by Dr. Bell | Care, For Men, For Women
You Love Medicine if You Love Life It is not unusual for some African Americans to fail to seek medical care in a timely fashion, even when needed. Some people continue not to believe in modern medicine and do not get appropriate screening for cancer, take...
by Dr. Bell | Care, For Men, For Women
Family Medical History Has New Meaning Several days ago, one of my loyal patients requested to be seen, urgently, because she was upset that family members would not reveal the cause of death of a middle age family member. A lifelong friend who is battling four...
by Dr. Bell | Care, For Men, For Women
Stress Is Deadly The medical literature has documented a plethora of information regarding deadly stress affecting our bodies. Many of my patients are telling me about the perils of stress and how it affects their health with headaches, diarrhea, and fatigue. Stress...
by Dr. Bell | Care, For Men, For Women
Facing the End of Life A reality not discussed by physicians and pastors is how to help people facing and dealing with end of life issues. You may not be aware, but physicians and pastors are not trained to talk with patients as they face death. I gained some insight...
by Dr. Bell | Cancer, For Men, Sexual Health
Come On Man, You Still Smoking Several days ago, I discovered one of my patients has continued to smoke in spite of information from me regarding the pitfalls. He came to the office after smoking several cigarettes which caused an elevated blood pressure and required...
by Dr. Bell | Cancer, For Men, Health Tips
Prostate Cancer Also Occurs in White Men Recently, I had the opportunity to speak to a group of men about prostate cancer. I was told, prior to the lecture, my audience would be primarily black men, but to my surprise, it was comprised of white men. As the lecture...
