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Serena Williams has finally released a statement about her emergency operation for a hematoma on Monday. The tennis star called the pulmonary embolism “scary,” according to People. “Thank you everyone for all of your prayers, concerns, and support. This has been extremely hard, scary, and disappointing. I am doing better, I’m at home now and […]

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Oscar winner and recording artist, Jennifer Hudson, definitely shocked everyone with her amazing 80 pound weight loss over the past year or so. She recently attended the Essence Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon this past Thursday where she had the opportunity to show off her amazing new figure, again. According to CNN, during the event, […]

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VIA: RNBPhilly.com “The Tom Joyner Morning Show” spoke to First Lady Michelle Obama today about the one-year anniversary of her “Let’s Move” campaign that helps get kids healthier and physically fit. Find out what she’s been up to as she treks across the globe on her mission to encourage family bonding, nurturing, nutrition and the […]

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By Walter Kimbrough For years, I made plans the last Saturday of February to spend as much time on the couch in front of the TV watching Tavis Smiley’s State of the Black Union. It was a day of great conversation, and I always had lots to think about during and after those conversations. The […]

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Actress Tisha Campbell-Martin, best known for her role on the hit comedy sitcom “Martin” is battling a life-threatening health crisis after being diagnosed with Stage 2 sarcoidosis earlier this year. ESSENCE.com caught up with Campbell-Martin to talk family, yogurt and healthy living and Tisha revealed her illness: ESSENCE.com: It’s safe to say that you’re focused […]

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Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest grocer, joins first lady Michelle Obama in her fight against childhood obesity. Wal-Mart says it will reformulate thousands of products to make them healthier and push its suppliers to do the same. The company plans to reduce sodium and added sugars in some items, build stores in poor areas that don’t […]

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New York  — Doctors said on Monday that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was making such rapid progress that she could be released from the hospital soon. “It could be a matter of days to weeks,” said her neurosurgeon, Dr. Michael Lemole. “The key we’re trying to get her to is to rehabilitation, so she can move […]

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Singer Toni Braxton appeared at a luncheon benefiting lupus awareness and research that revealed that she too is battling the potentially deadly autoimmune disease. “Take a look, this is what lupus looks like,” Braxton said to a surprised audience as she accepted one of two Women in Achievement awards at the 8th Annual bag Ladies […]

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Jennifer Hudson’s weight loss has reached 80 lbs. – and that may not be the end of it. Hudson, 29, told Extra, “I do like where I am. I like seeing a difference each and every week, so we’ll have to wait and see.” Her fiancé David Otunga is also keeping a close eye on […]

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This week, we’re bringing you exclusive coverage to coincide with the national “Take a Loved One to the Doctor” Day alongside our good friend Tom Joyner. Recently, hundreds of cancer survivors gathered in an effort to support one another’s daily struggles coping with cancer at the 2010 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer special event on […]

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a very serious condition that affects the blood flow to and from the main arteries from the heart. According to the American Heart Association, one in three adults in the United States has high blood pressure, the rate is higher in African Americans. People who suffer from […]

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New research studies presented state that treating people with HIV or Aids can provide a positive alternative: It reduces the abilities of infection to others. New infections decreased in parts of Canada as more people went on AIDS drugs, furthermore, lowering the affection rate and the chances people would spread it, the study reported. For […]