Minority children more likely to be evaluated for physical abuse
...hose findings." The study was the first to examine racial differences in evaluating and reporting fractures ...r indeterminate. The discrepancies between the two racial groups were most pronounced in toddlers with accidental and indeterminate injuries. Compared to thei...Most definitive study of its kind shows that sleeping on the stomach increases infant SIDS risk
...ng infant of comparable age, who was from the same racial and or ethnic group, and who had a similar birth w...health care professionals to inform parents of all racial and ethnic backgrounds about the importance of placing their infants to sleep on their backs," said ...Model dental school curriculum to address disparities in oral health care
...erable, the report said, were the poor, ethnic and racial minorities, and medically compromised patients. It urged a national partnership to remedy the situation. In Illinois, more than 80 percent of counties have a shortage of dental health professionals. Chicago has the highest percentage of children with...M. D. Anderson breast cancer prevention study reaches three-year mark
...ast side effects. "Postmenopausal women from all racial and ethnic backgrounds are encouraged to participa...more likely to die of breast cancer than any other racial or ethnic group, we particularly are encouraging them to enroll," says Dr. Therese Bevers, STAR prin...Visceral fat loss after dieting is not necessarily responsible for disease risk improvements
... fat deposits, especially in people with different racial and ethnic backgrounds. In a new study in the Ame...ocation of fat loss on disease risk factors. Both racial groups experienced significant improvements in blood lipids and insulin sensitivity, and the benefic...New centers to research, reduce asthma disparities
...ospitalizations, and deaths between the ethnic and racial groups, and between low-income populations and the...over time, differences in symptom perception among racial and ethnic groups and how these differences affect patients' patterns for seeking care, and ways to ...Health care disparities affect elderly across ethnic lines
New research shows that racial disparities in health care already observed betwee...used on African Americans." -- Blacks are the only racial group for which the rates of diabetes care were significantly lower than for whites. -- Whites are ...Researchers link teen sex to early friendships, steady dating
... how the term 'dating' differs among racial groups." Only three in 10 youth reported that they had dated during early adolescence. Of those who did, six in 10 reported going steady. "A 'steady' relationship correlates with early ...$15 million grant spurs cancer collaboration; M. D. Anderson, University of Puerto Rico
...s and designing support programs aimed at reducing racial and ethnic disparities in cancer incidence and survivorship....Racial differences in pain treatment found
...rsity of Michigan who are among the first to study racial disparities in chronic pain and its treatment, are...y to further explore the impact of chronic pain on racial and ethnic minorities. "Overall, African Americans with chronic pain have significantly more sympto...Racial, economic disparities seen in kids' vision care
...on care, there are clear differences in care along racial and economic lines." The results, he notes, mean d...ve lens use between children of different genders, racial and ethnic backgrounds, incomes and insurance statuses. There may be differences in the actual rate ...Kids who get prescription asthma drugs visit ER less often
...tion use and ER visits. They also document further racial and geographic differences in asthma care, beyond ...e rate is disproportionately high among members of racial and ethnic minority groups, and among children living in inner cities. Asthma is 26 percent more com...Stroke recovery rates slower for African Americans
...and experience worse levels of recovery than other racial groups. Previous studies have shown that patients ...the April 2003 issue of Stroke. The study examined racial differences in timely access to rehabilitation services following a stroke with patients at nine Vet...Survey of medical students affirms value of student diversity
... and 96 percent of these responded. The ethnic and racial composition of the students surveyed was comparabl... But 90 percent of them had friends of a different racial or ethnic background when they left medical school," said Whitla. Eighty-four percent of students su...Black women receive inadequate cardiac care compared to whites despite greater risk, study finds
...prove and equalize preventative therapy use in all racial groups," they wrote. Additional authors included Paul D. Varosy, MD, UCSF cardiology fellow; Alka M. Kanaya, MD, UCSF assistant professor of medicine; David D. Waters, MD, FACC, UCSF professor of cardiology and chief of cardiology at San Francisco Ge...Exercise and breast-cancer prevention: study finds it's never too late to start
...tes and African-Americans, the study's two largest racial groups, the researchers found both groups benefited equally regarding the impact of exercise on breast-cancer prevention. The study participants were part of the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study, an arm of WHI that is following women ove...Major new center at UIC to study racial/ethnic disparities in health
... cancer, a disease that particularly reflects this racial and ethnic disparity. Under a $7.275 million gran...of $60.5 million over the next five years to study racial and ethnic disparities in health. Claude Allen, deputy secretary of health and human services, annou...Differences in cancer screening rates reported
...ke income levels or health insurance status across racial and ethnic groups. Lower screening rates reduce th...landers. "Our findings underscore the reality that racial and ethnic disparities in cancer screening and other important health services can be found even wit...Experts present new research on the hot topics of aging at GSA's Annual Meeting
...rity Issues: Health disparities among ethnic and racial minority elders will be addressed in a symposium that covers a variety of topics related to minority elders' health and health care. Health disparities are persistent issues that challenge health care providers and policy makers. There is a great nee...Health disparities based on racial and ethnic identity account for a significant portion of the differences in employment rates between certain minorities and whites. However, once people are employed, those disparities have minimal effect on income, according to a study published in ...