by NIAAH Editors | Apr 23, 2023 | EDC & Black Women
By Essence Maston, PhD & Greg Hall, MDA lot has been written in the news about endocrine-disrupting chemicals, or EDCs. Many of these chemicals are found in shampoo, lotions, conditioners, lipstick, makeup, moisturizers, sunscreens, creams, and much more.It is...
by NIAAH Editors | Apr 23, 2023 | EDC & Black Women, Medical Experts & Research, Our Health
By Essence Maston, PhD & Greg Hall, MDMany of the plastics that we use could be damaging to our health. Do you store food in plastic containers or even wrap food in plastic wraps? Science has shown that small amounts of dangerous chemicals are absorbed by the...
by NIAAH Editors | Feb 6, 2023 | NIAAH Patient Advocacy Services
Ryan Huerto, University of Michigan and Edwin Lindo, University of Washington In today’s America, minority patients still have markedly worse health outcomes than white patients. The differences are greatest for black Americans: Compared to white patients, they are...
by NIAAH Editors | Jan 9, 2023 | NIAAH Scholars, Our Health
Terezie Tolar-Peterson, Mississippi State University A calorie is a calorie is a calorie, at least from a thermodynamic standpoint. It’s defined as the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree Celsius (2.2 pounds by 1.8...
by NIAAH Editors | Nov 27, 2022 | Medical Experts & Research, Research
Renã A.S. Robinson, Vanderbilt University Blacks are at higher risk for several health conditions in the U.S. This is true for heart disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes and stroke, which are often chronic diseases. And it is also for Alzheimer’s disease, in which...