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Health fair offers over $1,000 worth of free screenings

JESSICA WILLIAMS-GIBSON - July 14, 2011

Unfortunately, African-Americans tend to have higher rates of developing many chronic diseases. Some of the most threatening include: lung cancer, stroke, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, breast...

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More than 20,000 expected to celebrate 11th year of back to school event

Guest Contributor - July 14, 2011

They will come before sunrise and the last person will leave more than eight hours later. Many will stand for three hours before the...

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Don’t be a statistic

Guest Contributor - July 14, 2011

I recently found myself in a debate with a non-medical colleague on the subject of medical care. Their argument was that medical care is...

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Sexual health is more than safe sex

KESHIA SMITH - July 14, 2011

A person who is psychically fit and emotionally healthy often has a healthier sex life, at least according to doctors at the Bell Flower...

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Newly named hospital will continue high quality of care

Guest Contributor - July 14, 2011

From the day the doors at Indianapolis City Hospital opened in the 1850s to the Wishard Memorial Hospital we know today, Wishard has always...

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The tough question

JESSICA WILLIAMS-GIBSON - July 14, 2011

Every day parents make tough decisions regarding their children. Should being told by their teen's doctor adolescents are now required to be tested for...

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Drug stops HIV among hetero couples, not just gays

Guest Contributor - July 13, 2011

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