http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Lifetime risk for heart failure is similar for blacks and whites and higher than expected for both groups—ranging from 20 to 45 percent—according to a new Northwestern Medicine study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-heart-failure-doesnt-discriminate.html Cardiology Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:15:49 EST news284138143 A new study suggests that exercise may reduce Caucasian men's risk of developing prostate cancer. And among Caucasian men who do have prostate cancer, exercise may reduce their risk of having more serious forms of the disease. Unfortunately, the benefits do not seem to apply to African- American men. The study is published early online in Cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-linked-prostate-cancer-caucasians-african.html Cancer Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:00:10 EST news279716861 A study led by investigators from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC), Nashville, Tenn., finds that black men with prostate cancer receive lower quality surgical care than white men. The racial differences persist even when controlling for factors such as the year of surgery, age, comorbidities and insurance status. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-reveals-racial-disparities-prostate-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:00:07 EST news264941358 An international team of researchers, including a scientist at Georgia State University, found that black men who have sex with men (MSM) are more likely to have HIV than other MSM, and that social inequalities play a major role. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-black-gay-men-worldwide-hiv.html HIV & AIDS Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:08:12 EST news263048874 Black gay couples tend to practice safe sex but don't talk about it, while white gay couples discuss safety but are less likely to use condoms, according to new findings presented at the 19th International AIDS Conference. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-gay-couples-condom-decision-making-varies.html HIV & AIDS Sun, 22 Jul 2012 15:31:39 EST news262189738 (HealthDay) -- The gap in life expectancy between U.S. whites and blacks narrowed between 2003 and 2008, yet significant disparities remain, a new study finds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-lifespan-gap-whites-blacks.html Health Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:31:26 EST news258132678 Healthy men shouldn't get routine prostate cancer screenings, says updated advice from a government panel that found the PSA blood tests do more harm than good. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-advice-panel-routine-prostate.html Cancer Mon, 21 May 2012 18:18:52 EST news256843126 While white men are expected to be assertive and aggressive leaders, black men and white women are often penalized for that kind of behavior in the workplace. A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, looks at another group: black women. They find that, rather than being viewed as a combination of black men and white women, black women also seem to be expected to act assertively. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-black-women-leaders-assertiveness-workplace.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:30:03 EST news254058379 (Medical Xpress) -- Studies by psychologists at the University of Toronto reveal that when it comes to white men, being straight may make you more likable but in the case of black men, gays have a likeability edge. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-sexual-unconsciously-affects.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 02 Sep 2011 06:38:49 EST news234164246 (Medical Xpress) -- Black men place a higher priority on fulfilling social roles such as family provider, father, husband and community member than they do on physical activity—and their health suffers because they don't often find time for both. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-black-men-family-health.html Health Mon, 11 Jul 2011 07:00:53 EST news229586259 Demographic factors significantly affect mental health concerns among black men, according to a study by the University of Michigan and University of Southern California that provides the first-ever national estimates of several mental disorders for black men. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-demographic-factors-linked-mental-health.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 08 Jun 2011 08:31:03 EST news226740559