Rx pain medicines hard to find in pharmacies serving minority neighborhoods
...lers. And pharmacies in wealthier ZIP codes of any racial makeup tended to have a better supply. The study, conducted by a pain research team from the U-M Health System, will be presented here on May 7 at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society. While the researchers didn't delve deeply into the re...New UNC research finds high rate of chlamydia in U.S. young adults
...es in these sexually transmitted infections across racial and ethnic groups are disturbing," Miler said. "Ou...reproductive health among whites, blacks and other racial and ethnic groups, he said. For example, black women have a 33 percent higher incidence of ectopic p...Vaccine reduces racial disparity in incidence of childhood pneumonia and meningitis
...ned dramatically, but the impact of vaccination on racial disparities in incidence of pneumococcal disease h...children, shot for shot. With the former approach, racial disparities in disease incidence may continue to decline among children but may stall among adults. ...African-Americans more likely to die of colon cancer
...viewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the racial differences in long-term survival may be due not t...-Americans, particularly men, has increased. These racial differences are poorly understood. Several studies point to age, advanced stage of disease at diagno...Health care treatment differs by race
...ted States. The study contends that prejudice and racial stereotyping among physicians is the most plausible explanation for racial differences in pain treatment. It notes that there was no significant difference among the races in ...Lifesaving potential of mammograms lost due to underuse
Women across age, racial and socioeconomic spectrums underutilize the recommended annual breast cancer screening, effectively reducing the life-saving benefits of annual mammography. According to a study published June 21, 2004 in the online edition of CANCER, a peer-review...New report highlights lack of minorities in medicine
...ghts the ever-increasing gap between the number of racial and ethnic minorities in Massachusetts and the num...f this gap include disparate health outcomes among racial and ethnic populations, lower rates of patient satisfaction, and significant linguistic barriers to ...Female & black legislators more likely than others to prioritize children's health
...nt decade, to see if shifts in control, and in the racial and gender makeup of the legislature, make a difference in child health bill introduction and passage." It will be interesting to see if the trends from the current study continue as more women and African-Americans are elected to state legislatures,...July/August 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...istics show that disadvantaged patients, including racial and ethnic minorities, patients of low socioeconomic status and those who are uninsured or insured by Medicaid are more likely to have poor cancer outcomes, possibly in part to lower use of screening tests. While other successful interventions to in...Researcher looks at racial identity as part of healthy lifestyle
...alth, will begin testing a questionnaire to assess racial and ethnic beliefs. For example, the survey will a...thin the community, particularly around ethnic and racial identity. Historically, if we were to deliver a health program to African Americans, Oprah Winfrey w...Black and Hispanic patients wait longer for heart attack treatment
...ions. Further, the longer treatment times among racial and ethnic minority groups are due in large part t...he finding has important implications for reducing racial and ethnic disparities," said Elizabeth Bradley, associate professor in the Department of Epidemiolo...Blacks report better sexual, urinary function after prostate surgery than whites
...cts." Interestingly, men from different ethnic and racial groups who were treated through radiation therapy experienced no significant differences in their recovery of sexual, urinary or bowel function after treatment, Hamilton says. The radiation therapy group included those who had received external beam ......ns." But the picture becomes more complex in other racial groups. "The effect doesn't seem to be there in African-Americans," Bowden said. Other genes may be responsible for diabetes in African-Americans, and the research team is pursuing those genes. Bowden said the research was conducted in three populati...Barriers preclude rural women from breast cancer screening
...phy in poor, rural areas are marked by significant racial disparities, according to a new study. These barriers include poor knowledge about breast cancer and screening, difficulty accessing facilities, and lack of encouragement and funds to get screened. These factors are particularly striking among Native...Blacks less likely to start smoking, less likely to quit
...King says. About 26 percent of respondents in both racial groups were current smokers when surveyed. Cult...ality in rates of quitting smoking between the two racial groups, King says. "As a greater number of older African American smokers die, it is likely th...Pediatricians often underestimate substance abuse problems in adolescents
...ban youth from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds, racial groups and social strata, making it likely that the findings of both studies are applicable to the population at large. Substance abuse is the number one health problem in the U.S., with an estimated annual cost of over $414 billion. It affects men a...White physicians slower to prescribe HIV medications for African-Americans than for whites
... this field by demonstrating that patient-provider racial concordance can impact access to medical treatment...te this effect. Two, our study on patient-provider racial concordance provides an explanation as to why African-Americans are the least likely to receive anti...Churches nationwide issue plea for increased rates of African American organ donation
...er when both donor and recipient are from the same racial or ethnic group. "The organ shortage in this country is a medical crisis, especially in the black community, where the need is greatest. Certainly, increased rates of African American organ donation can help ease this crisis by creating the opport...News tips for Sunday, November 7, 2004
...t 3716 (8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9) for a report on racial differences in PCI outcomes that found minority patients tend to have higher prevalence of CVD risk factors, but the rates of adverse post-PCI events were similar among all races. 9 a.m. Abstract 3546 Blood pressure control helps prevent atrial...As obesity increases in people with diabetes, so does risk of cardiovascular disease
...involving BMI, researchers highlighted significant racial and ethnicity differences in control of risk factors. Results showed that 12.2 percent of Asian-Pacific Island participants met all three risk factor goals, compared to only 5 percent of blacks. Among whites, 11.9 percent met all three goals; among N...