Black Family Violence, A Tragedy of 5

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Credit: Floridatoday.com Most of us remember the 2001 story of Texas native, Andrea Yates ,who drowned her five children in the bathtub. Such violent acts have always shocked the world. Now, nearly 11 years later another tragic story of family violence has occurred within the black community. When A Mother’s Fed Up…. On Tuesday April [...]

Blacks Don’t Sunburn, The Myth

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As summer approaches and the sun makes its scorching presence known, many will be playing in the sand at the beach, enjoying family time at cookouts, or walking around the long trails of amusement parks. Summer is usually a time when men and women rather show a little more skin then usual. It is one [...]

How Do You Stop Taking On Other People’s Problems?

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I had a discussion with my husband recently, and he said something very profound that inspired me to seriously think about my approach on a few things. For many years, I have prided myself on being an excellent problem-solver and having the ability to conceptualize that which does not exist and manifest it in real-time. Now, anyone [...]

@TechLifeSteph: 5 Tech Tips to Go Green for Earth Day

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This Sunday April 22 is Earth Day, a day where environmental issues take the global stage.  This is the 42nd year Earth Day has been observed and this year’s theme is “Mobilize the Earth.”  From the website: “The Earth Day 2012 campaign is designed to provide people with the opportunity to unite their voices in [...]

7 Healthy Foods To Avoid

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We know what you’re thinking. “What?! Avoid healthy foods?” Yep, you heard us. Now, of course, we don’t mean all healthy foods (as if we’d let you off the hook that easily). Instead, recent studies by food industry experts have targeted a few foods that, while they certainly have healthier reputations, are potentially hazardous because [...]

Dentists Report Rise In Preschoolers With Cavities

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Dentists are now seeing so many preschoolers with cavities and even severe tooth decay (6 to 10 cavities or more) that there’s been “a huge increase” in little kids who need general anesthesia for dental procedures, including tooth extractions, crowns and even root canals. Yet with the right care, rotten teeth—and having to send two-year-olds [...]

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