National Medical Association Installs

New President at Annual Meeting in Hawaii

Honolulu, HI (BlackNews.com) - Nelson L. Adams, III, M.D., of Miami, Florida was installed as the 108th President of the National Medical Association (NMA) Annual Meeting in Hawaii August 4th through August 9th. The NMA is the nation's premier organization for African American physicians.  Full Story..........

Eating Flaxseed May Slow Prostate Cancer Growth

KERRI WACHTER (Senior Writer)

CHICAGO – Adding flaxseed to the diets of men with prostate cancer appears to slow tumor growth, according to data presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.  Full Story..........

Cuba-trained U.S. physicians fear prejudice back home

By Caribbean Net News

HAVANA, Cuba (Caribbean Net News) - Eight Americans who graduated July 24 from medical school in Cuba fear prejudice back home, but said their education, training and dedication should help them overcome any obstacle.Full Story..........

Chocolate Lowered Blood Pressure

MARY ANN MOON (Contributing Writer)

Eating a small piece of dark chocolate every day reduced systolic and diastolic blood pressure in a randomized, controlled study of older people who had prehypertension or stage 1 hypertension.

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Heavy Drinking Slashes Survival in Severe Illness

MICHELE G. SULLIVAN (Mid-Atlantic Bureau)

CHICAGO – A history of heavy drinking cuts the life span by up to 25 years across all major chronic diseases, Hsiao-ye Yi, Ph.D., reported at the annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism. Full Story..........