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 Wendell Piece Chips Away at Food Deserts in NOLA - Tremé actor Wendell Pierce recently opened a series of grocery stories in food desert-ridden areas of New Orleans. Sterling Farms offers NOLA residents affordable fresh fruits, veggies and poultry, and for people who spend $50 or more, they will be driven home. —Kellee Terrell   (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Can Meditation Really Improve Your Test Scores? - A team of researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara, gave undergraduates two weeks of intense meditation courses and found that students were less likely to have their minds wander and more likely to retain their memories and scored higher on standardized tests compared to students who didn’t meditate, says the New York Times.  (Photo: Getty Images/STOCK)

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Would Cash Prizes Encourage You to Lose Weight? - Would you work harder to lose weight if someone paid you? A new study says, “hell yes.” Researchers from the Mayo Clinic enticed obese patients with $20 extra a month, which got them to lose 9 pounds on average in 12 months. That was four times more than those who weren’t offered cash says Time.com. (Photo: Getty Images/STOCK)

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UCLA Given $10 Million Grant to Study Autism in Blacks - The National Institutes on Health awarded UCLA $10 million to continue their groundbreaking research on autism in African-Americans, reported the Examiner. Dr. Daniel Geschwind, director of the UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment, is one of the first researchers to focus on race, genetics and autism.  (Photo: Landov)

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African-American Men Face Delays in Prostate Cancer Treatment - Black men on Medicare diagnosed with prostate cancer wait seven days longer to receive treatment than their white counterparts, says a new study. Researchers from the University of North Carolina found that men with more aggressive forms of cancer wait even longer — nine days on average, writes HealthDay News. Black men are 2.4 times more likely than white men to die of prostate cancer. (Photo: Getty Images/STOCK)

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Texting Programs to Help Teens in Crisis - Texting programs for teens seem to be all the rage for nonprofit organizations that want to expand their reach to those in crisis, the Associated Press reported. From Planned Parenthood to LGBT group the Trevor Project to Do Something, these youth-oriented groups believe that texting is a more reliable and faster way to help kids who may need immediate help. (Photo: Getty Images/STOCK)

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Bill Gates Has a $100,000 Incentive for New Condoms - Microsoft founder and AIDS activist Bill Gates is offering $100,000 for the creation of a new generation of condoms. He is asking inventors to come up with a durable prophylactic that still protects people from HIV and STDs, but also provides heightened sensations, reported ABC.com. Learn more about how to enter here. (Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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1 in 10 Kids Diagnosed With ADHD - A new CDC study suggests that 6.4 million kids between the ages 4 to 17 have been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). That’s a 53 percent increase over the past 10 years. Boys bear the biggest brunt with 19 percent being diagnosed with ADHD in their lifetime, says HealthDay News. Also, two-thirds of those diagnosed are taking treatment for it. (Photo:  Flint Journal /Landov)

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FDA Approves New Diabetes Drug - With Type 2 diabetes on the rise in the U.S., especially among African-Americans, the FDA has expanded its treatment by approving Invokana, a new diabetes drug. This Johnson & Johnson owned medication works by having blood sugar exit the body through one’s urine. Possible side effects include slightly raising bad cholesterol and an increased risk of heart disease. (Photo: Getty Images/STOCK)

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NYC Files Appeal for Blocked Soda Ban - There’s more drama with the NYC soda ban. Last week, the city filed an appeal after a judge halted the ban claiming that the city’s health board doesn’t have the authority to regulate what people drink, reported USA Today. The city argues that it’s the health board’s job to set public health standards and the ban is within that scope.  (Photo: AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

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Reproductive Rights Are Basic Health Care for Blacks - When it comes to basic heath care, African-American women say that contraception, screenings and treatment for cervical and breast cancers, care for pregnant women, and screenings and treatment for STDs, including HIV should all be included as regular treatment. A recent poll conducted by numerous Black organizations found that 79 percent of respondents believed that abortion should remain legal and 89 percent believed that contraception was a basic part of health care. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)