Psychiatric disorders greatly underdiagnosed in hospital emergency departments
...disclose emotional problems to people of different racial groups, and physician bias. The authors say it is possible that African Americans simply have fewer psychiatric disorders than Caucasians and that is the reason for the race disparity. "However, because a much greater percentage of African Americans ...NYU'S Duster cautions against FDA approval of 'race-based' pharmaceutical
...n in non-blacks, would be beneficial to a targeted racial population. NitroMed reported effectiveness of the BiDil in its clinical trial of 400 black women and 600 black men. NitroMed, which intends to market the drug to African Americans after FDA approval, has noted that African Americans between th...Training could remove racial bias from police reactions
...nrelated to the presence of a weapon can eliminate racial bias. Fifty police officers from Florida with two... unrelated to the presence of a weapon, eliminated racial bias," the authors state. In the simulation, images of White and Black college-age males appeared on...African-Americans receive less aggressive heart attack treatment
...s who experienced a heart attack. In his findings, racial disparities were consistent across the country, re...nter on Minority Health was established to address racial and ethnic disparities in health status, health care quality and quality of life. It represents a n...Study examines racial differences among children to environmental tobacco smoke exposure
.... "Numerous studies have demonstrated significant racial differences in the metabolism of tobacco-related p..., such as menthol, could also explain the observed racial differences." The study will be published in the March issue of Environmental Health Perspectives an...Sex selection popular among infertile women
...ly sons wanted to select a female child. Non-white racial groups had a stronger preference for sex selection, according to the study. Women who were older, not religious, willing to pay for sex selection, had more living children, had only sons, or had a diagnosis of male infertility were more likely to wan...Effects of education level on rates of obesity differ by race
CHICAGO There are significant racial differences in the association between education l...ence overweight and obesity for women of different racial groups. Ten T. Lewis, Ph.D., of Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, and colleagues examined the...Researchers say breast cancer in Africa may provide clues to the disease in African-Americans
...genetic factors may play a significant role in the racial differences encountered in the epidemiology of bre...estry from, may contribute to the understanding of racial factors in breast cancer. The review found current literature, while incomplete, particularly in tum...Community care tops medical care at preventing heart disease in black Americans
... findings offer an effective strategy for reducing racial disparities in health status, which is quite prono...rate of premature deaths from heart disease of all racial groups in the United States, at 14.7 percent of deaths before age 65, while blacks have among the hi...Other highlights in the March 16 JNCI
... Rates Differences in breast cancer rates between racial and ethnic garoups can be largely explained by the...men, according to a new study. Women in ethnic and racial minority groups have lower breast cancer incidence than white women. However, among women with breas...Health care report cards may increase racial/ethnic disparities in bypass operations
...quality of health care may sometimes reduce it for racial and ethnic minorities, according to a report in a ...hat despite the relatively lower use of CABG among racial and ethnic minorities after the report cards were released in New York, there was no increase in ang...Blacks less likely to get expensive, newer heart treatments
...alty, and a variety of hospital factors. "However, racial differences in treatments persisted even after adj...owledge and attitudes, including the potential for racial bias, and styles of doctor-patient communication." The investigators suggest future research effort...Stroke awareness low among women, especially minorities
...s remains low among U.S. women, particularly among racial and ethnic minorities, according to a national sur...ning signs," Ferris said. "It is paradoxical that racial and ethnic minorities at highest risk were least aware. As with heart attack, it is critical that w...Cardiologists underestimate racial and ethnic disparities in care
... Only one-third of cardiologists surveyed believe racial and ethnic disparities in care occur often in the ... in which less than a quarter of the patients were racial or ethnic minorities. Results indicated that physicians who were female, or black, or who treated a ...Waist size linked to diabetes risk in adult men
...ohorts that include women and different ethnic and racial groups, since the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study only followed a cohort of largely white, professional men who are likely to be healthier than the average American. "Comparison of abdominal adiposity and overall obesity in predicting risk of ty...New colorectal cancer screening recommendations for African Americans
... the highest incidence of colorectal cancer of any racial or ethnic group. Data from the population-based ca...d States (July 2003 data) For more information on racial disparities in colorectal cancer see SEER Cancer Statistics Review 1975-2001 http://seer.cancer.gov...African-American women with endometrial cancer have more aggressive cancer than Caucasian women
...ng molecular differences may partially explain the racial disparity in survival outcome. More information ab...metrial adenocarcinoma" "Both of these studies on racial disparities between African-American and Caucasian women with endometrial cancer suggest that a biol...Bullying among sixth graders a daily occurrence, UCLA study finds
...orms of name-calling, such as sexual harassment or racial slurs, while tolerating other insults, Juvonen said. She advocates policies that target all forms of harassment as inappropriate. "It's unwise to expect kids to understand that they can't refer to someone's body parts, but can otherwise put them dow...Cultural and social factors influence prostate cancer treatment
...se. The investigators found that sociocultural and racial factors independently predicted treatment. Caucasian, black, and Hispanic patients were equally likely to receive curative treatments over "watchful waiting" but while Caucasian and Hispanic men were more likely to choose prostatectomy, black men wer......ace or ethnicity. In turn, those patients who have racial preferences for their physicians are more likely t...t that these findings may point to ways to address racial and ethnic disparities in health care. Addressing discrimination in the health care system, increasi...