Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Research demonstrates differing genetic makeup of lung cancer in African-American patients

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Cartoon diagram of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) (rainbow colored, N-terminus = blue, C-terminus = red) complexed with its lig...
Monday, November 24, 2008

Hypertension develops early, silently, in African-American men

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Kevin Heffernan, Ph.D. ostdoctoral Fellow Molecular Cardiology Research Center Tufts Medical Center 800 Washington Street, Box 080 Boston, ...
Saturday, November 22, 2008

African-Americans with depression and heart attack have greater risk of death

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Susmita Parashar, Dr. Mallik graduated from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India in 1996. She attended State Unive...
Thursday, November 20, 2008

Black entrepreneurs 4 times more likely to be refused credit than white businesses

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Stuart Fraser, Associate Professor of Enterprise Centre for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises , Enterprise Group. Room D1.18 (Socia...
Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Fear, misconceptions about screenings keep many African-Americans from getting mammograms

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Monica Peek, MD, MPH. Assistant Professor of Medicine Department of Medicine, General Internal Medicine. Practice Location: University of Ch...
Sunday, November 16, 2008

Efforts for whites to appear colorblind may backfire

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Tufts University researchers find that efforts to avoid the topic of race may have unintended results MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. -- New resea...
Friday, November 14, 2008

Gifts, affirmations boost medication adherence in African-Americans

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PDF of Image A patient education program that included self-affirmation and positive affect in the form of occasional gifts significantly in...
Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Blood Pressure Control Inequality Linked to Deaths Among Blacks

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Kevin Fiscella, M.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Community & Preventive Medicine with tenure, University of Roche...
Monday, November 10, 2008

ERSD, heart disease and African-Americans with hypertensive nephrosclerosis

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For most patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), the risk of experiencing a cardiovascular related death is greater than the risk of pro...
Saturday, November 8, 2008

Family problems affect African-American children more than other races

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Mother and Father with their eight children in Chicago's south side, ARC Identifier: 556173 Local Identifier: 412-DA-13721, Creator: Env...
Thursday, November 6, 2008

Minority patients discouraged from cancer screening by negative messages

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Robert A. Nicholson, PhD, Secondary Faculty, Department of Community Health, Division of Behavioral Science and Health Education. Donco Buil...
Tuesday, November 4, 2008

African-Americans have unique lung cancer risks from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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Carol J. Etzel, Ph.D. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Department of Epidemiology. PHILADELPHIA – Scientists at the M.D....
Sunday, November 2, 2008

MYH9 gene variations help explain high rate of kidney disease in African-Americans

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Gene expression pattern of the MYH9 gene. Possible new approaches to screening and prevention in African-American families Several recent st...
Friday, October 31, 2008

Researchers Advance Health Communication for At-Risk Populations

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Glen Cameron Professor Strategic Communication Maxine Wilson Gregory Chair in Journalism Research. 140-E Walter Williams Hall, Missouri Scho...
Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Teacher recruitment program will put more African-American men in Florida elementary schools

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Call Me MISTER is a program to increase the pool of teachers from a broader, more diverse background, particularly among the lowest-performi...
Monday, October 27, 2008

Hypertension Disparity Linked to Environment

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Social environment may play a greater role in the disparity between the numbers of African Americans living with hypertension compared to no...
Saturday, October 25, 2008

Making a difference in minority health

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The underground railroad / Chas. T. Webber Making a difference in minority health SAN DIEGO, Oct. 27 – Experts from the Center for Minority ...
Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Race and insurance status associated with death from trauma

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African American and Hispanic patients are more likely to die following trauma than white patients, and uninsured patients have a higher dea...
Monday, October 20, 2008

Racial disparities in cardiovascular health linked to birth weight, slavery

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Evanston, Ill. - October 16, 2008 – Two new articles examine the theory of "fetal programming" and their effect on racial health d...