Family Health

via BlackDoctor: A stroke occurs when something interferes with the blood supply to part of the brain, or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts, according to the CDC. When this occurs, the parts of the brain that lose blood supply become damaged or die. Strokes can lead to lasting brain damage, long term […]

Family Health

Nine-time Grammy-award winning gospel singer is no stranger to the church.  Being a self-proclaimed “church boy”, Franklin grew up in the church and saw first hand how the health in churches around the country needed to change. That’s one of the reasons the talented artist teamed up with the American Heart Association (AHA) to promote […]

Women's Health

Each year in the U.S., about 795,000 people suffer a stroke, according to the American Heart Association. Put another way, one American has a stroke every 40 seconds and dies from one every four minutes. In addition to this, 88% more blacks die from strokes than whites. But… Women who walk at least three hours […]