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Prevalence of obesity in US still high, with little change in recent years

There has not been significant change in the prevalence of obesity in the U.S., with data from 2009-2010 indicating that about one in three adults and one in six children and teens are obese; however, there have been increases ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Obesity and cancer screening: Do race and gender also play a role?

Researchers in Family and Community Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University recently found that obesity was linked to higher rates of prostate cancer screening across all races/ethnic differences and lower rates of cervical ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study suggests sexual orientation unconsciously affects our impressions of others

(Medical Xpress) -- Studies by psychologists at the University of Toronto reveal that when it comes to white men, being straight may make you more likable but in the case of black men, gays have a likeability edge.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 02, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 1

King Tut and half of European men share DNA

According to a group of geneticists in Switzerland from iGENEA, the DNA genealogy center, as many as half of all European men and 70 percent of British men share the same DNA as the Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun, ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Aug 03, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (21) | comments 14 | with audio podcast report

Black men place family and community above their own health

(Medical Xpress) -- Black men place a higher priority on fulfilling social roles such as family provider, father, husband and community member than they do on physical activity—and their health suffers because they don't ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Demographic factors linked to mental health in black men

Demographic factors significantly affect mental health concerns among black men, according to a study by the University of Michigan and University of Southern California that provides the first-ever national estimates of ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Low education, income levels linked to depression among urban black fathers

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new University of Michigan study finds that black fathers are 50 percent more likely to be depressed than men in the general population. One quarter of black fathers were depressed at some time over the ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 23, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Young Black women at increased risk of self-harm, study shows

(PhysOrg.com) -- Young, Black women are significantly more likely to self-harm than people from other ethnic groups, according to new research.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 09, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Black men need special attention from social workers to deal with their needs

(PhysOrg.com) -- Among disadvantaged people in the United States, the most needy and least helped are probably African American men, according to a new book from the University of Chicago’s School of Social ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 27, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 4

Black men with chronic pain at higher risk for depression, disability

Black men with chronic pain related to an accident, injury, illness, surgery or other causes were more likely to experience depression, affective distress and disability than white men with chronic pain, according ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Race-based misdiagnosis still remains a health care problem

Black men are over-diagnosed with schizophrenia at least five times higher than any other group--a trend that dates back to the 1960s, according to new University of Michigan research.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 06, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Chubby hubby is common, but ethnicity matters

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study helps untangle how marriage, gender and ethnicity are related to body weight. The study of almost 8,000 men and women will be published in the journal Obesity.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

African-American men at higher risk of false positives in prostate testing

(PhysOrg.com) -- While an elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test can be frightening news for men, new research shows that sometimes the levels are caused by a naturally occurring hormone, and may not indicate a need ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Black gay men may be at increased HIV risk

Black gay men have less choice when it comes to sexual partners than other groups and, as a result, their sexual networks are closely knit. These tightly interconnected networks make the rapid spread of HIV more likely. In ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

'Babyface' look can help black CEOs, study says

Black Fortune 500 CEOs with a "babyface" appearance are more likely to lead companies with higher revenues and prestige than black CEOs who look more mature, an upcoming study says.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created May 08, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (7) | comments 8

Black people

The term black people usually refers to a racial group of humans with a light brown to a black skin color and born with Afro textured hair, but it has also been used to categorize a number of diverse populations into one common group. Some definitions of the term include only people of relatively recent Sub Saharan African descent (see African diaspora). Among the members of this group, dark skin typically is accompanied by the expression of natural afro-hair texture. Other definitions of the term Black extend to any of the populations characterized by dark skin, a definition that also includes certain populations in Oceania, Southeast Asia., and the southern Middle East

For more information about Black people, read the full article at Wikipedia.
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