Ethnic, gender differences in blood pressure also seen in youth
...ntifiable cause, suggest the results of a study of black and white males and females. High blood pressure w...ings: Blood levels of this chemical were higher in black participants and males. Other researchers have also noted this endothelin-1 phenomenon, but the mec...Correction for reporting delays and errors may lead to changes in recent cancer incidence data
...oma (regardless of sex) and for prostate cancer in black males. Prior years have smaller corrections. They found that it would take 4 to 17 years for 99% or more of the cancer cases to be reported. In the worst case, melanoma, the number of cancers reported after the 2-year standard delay represented only ...People near freeways are exposed to 30 times the concentration of dangerous particles
...amined the concentrations of carbon monoxide (CO), black carbon (BC) and particle mass. Both CO and BC concentrations are closely related to vehicle emissions. Like ultrafines, CO and BC concentrations decreased significantly (70 percent to 80 percent) within the first 330 feet downwind of the freeway. Thi...Cleaner air linked to reduced death rates
... ban was introduced. The average concentrations of black smoke decreased by 70% (36 micrograms per cubic meter) after the ban on coal sales; this was associated with an overall decrease in non-trauma death rate of nearly 6%, in which death by respiratory causes decreased by around 15%, and by cardiovascula...Penn State College of Medicine awarded $6.9 million to create clearer images of body's interior
...r radio frequency field distortion causes flaws or black spots - collectively called "artifacts" - on MRIs ... the sinuses at the base of the skull causes a big black hole to appear on images of the brain. Oxygen in the air distorts the magnetic field, which in turn ...Seeing into the Alzheimers brain
... scans look irregular spots of rainbow colors on a black background. But for physicians, the scans hold crucial information about the level of chemical activity going on in different regions of the brain -- areas that control or contribute to all the functions of life. The scans are made by injecting the ...Nearness of supermarkets boosts peoples intake of nutritious fruits and vegetables, study reveals
...a larger influence of supermarkets on the diets of black Americans compared to white Americans," said Dr. K... a lack of private transportation in predominately black neighborhoods, we suspect that white Americans may have a larger geographic area in which to select ...The eyes have it: Study shows infants more tuned into wider world than previously believed
...o the first except the experimenter used an opaque black cloth that she showed to each child and then tied around her head above the hairline. Half of the infants were exposed to a blindfold condition where the experimenter looked at the child and then lowered the cloth over her eyes turning toward one of...Health care disparities affect elderly across ethnic lines
...ter disparities in receipt of a mammogram than did black women. This may be the result of different cultural attitudes and beliefs with regard to the effectiveness of mammography, or it may simply reflect the fact that most of the effort to increase breast cancer screening rates for minority women has focu...Researchers link teen sex to early friendships, steady dating
... they had had sex. Nearly half (45 percent) of the black children in the study said that they had had sex by age 15 or 16. Of the 564 children who reported having sex by age 15 or 16, half said that they had started dating prior to having sex....Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet Nov. 19, 2002
...als (Academia and Clinic, p. 805). They found that black cohosh and foods that contain phytoestrogens, such as soy, show some promise at relieving hot flashes, but they say that clinical trials do not support the use of other herbs or CAM therapies. Well-designed but small trials found that vitamin E, red ......period. Participants included both men and women black and white ranging in age from 18 to 30 when the s...pertension by year 15 was almost twice as high for black men (22 percent) and women (21 percent) compared to white men (12 percent). The exception however, ...Integration of agriculture, medicine requires new ways of thinking
...s benign as people's varying ability to appreciate black licorice to the often unpredictable responses to anesthetics and alcohol or susceptibility to cancer. Deriving maximum benefit from knowledge of the relationships among plant-derived foods, nutrients, medicinals and human health requires interdiscipl...Schools culture of testing and targets squeezes support for 'at risk' youngsters
...' and vulnerable children and a high proportion of black and minority ethnic youngsters, including refugees. Researchers examined a scheme funded through a local health action zone partnership and led by a team from child health and education (statutory agencies) and the family services unit (a voluntary ...New study estimates 85 newborn killed or left to die per year by parents, usually their mother
...study indicating that U.S. girls of both white and black races appeared to enter puberty earlier than they did in years past. For unknown reasons, black girls on average start maturing about a year before whites do, that study showed. Work the social sc...Racial differences in pain treatment found
... between blacks and whites show that, for example, black women are much more likely than white women to hav...ardized survey questionnaires, 3,132 white and 345 black women were asked about their pain, emotional health and disability level. In a separate study, the ...Racial, economic disparities seen in kids' vision care
...ame level of eye care -- and that poor, uninsured, black and Hispanic children are getting the least. In t...spanic children -- and 59 percent more likely than black children -- to have received eye care in the last year. Insurance status and income also mattered w...Minorities get different mental health care in rich neighborhoods
...nty-seven percent of Asian patients, 49 percent of black patients and 61 percent of Hispanic patients lived...neighborhoods, a disproportionately high number of black and Hispanic residents in low-poverty areas used public mental health services, the researchers foun...For healthy diet, learning level counts more than earning level
...ducated peers scored 68.3. A similar gap separated black men in the same educational categories. Income var...w no change in their dietary quality scores, while black women with the same level of education saw significant gains. An exception to the general dietary im...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for August 2003 (first issue)
... is more common in northern Europeans and American black persons. Its cause is unknown and there is no cure, but it is rarely fatal. The lung is the organ that can be affected the most by the disease.) The Sarcoidosis Health Questionnaire was arranged in three domains based on the development teams' beli...