place stay they grow up in the foster care system. On average a child stays in the system 2 to 5 years and some longer than that. Feelings of not being wanted and what is wrong with them cloud their judgment and damage their self-esteem. Foster parents can change that outlook for children with the basics of love, shelter, and food and expand their family this holiday season.
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Black naturopathic doctors introduce alternative health guide
The disparate relationship between African Americans and the healthcare system has long been documented, leading many African Americans to seek alternative therapy. However, cardiovascular disease, obesity, cancer, high blood pressure, and diabetes are still some of the leading causes of African American illness and deaths.
