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From:Oncology Nursing Forum (Vol. 33, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedPurpose/Objectives: To examine variations in cultural and health beliefs about mammography screening among a socioeconomically diverse sample of African American and Caucasian women and to identify which set of beliefs...
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From:Obesity, Fitness & Wellness WeekBy a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Current study results on Diet and Nutrition Disorders have been published. According to news reporting originating from Washington, District of...
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From:Journal of Phenomenological Psychology (Vol. 45, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAbstract Many philosophers have argued that psychological time is a fundamental, inherent quality of consciousness that provides continuity and sequence to mental events--enabling memory. And, since memory ix...
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From:Human Genetics (Vol. 133, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedC-reactive protein (CRP) is a heritable biomarker of systemic inflammation and a predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD). large-scale genetic association studies for CRP have largely focused on individuals of European...
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From:Obesity, Fitness & Wellness WeekBy a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Data detailed on Weight Loss have been presented. According to news originating from Durham, North Carolina, by NewsRx correspondents, research...
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From:Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week2015 OCT 24 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Susan G. Komen announced the launch of a free educational resource that provides accurate and useful information about...
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From:Obesity, Fitness & Wellness WeekTo combat the high toll of HIV and AIDS among black women in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today launched Take Charge. Take the Test., a new campaign to increase HIV testing and...
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From:The Sport Journal (Vol. 15, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedThe countless health benefits of adopting healthy eating habits have been well documented. It is troubling then that studies examining dietary behaviors among minority women find that compared with European American...
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From:Clinical Psychiatry News (Vol. 38, Issue 11)General and smoking-specific weight concerns were more common among white women than among white men and black men and women preparing to quit smoking, but weight concerns were prevalent in all of the groups, according...
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From:Bulletin of the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases (Vol. 68, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedLupus nephritis is one of the most serious manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). African Americans generally have a more severe presentation and more often progress to end stage renal disease (ESRD) than...
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From:Skin & Allergy News (Vol. 40, Issue 4)SAN FRANCISCO -- Mycosis fungoides is classically considered a disease of middle-aged white men, but onset prior to age 40 years is significantly more common in black women than in white men or women, according to the...
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From:Skin & Allergy News (Vol. 39, Issue 1)MIAMI -- Many black women experience adverse events and dissatisfaction stemming from their hair care practices, but few seek medical advice, results of a survey presented at an international symposium sponsored by...
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From:Journal of the National Society of Allied Health (Vol. 6, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedThe study examines the relationship between HIV stigma, parenting stress, social support, physical functioning and emotional well-being, and the impact of total network support on the relationship between parenting...
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From:Renal & Urology News (Vol. 7, Issue 3)SAN FRANCISCO -- African Americans receive worse care for renal disease compared with whites, and the reason may be related, in part, to a lack of trust in the health-care system and inadequate appreciation of African...
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From:Clinical Psychiatry News (Vol. 36, Issue 5)CHICACO -- The rate of syphilis in the United States has increased for the 7th consecutive year, jumping 12% from 2006 to 2007, according to preliminary evidence released by the Centers for Disease Control and...
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From:Clinical Psychiatry News (Vol. 36, Issue 12)CHICAGO -- The odds of comorbid depression are 41% greater in obese than in nonobese African American women, according to a large national study. Based upon this finding, obese African American women should routinely...
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From:Family Practice News (Vol. 36, Issue 16)Atlanta -- Current criteria for diagnosing metabolic syndrome fail to identify many African American patients at increased risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes, so the criteria should be changed for those...
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From:OB GYN News (Vol. 39, Issue 18)TORONTO -- African American breast cancer survivors use mammography less than white women, despite recommendations that all breast cancer survivors get annual mammograms. "To my knowledge, this is the first report...
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From:Skin & Allergy News (Vol. 32, Issue 7)NEW ORLEANS -- No need to turn away African Americans seeking laser hair removal, Dr. Robert M. Adrian said at the annual meeting of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery. Darker skin types can be...
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From:Clinical Psychiatry News (Vol. 31, Issue 9)PHILADELPHIA -- Classic neuroleptic drugs are often metabolized more slowly in African Americans than in whites, leading to an increased risk of adverse effects from these drugs in African American patients....