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Report finds troubling health trends in California's Asian, Pacific communities
Apr 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new report by UCLA researchers reveals higher-than-average rates of cancer, childhood obesity and diabetes, and an alarmingly high population of the uninsured, among California's Asian American, Native ...
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The voyage to America: Fossilized human feces reveals the first immigrants
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 03, 2008 |
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A team of researchers led by Danish professor Eske Willerslev shows that the ancestors of the North American Indians who came from Asia were the first people in America, and that they were of neither European nor African ...
At risk for kidney disease? Check your genes
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Genetic differences can influence one's risk of developing proteinuria, a condition that increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of ...
Thanksgiving Combines Myths, Traditions and Truths, CU Professor Says
Nov 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Over the centuries Thanksgiving in America has meant many things to many people. What we consider the traditional Thanksgiving holiday today has been around only a few decades, according ...
Mayo researchers look for explanation behind high incidence of diabetes among Asian Indians
Feb 29, 2008 |
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The incidence of type 2 diabetes is rising, especially in urbanized parts of the world where sedentary lifestyles and obesity abound. In addition to weight and inactivity, race puts some people at increased risk for developing ...
Medicine wheel model for nutrition shows promise for control of type 2 diabetes
Sep 09, 2009 |
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American Indian populations experience significant nutrition-related health disparities compared to other racial and ethnic groups within the US. American Indian adults have the highest age-adjusted rates ...
New animated films challenge false representation of Native Americans in the media
Jan 29, 2009 |
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Popular film and television shows have shaped the way Americans view American history - especially the frontier encounters between settlers and Native Americans. Examining the ways Native Americans are portrayed negatively ...
First Americans arrived as 2 separate migrations, according to new genetic evidence
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Jan 08, 2009 |
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The first people to arrive in America traveled as at least two separate groups to arrive in their new home at about the same time, according to new genetic evidence published online on January 8th in Current Biology, a Cell ...
Mathematician foresees tight races in Major League Baseball's Eastern divisions
Apr 02, 2009 |
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The New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Angels should make the playoffs in the American League (AL) in 2009 with most other teams lagging well behind. The National League (NL) should see another ...
Racialized communication met with silence in the classroom
Nov 20, 2008 |
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A new article in the journal Communication, Culture & Critique illustrates the ways some college students bear the costs of silence-mediated racialized communication in their everyday classroom activities. Specifically, the es ...
Alaskan Eskimos' high rates of artery plaque could be from high smoking
Jul 11, 2008 |
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Alaskan Eskimos' significantly higher rates of fatty artery plaque than the general U.S. population may be due to unhealthy lifestyle habits, researchers report in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
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