Tag: medical conditions

Medical Minute: Alopecia and Hair Loss in Children

Is your child losing her edges or suffering from thinning hair and bald patches on her scalp? Don't worry, there are treatments that can...

NC Teen Embraces Birthmarks, Despite Relentless Bullying

Heads up, national media: this is what courage and bravery looks like -- not a man wearing a dress. 19-year-old Ciera Swaringen was born with...

Ralkina Jones to Cops Before She Was Found Dead in Jail: “I don’t want to die in your cell” (Video)

Video footage captured a black Cleveland woman expressing her fear of dying hours before she was found dead in a jail cell. In the video...

Wale Opens Up About His Battle with Depression

Rapper Wale is speaking out about his battle with depression. While some of us get the blues on rainy days and Mondays, others suffer...

Medical Minute: Esophageal Cancer

This is an updated post of an earlier version that was originally posted in May 1, 2012. Have you ever attempted to swallow food and...

My First Mammogram

I confess: I am over age 50, and I have never had a mammogram. After a year of being scolded by Dr. Sharon Harley...