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(AP) -- Latino adults are increasing their use of the Internet faster than other ethnic groups, according to a new survey from the Pew Hispanic Center and the Pew Internet and American Life Project. http://www.physorg.com/news180705038.html Technology Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:10:03 EST news180705038 Some obese people misperceive that their body size is normal and think they don't need to lose weight, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2009. http://www.physorg.com/news177702370.html Medicine & Health Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:01:02 EST news177702370 A patient's socioeconomic status (income, martial status and race) has absolutely no impact on his outcome following curative radiation therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer, according to a new study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. http://www.physorg.com/news176567538.html Medicine & Health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:00:01 EST news176567538 (PhysOrg.com) -- African Americans enrolled in HMOs are far more likely to use the ER and to delay getting needed prescription drugs than HMO-insured members of other racial and ethnic groups, a new study has found. http://www.physorg.com/news174152410.html Medicine & Health Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:00:01 EST news174152410 Persons with higher levels of adiponectin, a protein that is produced by fat cells and that has anti-inflammatory and insulin-sensitizing properties, have an associated lower risk of type 2 diabetes, according to an analysis of previous studies, reported in the July 8 issue of JAMA. http://www.physorg.com/news166205769.html Medicine & Health Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:17:01 EST news166205769 The largest analysis of its kind has found that Caucasians are much more likely than people in other racial/ethnic groups to develop a rare bone and soft tissue cancer called Ewing's sarcoma. In addition, among Caucasians with this cancer, men are more likely to die than women. Published in the August 1, 2009 issue of Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study indicates that examining the gender and racial differences related to Ewing's sarcoma could provide a better understanding of the disease and could lead to improved treatments for patients. http://www.physorg.com/news164866376.html Medicine & Health Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:30:02 EST news164866376 African Americans are significantly more likely to be sanctioned by the United States welfare system than whites, according to research published in the June issue of the American Sociological Review, the flagship journal of the American Sociological Association. http://www.physorg.com/news163101495.html Other Sciences Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:58:45 EST news163101495 (PhysOrg.com) -- The majority of parents and adult children experience some tension and aggravation with one another, a new study says. http://www.physorg.com/news160752823.html Medicine & Health Tue, 05 May 2009 14:34:43 EST news160752823 Two-thirds of the difference between death rates among African Americans and Caucasians are now due to causes that could be prevented or cured, according to a new study appearing in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. The study, "Black-White Differences in Avoidable Mortality in the United States, 1980-2005," found that death from preventable or treatable conditions represented half of all deaths for individuals under age 65 and accounted for nearly 70 percent of the black-white mortality difference. http://www.physorg.com/news159712407.html Medicine & Health Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:34:00 EST news159712407 (PhysOrg.com) -- More people live behind bars in the United States than in any other country, but the American prison system punishes more than just its inmates--it also takes a toll on the health of friends and loved ones left behind. http://www.physorg.com/news159553964.html Medicine & Health Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:33:37 EST news159553964 Where different ethnic groups store fat in their bodies may account for differences in the likelihood they'll develop insulin resistance and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. http://www.physorg.com/news157352386.html Medicine & Health Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:00:48 EST news157352386 Bladder cancer is much more likely to be deadly for women and African-Americans, but the reasons long believed to explain the phenomenon account for only part of the differences for such patients compared to their white and male counterparts, according to results published in the Jan. 1 issue of the journal Cancer. http://www.physorg.com/news150646734.html Medicine & Health Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:18:54 EST news150646734 In a major advance in genealogical research, African-Americans will be able to trace the routes of slave ships that transported 12.5 million of their ancestors from Africa as early as the 16th century. http://www.physorg.com/news150463617.html Technology Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:26:57 EST news150463617