Tag: health
Two leaders in Kingston unite around community garden, other initiatives
By Nick Patterson
The Birmingham Times
When you see Lillie Cole walking around the Kingston Community Garden, tending to the pumpkin patch or checking under the...
Health Disparities: A Primer
Times Staff Report
The fact that health disparities exist between groups in the United States has led the Health And Human Services (HHS) Department to...
Sleep disparities between blacks and whites have nationwide impact
By Nick Patterson
The Birmingham Times
Sleep matters. And it matters more depending on your race, according to a study by a group of Auburn University...
October Marks the Beginning of Flu Season
Special to The Times
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, October marks the beginning of flu season in the United States. It...
When smokers kick the habit the benefits start right away
By Glenn Ellis
Are you wondering why you’re still smoking cigarettes? Unless you enjoy the taste of more than 7,000 harmful chemicals entering your body...
The Focus, Power and Discipline of Birmingham’s Martial Arts Community
By Nathan Turner Jr.
For the Birmingham Times
At age 10, Mustafa Ali remembers living in the Norwood community and watching a neighborhood karate expert break...
I Am BHAM: This Fitness Boot Camp Changes Lives in the...
By Chanda Temple
Special to The Times
In the summer of 2016, Walter T. Williams couldn’t walk from his car to the front door of his...
Maximize the Office Visit: Be an Intelligent Patient
By Glenn Ellis
As health-reform continues to take effect over the next several years (in one way or the other), millions of newly insured Americans...
Birmingham joins fight to stop the spread of AIDS in US...
By Alicia Rohan
UAB News
UAB Center for AIDS Research faculty, staff and volunteers join the city of Birmingham by signing the Paris Declaration to eliminate...
Baby Boomers and Hepatitis C
By Glenn Ellis
Most of us have seen the commercials on television stating that people born from 1945 to 1965 have the highest rate of...
