Educated People Tend to Have Better Health

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Staying in school has many benefits, including living a longer, healthier life.

A recent study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that the more education and the more money you have, the more likely it is that you will live a healthier life. Also, the same report that looked at data from 2007-2010 found that people with more money suffer from fewer chronic diseases such as heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes.

These particular findings speak to the health

Lung Cancer: Four Things Blacks Need to Know

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The world is in mourning from the recent news that Donna Summer recently died from lung cancer. Did you know that Blacks are 50% more likely to die from lung cancer than other groups?

Lung cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the lungs. Your lungs are two spongy organs in your chest that take in oxygen when you inhale and release carbon dioxide when you exhale.

Lung Cancer Facts

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, among both men and women. Lung cancer claims more lives each year than do

Stars Who Lost Their Battle With Cancer

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Gone Too Soon

Disco queen Donna Summer passed away from lung cancer Thursday morning. She was 63. Best known for her soaring vocals on hits including "Last Dance" and “She Works Hard for the Money,” the five-time Grammy award winner is one of many Black stars to succumb to the disease in recent years. BET.com looks back at other notables who left us too soon because of cancer. —Britt Middleton

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Five Diseases Doctors Misdiagnose in Blacks

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Millions of Americans spend years suffering from unexplained health problems. Sometimes even the best doctors miss the mark: About 40 percent of all mistakes that doctors make are misdiagnoses, says the National Patient Safety Foundation.

That’s because many ailments have similar symptoms or can be detected only with tests that your physician might consider unnecessary if he’s confident in his verdict.

If you’re in the know about often-confused conditions, though, you can ask the right questions to prevent or fix an error — and even save your life.

1. Lupus. Lupus is two to three times more

5 Diseases Doctors Misdiagnose in Blacks

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That’s because many ailments have similar symptoms or can be detected only with tests that your physician might consider unnecessary if he’s confident in his verdict.

If you’re in the know about often-confused conditions, though, you can ask the right questions to prevent or fix an error — and even save your life.

1. Lupus. Lupus is two to three times more

Educated People Tend to Have Better Health

Lung Cancer: Four Things Blacks Need to Know

Stars Who Lost Their Battle With Cancer

Five Diseases Doctors Misdiagnose in Blacks

5 Diseases Doctors Misdiagnose in Blacks

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