News tagged with health disparities
Acculturation influences smoking cessation by Latino men
Dec 03, 2009 |
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Latino men who are more adapted to U.S. culture are more likely to quit smoking than their less-acculturated counterparts, according to research by scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center published ...
AMA votes to seek repeal of 'don't ask,don't tell'
Nov 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The American Medical Association on Tuesday voted to oppose the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, and declared that gay marriage bans contribute to health disparities.
Public expresses need for government intervention to reduce socio-economic disparities in health
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Oct 15, 2009 |
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As Congress debates the public health care option, a recent study reveals greater public support for reducing health care disparities among socio-economic groups (i.e. by income or education) than among racial groups. The ...
The 'Jewels in Our Genes' Study: Investigating Why Black Women are at Increased Risk of Early Breast Cancer
Sep 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A nation-wide cancer information program targeting African-Americans, called the Witness Project, is partnering with a University at Buffalo genetic epidemiologist to conduct the first national study of genes ...
Racial disparities in diabetes prevalence linked to living conditions
Sep 21, 2009 |
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The higher incidence of diabetes among African Americans when compared to whites may have more to do with living conditions than genetics, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public ...
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 ...
Race origins and health disparites
Jun 26, 2009 |
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Much is often said about the glaring statistics showing that some racial and ethnic minorities face greater risks than whites when it comes to health.
Hypertension disparity linked to environment
Oct 20, 2008 |
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Social environment may play a greater role in the disparity between the numbers of African Americans living with hypertension compared to non-Hispanic whites with the disease. A study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg ...
