Health Rewind: Death by Illegal Butt Injections?
Plus, women in prison and their past trauma.
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When Black Market Cosmetic Surgery Kills - Too many women are paying the price for beauty. Thus far, six states have reported deaths by silicon butt injections in women and more have reported other serious complications such as amputations, blood clots, disfigurement and infections. And recently, the Associated Press highlighted a growing trend in the U.S.: Illegal butt injections issued by people who have no medical training. (Photo: AP Photo/Dr. John J. Martin Jr., HO)
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ROCKVILLE, MD - OCTOBER 26: A lab worker demonstrates the harvesting of vaccine at the Life Science and Translational Research Center October 26, 2007 in Rockville, Maryland. The PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI), in partnership with Sanaria Inc., has opened a malaria vaccine manufacturing facility at the research center, where lab workers will infect mosquitoes with protozoan parasites to produce a weakened form of malaria, from which they will harvest the vaccine. The work is being supported by a $29.3 million grant from the Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation. (Photo: Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)
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Can a Gene Make You Spank Your Kids? - Mothers who are facing hard times financially are more at risk for aggressive parenting, says a new study — but only for those with a certain gene. Researchers from the Columbia University School of Social Work found that women with the DRD2 gene were more likely to hit, yell and abuse their kids than women without the gene, HealthDay wrote. (Photo: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)
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Why Are Black Female Murder Victims Ignored? - In a recent Telegraph op-ed, writer Joy Goh-Mah wants to know where is the media attention when Black women are victims of homicide or go missing. Goh-Mah believes that racism, the lack of empathy and the inability to view Black women and girls as “victims” plays into why white female victims receive more media coverage and concern. (Photo: Jonathan Fickies/Getty Images)
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Why Losing Weight Depends on Sleep - Want to not gain weight? Get more sleep, suggests a New York Times article. A new study found that sleep deprivation sparks something in our brains that makes us crave high fat and high calorie foods such as potato chips and candy. To make matter worse, lack of sleep then makes it harder for us to resist those cravings.(Photo: Stuart O'Sullivan/Getty Images)
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FLOTUS Uses Hip Hop to Help Kids Lose Weight - “Let’s Move” — First Lady Michelle Obama’s campaign to fight childhood obesity — is releasing a new hip hop album to encourage kids to eat healthier and get more exercise, the Huffington Post reported. The album, which drops on Sept. 30, consists of 19 songs, 10 music videos and features Run DMC, Ashanti and Doug E. Fresh. (Photo: AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Alicia Keys, Jennifer Hudson Stump for Obamacare - To help promote the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama asked Alicia Keys, Jennifer Hudson and others to give him a hand. The Associated Press reported that President Obama hopes that these A-listers can help encourage young uninsured Americans to seek the health care they need. (Photos from left: Allan Tannenbaum-Pool/Getty Images,Kevin Mazur/WireImage,Dimitrios Kambouris/GettyImages)
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Obese Blacks Less Likely to Have Weight Loss Surgery - A new study found that obese whites are twice as likely to have weight loss surgery compared to obese African-Americans. Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina believe that this racial health disparity exists because Blacks were less likely to have health insurance and their doctors were less likely to bring up surgery options, writes Health Canal. (Photo: REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly /Landov)
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Can Sugary Drinks Make Preschoolers Obese? - Researchers from University of Virginia in Charlottesville found that 5-year-olds who drank sugary drinks on the regular were 43 percent more likely to be obese than kids who don’t. The study also found that even kids as young as 2 years old who drink just one sugary drink a day have increased risk for being overweight or obese, reported HealthDay. (Photo: Getty Images)
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African-Americans and ADHD - A recent report for Psych Central highlights the complicated issue of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and African-American parents. While 64 percent of Black parents have heard about ADHD, only half knew about treatment options for their kids. And only a mere 10 percent of parents knew that ADHD wasn’t caused by “eating too much sugar.” (Photo: Larry Washburn / Getty Images)