Returning to sports after an acoustic neuroma

By ACA | March 3, 2024

Tyler, Kaitlyn and Bryce Theobald Tyler Theobald was playing basketball when the dizziness started. Some might argue that lightheadedness during exercise comes from overexertion, but Tyler knew something was wrong when the room kept spinning, even while he stood still. His wife later took him to the emergency department near their home in Searcy, Arkansas,…

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Mayo Clinic Minute – HPV and throat cancer

By ACA | March 1, 2024

There are more than 100 strains of HPV. Some types of the virus can cause cancer. HPV 16 has been linked to rising cases of oropharyngeal cancer, commonly known as throat cancer. (Link to research) Dr. Katharine Price, a Mayo Clinic medical oncologist, says that, while HPV-related throat cancer is often curable, prevention is best.…

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Heart Health Disparities and Black Americans: Risk Factors, Prevention, and Lifestyle Changes |…

By ACA | February 29, 2024

Heart disease (https://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/diseases-cardiovascular) is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups in the United States alone, with one person dying from heart disease every 33 seconds. February, in addition to American Heart Month, is Black History Month. Black Americans are 30 percent more likely to die…

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