Diets high in fat and sugar may not be the only contributors to childhood obesity. Researchers at the University of Michigan Center for Human Growth and Development followed nearly 800 students in gra
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• Enact legislation to ensure mandatory cultural competency for all physicians and health-care workers in New York State. • Eliminate health maintenance organizations. HMO concepts of referral use
A new analysis of a landmark weight-loss survey suggests that Hispanics and African-Americans are more likely than whites to use unproven dietary supplements for weight loss. The data, presented at th
Small-business owners too often make too much money to qualify for state-sponsored health-care programs, or too little to pay the high cost of private insurance plans. The U.S. Small Business Admin-is
BY Bevolyn Williams-Harold
Year after year, health care for Black Americans grows increasingly perilous. On nearly all of the life-threatening ailments and diseases, the plight of African-Americans continues to top the charts.
Front and rear overhangs, sleek straight edges, radical curvatures, exaggerated suspensions and gleaming chrome grills and tailpipes are on display in showrooms across America. These heart-throbbing
BY Marcia A. Reed-Woodard
When it comes to financial literacy, the citizenry of the world’s biggest economic engine seems to know very little. Although this problem has been around for decades, it has been exacerbated over t
Ariel Capital Management L.L.C. and The Charles Schwab Corp. co-sponsor the annual Ariel-Schwab Black Investor Survey, a random sample survey of 500 Black and 500 white households earning more than $5
In too many households just one spouse handles the money and that’s a recipe for trouble. If for some reason you’ve let your spouse or partner handle the money, here are a few simple steps to get
Employers have begun to discover troubling racial differences within their 401(k) retirement plans, a gap they say could leave today’s Black workers far less financially prepared for retirement than
BY Daniel Sorid