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Maternal Mortality Rate for Blacks Remain Highest in the Nation
A new study by JAMA (The Journal of the American Medical Association) estimates– based on vital registration and census data from 1999 to 2019)– that maternal mortality has been steadily increasing in the US. by Frank Butler , Orlando Advocate While maternal mortality remains unacceptably high among all racial and ethnic groups in the US,…
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Fish living in extreme environments adapt ability to see
Cell biologists at the University of Toronto have discovered animals can adapt their ability to see even with extreme changes in temperature. The researchers looked deeply into the eyes of catfish living in cold-water streams at altitudes of up to nearly three kilometres in the Andes Mountains to find out how. Their findings are published…
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Alcohol, High Blood Pressure a Dangerous Mix
A new study released today at the American Society of Hypertension in New York City has focused new attention on the dangers of drinking alcohol for persons with hypertension (high blood pressure). According to the findings announced in the study, even one ounce of alcohol a day can alter heart function for persons with high…
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College Rape: The Quiet Epidemic
It used to be the one place you absolutely knew your daughter or granddaughter had to go. And you couldn’t wait for the day when you would tearfully, but happily, send them off to an exciting new world of self-discovery, personal revelation and academic growth. Today, that place has come to be a place where 1 out…