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Minorities, Arthritis And Granny’s Feet
By Tai of Allsup I have given countless massages to my grandmother and other relatives whose “bones hurt” over the years. As a youngster, I was not familiar with the terms osteoarthritis or...
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Oral, Head And Neck Cancer Awareness This Week
By Ed of Allsup More than 150,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed each year with oral, neck and head cancers (including thyroid cancer), making them the sixth-most common category of cancer, according...
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Ax Tobacco During Arthritis Action Month
By Tai of Allsup Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC also reported that arthritis is the...
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Cancer Researchers: Some Minorities Underestimate Their Risks
By Tai of Allsup Researchers at the Moffitt Cancer Center recently reported that even though minorities are more likely than white individuals to develop cancer and die from it, some racial and ethnic...
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Back Pain And The Workforce
By Ed of Allsup “Oh, my aching back” is a common complaint heard from workers around the world. And it’s costing them money. Researchers in Australia published a report in the journal Pain, which...
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Take Control, Get Tested For HIV June 27 (Or June 28, 29, 30…)
By Tai of Allsup What could be more devastating than learning you are infected with the virus that causes AIDS? Not finding out. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more...
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Mental Health Awareness—Everyone Benefits From Increased Understanding
By Tai of Allsup In observance of National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month in July, Allsup is offering a PDF poster to help promote awareness. The poster helps highlight the need to stamp out...
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Observe National Health Care Decisions Day This Week
By Tai of Allsup April 16 is recognized each year as National Healthcare Decisions Day. This is a good time to think about the importance of advance care planning. Many people don’t take time to...
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‘Ask Me’ in Tennessee Promotes Breast Cancer Screening
By Guest Blogger Cynthia Chafin, M.Ed., MCHES, project director, Tennessee Cancer Coalition Despite breast cancer being the most common cancer in American women (Centers for Disease Control and...
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World AIDS Day: Raising Awareness About PrEP And Self-Advocacy
By Tai Venuti of Allsup If there was a pill that could guard you from a devastating disease, would you want access to it? World AIDS Day Dec. 1 comes on the heels of the Centers for Disease Control and...
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