Category: HEALTH AND FITNESS

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Living

HPV lasts longer in Black women?

Posted Wed, 2012-04-04 11:58 by Sonya Eskridge
Study finds that Black women are 40 percent more likely to develop cervical cancer than White women

New research has found that it takes Black women longer to get rid of HPV than White women.

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TV

Tami Roman suffers heart attack

Posted Wed, 2012-03-28 10:58 by Sonya Eskridge
Tami Roman tweets that she was "not feeling so well" before heading to the hospital

Tami Roman is recovering after suffering a mild heart attack, which means she's got to cut back on Twitter.

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Health and Fitness

Nick Cannon diagnosed with lupus-like illness

Posted Fri, 2012-03-02 18:09 by Tracy Scott
Autoimmune disease strikes Nick Cannon

Funnyman Nick Cannon is counting his blessing these days. After battling several health problems recently, doctors have finally diagnosed Nick with an autoimmune disease.

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Living

Nicole Ari Parker saves your hair at the gym

Posted Wed, 2012-02-22 15:35 by Sonya Eskridge
Nicole Ari Parker debuts new Save Your Do GymWrap at the Bronner Brothers Hair Show

No more excuses! Nicole Ari Parker is giving you a way to save your 'do while getting in shape.

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Living

Date Night With Yusuf Myers

Posted Mon, 2012-02-13 10:43 by Tracy Scott

Yusuf Myers has body and personality. Find out how this sculpted piece of eye candy treats a woman he's dating and get more in the March 2012 issue of Sister 2 Sister.

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Entertainment

Star Jones gaining again?

Posted Tue, 2012-01-31 15:41 by Sonya Eskridge
Former co-host of "The View" supposedly goes on eating binge over a man

Could Star Jones be packing on the pounds over a man?

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News

Heavy D's cause of death revealed

Posted Wed, 2011-12-28 13:46 by Tracy Scott
Long plane flight could have caused clot

Several weeks after Heavy D's death, officials from the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office are shedding light on the cause.

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Music

Janet Jackson repping Nutrisystem

Posted Fri, 2011-12-16 13:34 by Sonya Eskridge
Janet Jackson's book led to Nutrisystem endorsement deal

It pays to stay in shape for Janet Jackson now that she's repping Nutrisystem. 

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Living

Smart Dining Tips from Our Experts

Posted Thu, 2011-12-15 10:51 by Tracy Scott

Experts believe a healthy lifestyle can and should include eating out and the occasional splurge, but find out how not to overdo it.

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Health and Fitness

Are plastics harmful to your baby?

Posted Tue, 2011-12-06 17:29 by Tracy Scott
Phthalates linked to low testoerone in boys

As if expecting mothers don’t have enough to worry about, researchers now believe certain chemicals present in soft plastics can affect the development of boys.

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Music

Heavy D in 'great shape' before death

Posted Fri, 2011-11-18 14:50 by Sonya Eskridge
Heavy D's brother said rapper kept close eye on his health

Heavy D's  family is shocked by his sudden passing as his loved one said he was in tip-top shape before he died.

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Music

Ne-Yo raises money for St. Jude's hospital

Posted Mon, 2011-11-14 17:53 by Sonya Eskridge
Hip-hop moms add a little soul to cancer research

Ne-Yo helped his mom raise some money to fight cancer during an elegant benefit for St. Jude's Hospital.

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Health and Fitness

Sherri Shepherd searching for surrogate

Posted Mon, 2011-11-14 11:30 by Tracy Scott

Now that Sherri Shepherd is happily married, the mother of one is looking to provide her son with a sibling or two, but she’s not doing it the old-fashioned way.

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News

North Carolina apologizes for sterilizations

Posted Tue, 2011-11-08 19:13 by Sonya Eskridge
Black women, young girls targeted in state-approved sterilization program

One woman is still pushing for justice after the state of North Carolina sterilized her against her will.

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Sports

Laila Ali aims for kidneys in her latest fight

Posted Wed, 2011-10-26 09:18 by sabrina

Laila Ali is fighting again, this time her opponent is kidney disease.

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Living

AJ Johnson's wellness program saves lives

Posted Mon, 2011-10-17 11:42 by Tracy Scott
One high-powered exec credits AJ and S2S with saving her life

AJ Johnson and Sister 2 Sister magazine helped save the life of high-powered executive Michelle Gadsden-Williams.

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TV

Chelsea Settles battles the bulge on TV

Posted Thu, 2011-10-13 13:12 by Tracy Scott

Chelsea Settles offers a real-life look at weight loss in MTV's new reality series.

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Living

Broken arrows: karma or coincidence?

Posted Mon, 2011-10-03 17:43 by Sonya Eskridge

Sex outside of marriages, and apparently outside of a bed, may be increasing the risk of penile fractures.

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Living

Wanda Sykes gets double mastectomy

Posted Fri, 2011-09-23 13:18 by Sonya Eskridge

Wanda Sykes reveals how plastic surgery saved her life by detecting breast cancer.

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Sports

Venus Williams backs out of U.S. Open

Posted Thu, 2011-09-01 13:18 by Sonya Eskridge

Venus Williams decided to back out of the U.S. Open to battle her recently discovered autoimmune disease.

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Question of the Day

Is Bobby Brown to blame?

S2S Publisher Jamie Foster Brown jumps to Bobby Brown's defense when host Geraldo Rivera calls Bobby "the devil." Watch.

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