(First of three articles on strength training)Q. Why is strength training so important for older people?Starting in their late 30s or early 40s, most people lose about a quarter of a pound of muscle e
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Should corporate shareholders use their power to effect social change? This question is being debated with increasing frequency as more investors than ever are choosing to flex their muscles to bring
BY William C. Thomposon, Jr.
In The Network Journal’s second of two consecutive articles on breast cancer, Dr. Annette M. Brown, an attending radiologist at Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y., talks about what women
Dakar rushes up to greet visitors like a rumpled West African dream: women swathed in shimmering fabrics balance baskets of lime and mango on their heads, religious men sell luck from leather pouches
BY Dina Kraft
The Viewpoint authored by Jennifer Thomas, Ph.D., in the June 2004 issue of TNJ (“Lies and Illusions: On same-sex marriage, abortion, God and government”) provoked such passionate debate that we d
Breast cancer is a major killer of African-American women. According to the American Cancer Society, 20,000 Black women were diagnosed with the disease each year between 1995 and 1999. Of those diagno
BY Linda Armstrong
Specially commissioned abstract art is on the wall, jazz is on the sound system, white linen is on the tables and Dom Perignon ($190 a bottle) on the wine list. On the menu, below the stuffed portobel
BY Carrie Spencer
Off the Main: The Show of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Art will showcase works of art created in Africa, the Caribbean, and South and Central America, as well as works by artists of such
BY Robert Acquaye
More than anything Caribbean governments could have done, or failed to do, global economic developments are a significant cause of the region's predicament. Let us not forget that global circumstances
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics cites African-Americans as one of the least active groups in terms of overall physical activity. Among African-