Conventional prognostic factors fail to explain better prostate cancer survival in most Asian men
Prognostic factors commonly used by clinicians to assess men with prostate cancer do not adequately predict survival outcomes in Asian men living in America, according to the first comprehensive ethnic analysis of Asian-American men with prostate cancer. Published in the September 15, 2007 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study showed that compared to...RAND study finds adolescent Asian immigrants improve their good health habits over time
... In a study of California adolescents, the nonprofit research organization found that behaviors designed to prevent health problems -- such as engaging in physical activity and using bicycle helmets, seat belts and sunscreen -- increased among the first two generations of Asians born in the United States....Obesity a growing problem in the Indo-Asian population
Worldwide, Indo-Asian people are among the populations at greatest risk for heart disease. Also, associations between body mass index (BMI) and chronic disease may differ between Indo-Asian and Western populations. ... ... Using these specific definitions, Jafar and colleagues estimated the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Pakistan from data from the National Health Survey of Pakistan for...South Asian men suffer more urinary problems than white men but are less likely to seek help
... ... 7,810 men completed the questionnaire an overall response rate of 64 per cent. Although the response rate from South Asian men was lower at 3...Vitamin D supplements should be given to Asian children for two years from birth
... ... Vitamin D deficiency can cause rickets, poor tooth formation, convulsions, general ill health, and stunted growth. And it has been linked to an increased risk of multiple sclerosis, certain cancers, and cardiovascular disease, diabet...Green tea and the 'Asian Paradox'
New Haven, Conn. There is a lower incidence of cardiovascular disease and cancer in Asia where people smoke heavily, which may be accounted for by high consumption of tea, particularly green tea, according to a review article published by a Yale School of Medicine researcher....... "We do not yet have a full explanation for the 'Asian paradox,' which refers to the very low incidence of both hear...Enhanced brain response to smoking cues found in African American compared with caucasian smokers
African American smokers show greater brain activations in response to smoking cues, such as images of individuals smoking, than Caucasian smokers, according to researchers at the University of Minnesota. The study, published in the June issue of the journal Addiction Biology, measured increased brain activity in regions associated with emotion and reward, which may explain why African American s...High hepatitis B infection rate found among NYC's Asian American community
NEW YORK -- Approximately 15% of Asians living in New York City are chronically infected with hepatitis B virus, according to a new study by New York University School of Medicine researchers and their colleagues. Chronic hepatitis B infection usually will lead to liver inflammation and can progress to cirrhosis and liver cancer. The reported infection rate is 35 times higher than the rate in the...Smoking may cause far more cancer deaths in Asian Americans than previously recognized
Korean, Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese American males living in California die of cancer at three times the rate of South Asian females in California, whose cancer mortality rate is one of the lowest in the world. ...... According to a new study by UC Davis Cancer Center researchers, such disparities between genders and Asian and Pacific Islander ethnic groups can be explained almost entirely...Top cancer organizations launch first online portal of Asian language cancer information
The Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research and Training and the American Cancer Society have launched a searchable online database of Asian language cancer materials. This effort is funded by the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health. The Asian and Pacific Islander Cancer Education Materials Web tool is designed to help Asians and Pacific Islanders wi...Novel strategies needed to boost cancer clinical trial participation among blacks and Asians
The better informed people are about cancer clinical trials, the more likely they are overall to consider participating in a trial, according to a UC Davis study published in today's issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. However, knowing about cancer clinical trials does not appear to increase participation among black and Asian Americans....... The findings suggest that informational campai...Asian immigrants in NYC not receiving HIV education at religious institutions
NEW YORK CITY, Oct. 27--Religious institutions serving New York City's Asian immigrants are not educating their congregations about HIV prevention and healthcare, in part because some leaders hold stigma and fear about the disease, according to a new study by The New York Academy of Medicine in the upcoming issue of the international journal AIDS Education and Prevention. This special issue dev...Largest ever Asian smoking study reveals cardiovascular health risks
The largest ever study of smoking in the Asia Pacific Region, and one of the largest smoking studies ever conducted anywhere in the world, has dispelled a long-held myth that smokers in Asian populations are less susceptible than Western populations to the risks of smoking, such as coronary heart disease and stroke. ...... A paper from the George Institute for International Health on the outcome...Bid to improve diabetes services for South Asians in Britain
Cultural and language barriers may be hindering the treatment of South Asians with diabetes, recently published findings from a University of Edinburgh study show. South Asians are four times more likely than the rest of the UK population to have the condition. A follow up study has now begun into finding our how communication barriers could be overcome in medical consultation.... ...The study re...Queensland to be hub of Australasian kidney network
The growing problem of kidney disease will be tackled head on with the formation of a new Queensland-based research network. ...... To be co-ordinated through The University of Queensland's Queensland Clinical Trials Centre at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, the $1.29 million Australasian Kidney Trials Network (AKTN) will aim to improve the health and quality of life of people suffering from kid...Breast-conserving surgery underused in Asian American and Pacific Island women
Asian American and Pacific Island women, particularly those born abroad, are less likely to receive breast-conserving surgery for early-stage breast cancer than non-Hispanic white women, according to a study published in the online Journal of General Internal Medicine.... "Differences in use of breast-saving surgery among foreign-born Asian American and Pacific Island women and non-Hispanic whit...More needs to be done to tackle heart disease among South Asians
Much more needs to be done to tackle heart disease in South Asians in the United Kingdom, say doctors in this week's BMJ.... ...Health inequality between ethnic groups in the United Kingdom is widening. Death rates from coronary heart disease in South Asians (immigrants from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka) have declined at a slower rate than in the indigenous population, while evidenc...College education protects middle-age caucasian women against obesity
There are significant racial differences in the association between education level and weight change for middle-aged women, according to an article in the March 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, by Ten T. Lewis, PhD, of Rush University Medical Center.... ...Lewis and colleagues examined the interactive effects of race and three levels of education: low, high school or less; moderate, so...New study shows simple actions wipe out huge higher heart risks for Asian diabetics
New research to be revealed on Tuesday 26th of April at the launch of the University of Warwick Medical School's new Clinical Sciences Research Institute at the University Hospital campus at Walsgrave in Coventry, has shown that very simple interventions to target the health care of UK Asian diabetics can almost wipe out the 40% higher risks of heart disease linked to diabetes in that community.....British Asian women have lower risk of breast cancer than all other women
Furthermore, when they do develop the disease, they live longer than other women, the research shows....... South Asians comprise the largest ethnic group in the UK, making up almost 3% of the population. ...... The research team tracked the health and survival of almost 116,000 women who had been diagnosed with primary invasive breast cancer in England and Wales between 1986 and 1990, using...New health information resource from Tufts for Asian-language speakers
Boston, MA--April 6, 2005--Tufts University's Health Sciences Library announces today an unprecedented health resource for Asian Americans whose first language is not English. Dubbed SPIRAL for "Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian Languages," it is a Web site ( ), with detailed health information in seven Asian languages, specifically Chinese, Hmong, Khmer, Korean, Laotian, Thai and V...