News tagged with white women

Comparison of effects of red wine versus white wine on hormones related to breast cancer risk

Aromatase inhibitors (AIs) prevent the conversion of androgens to estrogens, and could play a role in the development of breast cancer. This study of 36 pre-menopausal women consisted of a cross-over intervention trial to ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...

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

Mammogram rates lower for Mexican women in U.S.

Mexican women in the United States are less likely to get mammograms than white women, black women and other Latinas, according to a new study in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Breast cancer mortality higher in Hispanic women

Hispanic women are more likely to die from breast cancer than non-Hispanic white women, according to research presented at the 2011 CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held Dec. 6-10, 2011.

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created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Being overweight not such a stigma for African American women

While all obese women are less satisfied with the weight-related quality of their lives than women of 'normal' weight, black women report a higher quality of life than white women of the same weight. In addition, black women ...

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created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Mortality rates for pharynx and mouth cancers have decreased

Death rates have declined among U.S. patients with cancer of the mouth and pharynx from 1993 to 2007, with the greatest decreases seen among men and women with at least 12 years of education, according to a report in the ...

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created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

African-American women with gestational diabetes face high long-term diabetes risk

African American women who develop gestational diabetes mellitus during pregnancy face a 52 percent increased risk of developing diabetes in the future compared to white women who develop GDM during pregnancy, according to ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

After pregnancy loss, Internet forums help women understand they are not alone

Nearly one in six pregnancies end in miscarriage or stillbirth, but parents' losses are frequently minimized or not acknowledged by friends, family or the community.

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created Oct 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

People without cars, financial assets less likely to marry: study

A study published this week in the American Journal of Sociology finds that people who lack personal wealth in the form of a car or financial assets are significantly less likely to enter into a first marriage. The result ...

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created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 10

Infant mortality linked to subsequent risk of stillbirth finds new US study

Women whose first pregnancy ended in infant death are significantly more likely to have a subsequent stillbirth finds new research published today (21 September) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

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created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Higher incidence of secondary breast cancer seen among black women regardless of age

The overall incidence of breast cancer is generally higher among white women than black women; however, the incidence of a second breast cancer in the opposite breast is higher among black women, according to a study presented ...

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created Sep 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research explains how estrogen could help protect women from cardiovascular disease

The sex hormone oestrogen could help protect women from cardiovascular disease by keeping the body's immune system in check, new research from Queen Mary, University of London has revealed.

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Race matters when recruiting, retaining undergraduate women engineers

Attempts to recruit and retain more women in undergraduate engineering programs often lump all female students into a single group. At best, minority women as a group may receive special attention.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Young Asian/Pacific islander women in Calif. face higher breast cancer risk

Young Asian and Pacific Islander women born in California have higher risks of breast cancer than young white women, and some groups, including Filipinas, might have higher risks than African-Americans, according to a new ...

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created Jun 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0