A new study released by the University of Chicago Children’s Hospital finds TV shows geared toward African-American audiences have more overweight characters and 60% more food commercials than shows that attract a general audience. In addition, 31% of the food […]
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Ethnicity and insurance coverage may determine the kind of anesthesia a woman receives during labor, according to a recent study at the University of New York at Buffalo. Â The study showed that Medicaid recipients in New York state are
African-American Women, Medicaid Moms, Receive Fewer Anesthesia Options Read More »
The National Institute of Nursing Research has given the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) a four-year, $1.3 million grant to study how parents should encourage responsible self-care in adolescents with chronic illnesses such as diabetes. This is the first
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Although the number of licensed registered nurses in the United States increased by more than 5% between 1996 and 2000, this growth rate was much smaller than in previous years, holding little hope of any quick fix for the nation’s
Minority Nurse Population: Going Up! Read More »
Can stress management, social support and exercise have an effect on the overall health of women recently diagnosed with breast cancer? The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is conducting a study to find out. We’re interested in whether these
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A 10-year study conducted in Indianapolis and Ibadan, Nigeria indicates that African-Americans are twice as likely as Africans to develop Alzheimer disease and other dementias. Researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, and the University of Ibadan, Nigeria,
African-Americans Twice as Likely as Africans to Develop Alzheimer Disease Read More »
According to a report by the U.S. Bureau of the Census, although the number of Americans who are without health insurance declined since 1998, Hispanics and other racial and ethnic groups continue to comprise a disproportionate number of the overall
Fair Care Act to Help the Uninsured Read More »
A recent study finds that African Americans who contract Lyme disease are 10% more likely than Caucasians to exhibit symptoms such as neurological or heart problems, and they are 30% more likely to suffer from arthritis as a result of
Darker Skin Tones Slow Detection of Lyme Disease Read More »
A new study revels that African-American men have more than 20 times the level of a protein (TIMP-1) that enables the spread of prostate cancer tumors than Caucasian men. At the recent American Society for Cell Biology meeting in San
Biological Link to African-American Prostate Cancer Rates Discovered Read More »
While one racial or ethnic group may look different than another, eat different foods and have different cultural histories, there is no significant genetic difference between races, according to scientists responsible for decoding the human genome. Last June, researchers from
When it Comes to Genes, We’re Not That Different After All Read More »
