Varicose veins are bluish, bulging veins visible in the legs. Both men and women can develop them, but women have a greater risk for venous disease, of which varicose veins are the most prominent sign. “Of those affected by varicose vein issues, about 60 to 65 percent are women, compared to 35 to 40 percent men,” observes Charles I. […]

In the 25 years that it’s been developing young athletes, the Essence Girls Basketball program has produced more than 250 Division I college players, more than 40 professionals and four Olympic gold medalists. But those are just some of its achievements. “Some of the girls we’ve coached have gone on to become doctors,” says Essence founder Kimberly Davis Powell. “One […]