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Inmate's access to porn and their right to engage in masturbation while incarcerated has come to the forefront after a Michigan inmate filed a second lawsuit in connection with the issue.

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New studies released in the Archives of Internal Medicine, an American Medical Association bi-monthly publication, found that women in their 50s, 60s, and 70s taking drugs of the statin family are at higher risk of developing type two diabetes.

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The D.C. Council has approved emergency legislation that would limit the number of medical marijuana cultivation centers to six to be located in any of the city’s eight wards, The Washington Post reported Jan. 17.

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A new tuition-free, day-long program hopes to encourage more African-American students to consider and pursue medical school.

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An overweight actor from Los Angeles is speaking out against the New York City Health Department after he says the agency unjustly altered an image of him turning a fully-limbed man into a legless man for an advertisement about diabetes.

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Honey. Snookums. Sugar Pie. Baby. Pet names for lovers have been an accepted—even encouraged—part of the vocabulary between couples. But, a groundbreaking book suggests that pet names, among other symptoms of familiarity, can breed boredom in the bedroom, sounding a death knell for relationships. ]]> http://www.myblackhouston.com/news/2012/02/22/Be-One-in-a-Million-this-American-Heart-Month.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:50:00 GMT admin http://www.myblackhouston.com/news/2012/02/22/Be-One-in-a-Million-this-American-Heart-Month.html Special to the AFRO Columbia, MD – This February, firefighters and paramedics are joining the Howard County Health Department and others around the nation to fight back against heart disease and stroke.

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Columbia, MD – This February, firefighters and paramedics are joining the Howard County Health Department and others around the nation to fight back against heart disease and stroke.

LarryLucas

In February, our thoughts often turn to Valentine’s Day, an occasion to celebrate and nurture relationships with loved ones.

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Students at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania will now have easy access to the Plan B or “morning after” pill thanks to a new vending machine in the school's health center.

Aretha Franklin, who says she's back at "150 percent," is planning to return to the stage in May for her first post-surgery performance.

Derrick Sanders is slated to direct August Wilson’s “Seven Guitars” at the University Illinois Chicago Theatre, 1044 W. Harrison St., starting Friday and running through Feb. 19.

Ja Rule is going to wait a bit longer before learning when he'll start his prison term in a New York gun case.

A judge says Chris Brown doesn't have to stay away from Rihanna anymore.

Buju Banton checked out some cocaine, put some on his finger and tasted it — all of it caught on law enforcement video inside a Florida warehouse. Now he has another chance to explain why.

With a celebrity-studded crowd looking on, Rihanna rocked the halftime show at the NBA All-Star game on her 23rd birthday.

Esperanza Spalding has performed for President Barack Obama, with jazz legends like Herbie Hancock — even before thousands of eager Prince fans.

Temperatures are reaching well below zero in Chicago. One solution to staying warm –– attend the hot and sizzling Broadway production Burn the Floor.

Hollywood would like to skip spring and head straight to summer.

Cory Hardrict has quietly risen to the top after he left the Chicago area years ago and made California his home.

Each time you turn the dial and stop on WGCI/107.5 FM, chances are you’ll hear “That’s Mackin.” What you may not realize is you’re bumping to the sounds of a 12-year-old self-professed “Freestyle Phenom” known as Shortie Mac.