Saturday, February 28, 2009

Sweetened beverage consumption increases in the US

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Over the past two decades, the number of adults consuming sugar-sweetened beverages such as soft drinks, fruit drinks and punches has increa...
Thursday, February 26, 2009

PSA levels accurately predict prostate cancer risk in African-American men

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PHILADELPHIA – PSA levels appear to be more predictive of three year prostate cancer risk in African-American men compared with Caucasian me...
Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Study finds recession associated with increases in minority victims of crime

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The victimization of both female and male blacks and Latinos increases during or after periods of economic recession, according to a study b...
Sunday, February 22, 2009

US Civil War illustrates costs, benefits of diversity, say UCLA economists

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Book finds loyalty, sacrifice highest among soldiers of similar background Diversity is a double-edged sword, making individuals less likely...
Friday, February 20, 2009

New study finds blacks still lag in obtaining total knee replacements for arthritis

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ATLANTA, Feb. 19, 2009 – A new study released today found blacks remain less likely than whites to undergo total knee replacement, an import...
Wednesday, February 18, 2009

The liberating effects of losing control

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Self-control is one of our most cherished values. We applaud those with the discipline to regulate their appetites and actions, and we try h...
Monday, February 16, 2009

White patients benefit more than blacks in surviving surgical complications at teaching hospitals

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Elderly patients who undergo surgery at teaching-intensive hospitals have better survival rates than at nonteaching hospitals, but these bet...
Saturday, February 14, 2009

Avoiding secondhand smoke during pregnancy

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New study of African-American women shows social factors impact success San Diego, January 27, 2009 – Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) comm...
Thursday, February 12, 2009

The Obama effect: Researchers cite President's role in reducing racism

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- President Obama spurred a dramatic change in the way whites think about African-Americans before he had even set foot i...
Monday, February 9, 2009

Black women with uterine cancers more likely to die than white patients

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Black women with cancers of the uterus are less likely to survive the disease than white women, and relatively little progress has been made...
Saturday, February 7, 2009

Faces and race, A new tool to blunt racial bias

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A new tool to blunt racial bias. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — There may be a simple way to address racial bias: Help people improve...
Thursday, February 5, 2009

African-Americans Aware and Accepting, but Often Do Not Receive, the HPV Vaccine

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CAREFREE, A.Z. - Although only 25 percent of eligible African-American adolescents have received the HPV vaccine, a new survey presented at ...
Tuesday, February 3, 2009

African-American parents more likely to report distrust of medical research

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Distrust of medical research appears more common among African American parents than white parents and may present a barrier to enrollment o...
Sunday, February 1, 2009

Study confirms persistence of diversity problems in academic medicine

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A survey study believed to be one of the first efforts to put hard numbers around long-held beliefs about diversity in medical school facult...
Friday, January 30, 2009

Perceptions and experiences of homeless youth vary by race, UCSF study shows

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The self-perceptions and life experiences of young homeless people vary significantly by race, according to a new study by researchers at th...
Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Integrated town that predates Civil War earns landmark status VIDEO

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – A remote western Illinois field could someday yield tourists instead of crops, adding to the state’s legacy of racial equa...