http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire en-us N/A news@aframnews.com Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:31:00 MST 20 http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/1444/1/Teen-Girls-and-Young-Ladies---Check-the-Company-You-Keep/Page1.html no@spam.com (Kim Thomas) http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/1444/1/Teen-Girls-and-Young-Ladies---Check-the-Company-You-Keep/Page1.html http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/1442/1/Devine-Creations-Presents-Lil-Princess-Debutantes-and-Lil-Kings/Page1.html no@spam.com (Verna Caddie) http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/1442/1/Devine-Creations-Presents-Lil-Princess-Debutantes-and-Lil-Kings/Page1.html http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/1437/1/Certified-Etiquette-Instructors-Workshop-Presented-by-Ms-Verna-Caddie/Page1.html no@spam.com (Verna Caddie) http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/1437/1/Certified-Etiquette-Instructors-Workshop-Presented-by-Ms-Verna-Caddie/Page1.html http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/1436/1/60th-University-of-St-Thomas-Commencement-George-Foreman-Addresses-the-Graduating-Class-of-2010/Page1.html no@spam.com (University of St. Thomas - Houston, TEXAS) http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/1436/1/60th-University-of-St-Thomas-Commencement-George-Foreman-Addresses-the-Graduating-Class-of-2010/Page1.html http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/1433/1/Debutantes/Page1.html no@spam.com (Verna Caddie) http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/1433/1/Debutantes/Page1.html http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/1430/1/Texas-Newsline/Page1.html no@spam.com (Staff Writer) http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/1430/1/Texas-Newsline/Page1.html http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/1428/1/Health-Summit-or-Sham/Page1.html no@spam.com (Cheryll Bellamy) http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/1428/1/Health-Summit-or-Sham/Page1.html http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/1427/1/National-Black-Business-Information-Clearinghouse-helps-entrepreneurs-start-and-grow-a-business/Page1.html
The Black BIC web site, which is free to  use,  provides Black Entrepreneurs national and local resources  on accessing money, managing and marketing a small business, Procurement, tips on Technology,  Demographic information and local information on permits,   licensing, economic development etc.  

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• The life expectancy for a Black male child born in 2004 is 69.5 years, compared with 75.7 years for White males born the same year, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.

• Black men are more likely to get and die from prostate cancer than men of any other racial or ethnic group in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

• A Black man has a 1-in-5 chance of being diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime and a 1-in-20 chance of dying from the disease.

• Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death for Black men, behind lung cancer.

• About 42 percent of Black men have high blood pressure, compared with 31 percent of White men, according to the American Heart Association.

• Cardiovascular disease overall was also more prevalent among Black men — 41 percent, compared with about 34 percent of White men.

• 45 percent of African American men do not have a doctor they see regularly.

• 28 percent of African Americans are uninsured, compared to 17 percent of Whites

]]> no@spam.com (Staff Writer) http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/1426/1/Health-Statistics-for-African-American-men/Page1.html http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/1425/1/Diabetics-must-be-cautious-of-heart-disease-risk/Page1.html “Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in patients with diabetes, and diabetes is the leading cause of heart disease in America,” said Dr. Alan Garber, professor of medicine in the section of endocrinology at BCM.

African-Americans are especially at risk. The Office of Minority Health reports African-American adults are less likely to be diagnosed with coronary heart disease, however they are more likely to die from heart disease.

In fact, in 2006, African-American men were 30 percent more likely to die from heart disease, as compared to non-Hispanic White men.
Additionally, the Office of Minority Health reports African-Americans are twice as likely to be diagnosed with diabetes as non-Hispanic Whites. Although African-Americans have the same or lower rate of high cholesterol as their non-Hispanic White counterparts, they are more likely to have high blood pressure.
To reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, patients with diabetes must maintain an exceptionally low level of LDL cholesterol, the “bad” cholesterol, and a lower target blood pressure.

To do this, they must incorporate a heart healthy diet with their diabetes diet of low calories and sugars. A heart healthy diet includes reducing saturated fats.
“Maintaining cholesterol and blood pressure levels is a must for patients with diabetes, “Garber said. “It’s critical that they get hold of this.”
Garber also says that medication is key in helping control diabetes, cholesterol and blood pressure.

“Diet and exercise help, but statin drugs should be used to help control high cholesterol, and medication for high blood pressure should also be taken,” said Garber.
Garber recommends checking with your physician before starting an exercise routine, and working closely with the physician to develop a treatment plan.
In terms of diabetes, Garber says that by the time someone is diagnosed with the disease, they only have half of their pancreatic insulin secretion capacity, so medication is required for what the pancreas can no longer do.

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