A diet rich in fat, sugar and cholesterol could lead to similar changes in substances in the brain that are also seen in the development of Alzheimer’s, according to a new study. Mice that were fed
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Who would have thought that a Black man born in Rogers, Texas, in 1931, not only had the vision to create a world-renowned modern dance company, but also gave life to that vision? The Alvin Ailey Amer
BY Tyrha M. Lindsey
It looks lively for a class that started with dead women. It’s 6 p.m. on a Tuesday, the end of a workday for most people. But more than 50 women trickling into the gymnasium at Weeping Willow AME Zi
BY Kathleen Purvis
Throw away your scale. Too many of us get caught up in the ritual of daily weighing, fretting over the gain or loss of a pound or two. Your bodyweight can fluctuate several pounds throughout a single
BY Joe Weider
Every year, for five days at the beginning of September, Brooklyn, N.Y., becomes the scene of one of the state’s biggest, most electrifying cultural extravaganzas as Caribbean-Americans literally ta
BY Inés Bebea
It’s one thing to bump into your favorite music artists as they slip backstage for a concert or sprint from their limos. But a chance meeting in a hot tub? Or at the breakfast buffet? Or on a horseb
BY Robert S. Anthony
In Part 2 (“Fit + Fabulous”) of their book The Black Woman’s Guide to Healthy Living (Time Inc. Home Entertainment, 2008), the editors of Essence magazine present top fitness strategies for wome
When the original Tavern on Nostrand closed last October, local residents Michael Pratts, M.D., and Niles Stewart lamented the “void” in the community. Convinced that the restaurant was a viable b
BY Renee Flagler
Who says Paris hotels are outrageously, insanely overpriced thanks to the muscle-bound euro versus the flyweight U.S. dollar?
Just because the meticulously renovated five-star Hotel Meurice can comman
During the past few years, I’ve read about retail health clinics being the wave of the future. It wasn’t until my son Jeremy visited a new MinuteClinic in a nearby CVS drugstore that I sat up and
BY Mary Hunt