News tagged with minority populations
Study predicts dramatic growth in cancer rates among US elderly, minorities
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Over the next 20 years, the number of new cancer cases diagnosed annually in the United States will increase by 45 percent, from 1.6 million in 2010 to 2.3 million in 2030, with a dramatic spike in incidence predicted in ...
Anti-immigrant sentiment greater in California than Texas
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 02, 2009 |
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Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC (March 2, 2009) California and Texas have the largest populations of Mexican immigrants in all of the United States. A recent study, published by SAGE in the January/February ...
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Erectile dysfunction influenced by race and ethnicity
Jan 31, 2007 |
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According to a new study in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, erectile dysfunction (ED) is highly prevalent across white, black and Hispanic populations in the United States. For the first time in an adequately-sized, nation ...
Race not reported in over 50 percent of randomized clinical trials for cardiovascular disease
Oct 13, 2009 |
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A new study recently published online by the American Heart Journal shows that more than half of all randomized clinical trials, or RCTs, for cardiovascular disease are not reporting vital information about the study populations ...
Researchers find yoga may be effective for chronic low back pain
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center found that yoga may be more effective than standard treatment for reducing chronic low back pain in minority populations. This study appears ...
Research highlights need for national HIV strategy
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 30, 2009 |
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that well over one million people in the United States are infected with HIV/AIDS. New research from North Carolina State University shows that many of those infected ...
US asthma researchers more open than UK scientists to the inclusion of ethnic minorities
Oct 13, 2009 |
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New findings reveal a large gap between US and UK researchers in terms of policy, attitudes, practices and experiences in relation to including ethnic minorities in asthma research. The study, published this week in the open ...
Craigslist founder says eBay reneged on promises
Dec 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The founder of the online classifieds site Craigslist says he began having concerns with eBay shortly after the online auction site took a minority stake in his company.
New map finds HIV rates are highest in the South
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jun 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A new Internet data map offers a first-of-its-kind, county-level look at HIV cases in the U.S. and finds the infection rates tend to be highest in the South.
Science experiments teach kids to think
Apr 14, 2006 |
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A three-year program in Wisconsin's schools is developing new ways to teach science and critical thinking in kindergarten through 12th grade.
Study finds segregation decreases access to surgical care for minorities
Jun 11, 2009 |
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New research published in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons reveals that in counties with the highest levels of segregation, an increase in the African-American or Hispanic population was as ...
Research on low-income homeowners suggests need for support after home purchase
Nov 19, 2008 |
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Programs that help low-income and minority individuals and families purchase a home may be doing more harm than good, according to a Kansas State University economist.
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