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Colleagues, Friends and Associates:

As always, I am very involved in working to reduce Health Disparities among African Americans as well as promoting health and wellness as a lifestyle for all of us. I will be posting on various topics as I continue to do research in this very vital area. I have not posted in a while, but I continue to work with established health organization and universities to further the cause of improved health outcomes for minorities. From time to time I may request that you complete short surveys or assist me in locating information that may lead to help and/or solutions to helping people live healthier more productive lives.

Chronic pain is a major issue, especially for person in treatment for cancer and many other maladies. One of the challenges is finding medications that help without causing troubling side effects and/or addictions. It is critical that African Americans participate in more studies to ensure that any new therapies meet our particular needs. I need help in getting people to complete an anonymous online survey. If you or someone you know suffers from chronic pain please complete the survey at:

www.careforchronicpain.com

Thank you.

Posted By: Dr. J. Elisha Burke
Sunday, August 1st 2010 at 1:45PM
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Hello Dr. Burke,

I hope that you are not a doctor as the Black American nurse was involved in the study of syphilis conducted on the Black men in Tuskegee, Alabama.

Should you not be concerned about what is most killing to Black Americans rather than chronic pain? For instance, strokes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol etc.?

Tell me what you think.

Sunday, August 1st 2010 at 2:46PM
Harry Watley

Thanks for your comment. FYI - I designed the American Cancer Society's African American Men's Health Forum that provides health information and screenings for thousands of African American Males in six cities in the southeastern United States.

I am an active Ambassador for the American Heart Association's Power to End Stroke Campaign. I also Direct a statewide African American Health & Wellness program in Virginia and am I just launched a statewide Diabetes management program in July of this year.

We don't have the privilege of dealing with everything to the same degree at the same time. Each of these health conditions requires attention if we are to make improvements over time. Also, The Tuskegee Study was unfortunate, but I do know that there are many new laws to protect subjects (I serve on the study review board for Virginia). I also know that African Americans often do not get as much benefits from medications (old and new) and other therapies because the drug on tested primarily non-African Americans.

By the way, I am a Health Director, nonprofit professional, Diversity Consultant and minister. My earned Doctorate is in Ministry - specifically community based programming to provide much needed services and programs in church and community.
Sunday, August 1st 2010 at 6:23PM
Dr. J. Elisha Burke

Hello Mr. Burke,

While what you are doing is honorable for Black Americans since we are the most under treated people, do you believe that you could make any significant progress while Black Americans are under the jurisdiction of White America?

No one has ever been successful across-the-board to do anything for Black Americans, am I right. Consequentially, any person that could do anything positive for Black Americans would be a person similar to Moses since Black Americans are similar to the children of Israel.

Have I made any sense with you?

Tell me what you think.

Monday, August 2nd 2010 at 9:00AM
Harry Watley

Typical Harry Watley...always going into a subject that is so far off the topic.

What does Moses and Isreal have to do with what our brother is talking about?
Monday, August 2nd 2010 at 12:20PM
Siebra Muhammad