As President Barack Obama tries to reshape the U.S. health-care system into one that is based on prevention rather than on reaction to disease

When he was eighteen, Claude Scott made up his mind to become an orthopedic surgeon.

On Jan. 5, police in Kericho, the heartbeat of Kenya’s tea industry, stormed the United States Military HIV Research Program clinic after hearing that a child had died there while donating blood. The claims proved false, Kenya’s Daily Nation newspaper reports, but they intensified muttering about the facility engaged in research into the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS.

African and Caribbean markets struggled to shake off holiday blues in the New Year after riding higher on Christmas euphoria. TNJ‘s AfriCarib index climbed to a two-month high in December amid speculation that the global economic recovery was taking hold and growth was accelerating in Asia and the United States.

Discrimination is a multimillion-dollar cost factor in the business of doing  business. Perpetrators have to pay up when caught: victims must be compensated; lawyers must be paid; and, in the aftermath of due process, there are hefty fees to shell out to clean up the image of the business. Meanwhile, the damage to productivity is irreparable.

We are told that there are too many “rich” people. Instead, we should think that there are not enough rich people. Because only wealthy people can pay the taxes that will fill in our budget deficits.

International trade can be immensely profitable, but it carries many risks. One of those risks is the potential for loss or damage to your cargo.

In December, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights released two briefing reports whose findings and recommendations some consider “dangerous.” The reports,

Under the “Healthy People 2020” initiative unveiled in December, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services outlined goals and priorities for health promotion and disease prevention in the next 10 years, and the actions it plans to take to meet those goals.

If ever a type of medication could be called miracle drugs, statins fit the bill. These cholesterol-lowering powerhouses lower total cholesterol and LDL levels, which, in at-risk patients, significantly reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke.

For travelers looking for respite from South Beach clubs and the oh-so-chic Design District, the offbeat Miami Modern District, also known as MiMo, offers a welcome change of pace.

Daughters of the Dust, the 1991 film that portrays Gullah culture through the lives of the Peazant family, descendants of slaves who reside on the sea islands near South Carolina and Georgia, was named one of the 50 Most Important Independent Films by Filmmaker magazine.