Food and Drug Administration officials have approved a new drug for patients battling the later stages of prostate cancer. The drug, Xtandi, is expected to help men who have had recurrences of the disease, shown resistance to other therapies, or shown no improvement even after surgery to reduce testosterone. “The need for additional treatment options […]
Author Archives: Alexis Taylor
AFRO Staff Writer
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Mother of Good Morning America Co-Host Robin Roberts Dies at 88
Lucimarian Roberts, mother of “Good Morning America” co-host Robin Roberts died Aug. 30 in Gulfport, Miss., surrounded by her family. News of the 88-year-old’s passing was announced on the show Aug. 31, and Roberts said she would take a planned medical leave from the show one day early to be with her family. Lucimarian Roberts […]
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New Study Shows Breast Milk Could Prevent Rare Stomach Disorder
A new study conducted by the American Academy of Pediatrics has found a new benefit to the use of breast milk to feed newborns and infants. Published in the Sept. 6 issue of the organization’s journal, Pediatrics, the study found that breast milk can help deter a condition known as pyloric stenosis, or PS, which […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Synthetic Marijuana Banned, but Still Available
Although synthetic marijuana has been federally banned since July 9, some convenience stores and gas stations throughout Baltimore and Baltimore County continue to sell the once legal version of marijuana. The product has long been an alternative to the natural marijuana that is detected in standard drug tests and is sold under many different names, […]
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City Programs Try to Wipe Out Pockets of Hunger
Imagine living in an area where the only sources of food within blocks are canned products bought through plexiglass partitions, from seedy corner joints, or convenience stores. Imagine, no matter how much you try to improve your eating habits, the only foods readily available are high in sodium and low in nutrition. Now imagine you have diabetes or […]
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Benefits Available Now Under Federal Affordable Care Law
Marylanders who have been uninsured for at least six months and are ineligible for Medicare or Medicaid may qualify for health benefits under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), health care officials said. Though all of the measures inside the PPACA won’t go into full effect until 2014, some of the benefits […]
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Churches Fight UMC Over Property
Less than a year has gone by since White Rock Church members decided to end their relationship with the Baltimore-Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church (UMC) because they disagreed with the treatment of African American churches and smaller congregations within the denomination. The congregation was told by Bishop John R. Schol, then the head […]
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Baltimore Hosts Maiden Observance of Middle Passage
The conditions were unimaginable. Black bodies crowded in chains, in the filthy hold of a ship where human waste, disease, and despair competed with human spirit for roughly 3,700 miles, with minimal food and water. Though every ship wasn’t destined for the Americas, the cruel ending was always the same: every man, woman and child […]
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Jazz at the Manor Stages Final Show of Summer Season
Music fans looking to enjoy a warm breeze with tunes of smooth jazz and R&B in the air needed to look no further than Jazz at the Manor this summer in Harford County. Hosted by The Women’s Challenge, Inc., the event offered four sessions of live music this season as guests enjoyed wine and finger […]
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Obama Mandates 54 Miles Per Gallon by 2025
Americans looking to feel less pain at the pump received solid answers on Aug. 28 as the Obama administration finalized regulations that will require cars and trucks in 2025 to be twice as fuel efficient as they are now. “These fuel standards represent the single most important step we’ve ever taken to reduce our dependence […]
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Support Network Crucial As Caregivers Wrestle with Alzheimer’s Victims
Imagine having to comfort a husband or wife after they fail to recognize an adult child or loved one. Imagine getting a phone call that a partner has been wandering around their hometown for hours, unable to decipher which road leads home. Imagine, having to pick up a second job to provide around-the-clock care for […]
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Mentally Ill Homeless Veteran Slain by Baltimore City Police
According to people who knew him, Rudy Bell Sr. never caused anybody any trouble. A homeless veteran in his mid 60s who suffered from schizophrenia, he spent his days and nights sheltering in an abandoned row house that neighbors say he only left occasionally. It was in this vacant home in the 1600 block of […]
