Subscribe to this tag Blacks Less Likely to Get Optimal Lung Cancer Treatment
Health - April 13, 2009
Disparity in care is as wide today as it was in the early '90s, study says
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Race May Not Be Key in Cancer Disparities
Health - April 13, 2009
Study finds differences drop or disappear when scale is reduced
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Dietary Changes Shield Latino Teens From Diabetes
Health - April 6, 2009
Study found high-fiber, low-sugar regimen reduced risk factors
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Researchers Profile the 'Light' Smoker
Health - April 6, 2009
They're younger, more often black or Hispanic, report finds
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Hispanic Children More Likely to Have Hearing Loss
Health - April 3, 2009
Second study finds rare eye disease missed, mistreated among urban youngsters
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Typical Binge Drinker Is Young White Male
Health - April 2, 2009
Half of alcohol-linked deaths are tied to bouts of excessive consumption, CDC notes
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Gene Mutation Doubles Risk of Aggressive Colon Cancer in Blacks
Health - April 1, 2009
Study found whites much less likely to have this variant
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Networking May Aid Blacks Who Need Kidney Transplant
Health - March 27, 2009
Survey finds that active role by patients doubled their odds of success
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Using Too Much Salt Is Common in U.S., CDC Says
Health - March 26, 2009
Report finds that average sodium intake far exceeds recommendations, raising health risks
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New Guidelines for Treating Heart Failure
Health - March 26, 2009
Criteria include added section on hospital care and advice on drugs most effective in blacks
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Black Women at Higher Risk for Aggressive Breast Tumors
Health - March 25, 2009
Triple negative growths 3 times more likely regardless of age, weight, study finds
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Study IDs Variations in Black, White Genomes
Health - March 24, 2009
Differences associated with behavioral traits, susceptibility to certain diseases
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Flushing From Alcohol a Risk Factor for Esophageal Cancer
Health - March 24, 2009
Recognizing the enzyme deficiency would save many lives, study suggests
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High Rate of Early Heart Failure Seen in Blacks
Health - March 18, 2009
Biggest risk factors were hypertension, obesity, study found
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Black Male Children Face Highest Risk for Food Allergies
Health - March 17, 2009
Peanuts and shrimp cause the most problems, survey finds
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Obama Example Tough to Match for African-American Politicians Steele and Waters
By
John Mashek
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Opinion - March 17, 2009
Republican Steele and Democrat Waters don't measure up to the president.
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European Researchers Call for New Doping Standards
Health - March 12, 2009
Ethnic differences affect results with existing test, study finds
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Racial Graduation Gap in Maryland Widens
By
Alison Go
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The Paper Trail - March 11, 2009
State reports 25 percentage point difference between black students and the rest of the student body.
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Slight Cut in Salt Intake Would Mean Fewer Heart Attacks, Deaths
Health - March 11, 2009
Just 1 less gram a day could produce dramatic results, study says
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Church-Based Weight Plan Peels Off Pounds for Blacks
Health - March 10, 2009
Members dropped 5% of body weight and sustained it for 6 months, study finds
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Stress May Raise Diabetes Risk for Obese Black Women
Health - March 5, 2009
Surge in anxiety-linked hormone worsens blood sugar level, researchers suggest
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Half of Black Teens May Be Vitamin D Deficient
Health - March 4, 2009
More foods should be fortified with the essential nutrient, experts say
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Ethnicity May Drive Response to Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Health - March 4, 2009
Study says blacks less likely to have high triglycerides than whites, Hispanics
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Doc-Patient Relationship May Be Key to Quality
Health - March 4, 2009
Level of 'connectedness' could help explain disparities in care, experts suggest
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A Race-Based Omission in a Story about Faith
By
Dan Gilgoff
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God & Country - February 27, 2009
The impropriety of journalists treating Caucasian as the presumed default race.
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