Health Rewind: Obamacare Deadline Extended to Mid-April
Plus, why Black women are dying of breast cancer.
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Americans Have Some Wiggle Room Enrolling in Obamacare - To ensure that Americans can complete enrolling for health care without a hitch, the White House has announced that they will expand the Obamacare deadline from Monday, March 31 to mid April. But there’s a catch — you have to start an online profile before Monday night to receive this extra time, Time.com reports. — (@kelleent) Kellee Terrell(Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Do Video Games Encourage Racism? - A new controversial study links video games to racist behavior. Researchers found that white gamers who used Black avatars tended to be more aggressive toward real Black people after playing. It’s believed that the negative racial stereotypes perpetuated in video games reinforce and heighten the negative thoughts about people of color in whites, the Huffington Post writes. (Photo: Rockstar Games)
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Why E-Cigs May Not Help You Quit Smoking - Electronic cigarettes may not help people quit smoking, says researchers from the University of California. They found that smokers who started using e-cigs weren’t any more likely to stop smoking in a year than smokers who tried to quit cold turkey, Reuters writes. Critics believe that more research needs to be done to know for sure. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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94 Percent of Black Women Killed by Men Knew Their Attackers - A recent study has some sobering findings around Black women and violence. Researchers from the Violence Policy Center found that 94 percent of Black female homicide victims knew their attackers compared to 54 percent of white female victims. Also, the murder rate among women was almost twice that of white women, writes Clutch. (Photo: Kimberly P. Mitchell//Detroit Free Press/AP Photo)
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Ex-Gang Members Still Haunted by Their Past - Those who join and then leave a gang still are more likely to be incarcerated, be addicted to drugs, receive government assistance and make money illegally as an adult, says a recent report. Researchers from the University of Washington stress that being in a gang is a serious public health issue, says Science Daily.com. (Photo: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)
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Half of Americans Believe in Conspiracy Theories - Almost 50 percent of Americans believe in one health-related conspiracy theory, says a new study. One prevalent belief was that over the years, the CIA has infected African-Americans with HIV/AIDS, the Huffington Post wrote. Other popular beliefs: vaccines cause autism; the FDA withholds disease cures to appease Big Pharm’s pockets; and cellphones cause cancer. (Photo: China Photos/Getty Images)
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How Chicago Is Curbing Menthol Smoking Among Blacks - A recent report in The Scientific American gives major props to Chicago’s efforts to curb menthol smoking among Black youth. Last December, the city banned the sale of menthols 150 meters from schools, which will go into effect in June 2014. This move comes after numerous studies found that Big Tobacco disproportionately advertises their products to Blacks. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Heart Attacks During Child Birth Are More Common Than We Think - Cardiac arrest during childbirth may be rare, but it happens twice as often as doctors once thought, says a new report. Researchers found that 1 in 12,000 women have heart attacks when giving birth. High blood pressure, pregnancy-induced diabetes, obesity, bleeding and blood infections put these pregnant women at risk, Health Day News says. (Photo: ERproductions/Ltd/Getty Images)
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More Blacks in Cali Need to Enroll in Obamacare - California health officials are worried about low enrollment in Obamacare and free Medicare numbers among African-Americans in their state. To bolster numbers, Covered California “is pumping” money into ads to encourage Blacks to hurry up and get health care before the March 31 deadline, Black Voice News reports. (Photo: REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn)