Friday, July 31, 2009

Why are African-Americans less likely to survive certain cancers?

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It's not due soley to poverty or inferior health care, study finds MAYWOOD, Il. - African Americans are more likely than other races to ...
Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Physician trust, early screening reduces disparities for prostate cancer

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Men who have a regular, ongoing relationship with a health care provider are more likely to receive prostate cancer screening and less likel...
Monday, July 27, 2009

Researchers uncover genetic variants linked to blood pressure in African-Americans

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Findings may point to new avenues for treatment, prevention A team led by researchers from the National Institutes of Health today reported ...
Saturday, July 25, 2009

'Go to the doctor? Only if I'm really sick...'

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Black men's notion of masculinity leads to avoidance of health-related behaviors African American men could be putting their health at r...
Thursday, July 23, 2009

New book explores post-emancipation education of blacks in Mississippi

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – In the years immediately following the Civil War, the question of education for newly emancipated slaves in Mississippi ce...
Tuesday, July 21, 2009

No race disparities in risk of AIDS and death in HIV patients in Kaiser Permanente system

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Surprising trend toward better outcomes for Hispanics OAKLAND, Calif., July 20, 2009 – Kaiser Permanente researchers found no disparities by...
Sunday, July 19, 2009

Why do blacks fare worse with cancer? Access, economics not the whole story

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An analysis of clinical trial data from a U-M based group implicates biological factors behind worse outcomes for African-Americans with bre...
Friday, July 17, 2009

Genetic factors implicated in survival gap for breast, ovarian or prostate cancer

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NEW YORK – A new finding reveals that African-American patients with breast, ovarian, and prostate cancer tend to die earlier than patients ...
Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Online computer games could encourage children to eat healthy foods

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Children who play an online game promoting healthy foods and beverages appear more likely to choose nutritious snacks than those who play a ...
Monday, July 13, 2009

Why African-Americans are at greater risk of hypertension and kidney disease

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Study finds growth factor higher in blacks compared to whites NEW YORK (July 13, 2009) -- Physician-scientists from NewYork-Presbyterian Hos...
Saturday, July 11, 2009

Teens who believe they'll die young are more likely to engage in risky behavior, University of Minnesota research finds

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MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL — University of Minnesota Medical School researcher Iris Borowsky, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues found that one in seve...
Thursday, July 9, 2009

Race origins and health disparites

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Today's racial categories evolved from negative assumptions made hundreds of years ago to justify slavery. Much is often said about the ...
Tuesday, July 7, 2009

2 studies shed light on racial disparities in cancer survival

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Black women diagnosed with breast cancer have a greater chance of dying from the disease than white women, according to a new study publishe...
Sunday, July 5, 2009

Did Bush's court appointments emphasized ideology over diversity?

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CORVALLIS, Ore. – The judicial appointments of former president George W. Bush suggests that his motivation for appointing nontraditional ju...
Friday, July 3, 2009

James Webster Smith and Henry O. Flipper

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In 1870, James Webster Smith became the first African-American admitted to the United States Military Academy. Ironically, the academy's...
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Racial variations in excessive daytime sleepiness depend on measurement

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WESTCHESTER, Ill. – According to a research abstract that was presented on Monday, June 8, at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Ass...
Monday, June 29, 2009

Black gay men may be at increased HIV risk

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Preferences in the race of sexual partners influenced by subtle racism may perpetuate HIV-related health disparities Black gay men have less...