http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (HealthDay)—Aggressive lowering of blood pressure may be associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in black or white patients with diabetes, according to research published online May 20 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-aggressive-lowering-bp-chd-diabetes.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Fri, 31 May 2013 14:30:01 EST news289225149 Among men with prostate cancer, African Americans experience longer treatment delays after being diagnosed than Caucasians. That is the finding of an analysis published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. The study suggests that efforts are needed to reduce racial disparities in prostate cancer care in order to provide earlier treatment for African Americans. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-african-americans-longer-diagnosis-treatment.html Cancer Tue, 28 May 2013 00:00:01 EST news288890729 Scientists from Royal Holloway University have found that when white Caucasians are under the illusion that they have a dark skin, their racial bias changes in a positive way. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-darker-skin-positively-impact-racial.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 14 May 2013 19:10:01 EST news287773954 More patients could be diagnosed earlier with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) after a cohort study presented at the International Liver CongressTM 2013 identified variants within four genes significantly associated with the histological features of the disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-gene-variant-id-fatty-liver.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:37:20 EST news285932235 Genetic variants have been identified which can increase serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) concentrations and prostate cancer risk. A new study published in The Journal of Urology reports that correcting PSA levels for these genetic variants can have significant consequences, including avoiding unnecessary biopsies for some men and eliminating false complacency for others. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-personalizing-prostate-specific-antigen-specificity.html Cancer Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:20:01 EST news285232076 A new study suggests that obstructive sleep apnea severity is higher in African-American men in certain age ranges, even after controlling for body mass index (BMI). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-severity-apnea.html Sleep apnea Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:00:02 EST news284992068 The shape of a man's face can help predict his sporting acumen, according to a study on Wednesday that found Japanese baseball players whose faces were relatively broad rather than long were most likely to hit a home run. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-short-wide-sporting-potential.html Other Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:21:27 EST news284754077 African American men on average wait a week longer than their Caucasian counterparts between the initial diagnosis of prostate cancer and treatment, according to University of North Carolina researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-african-americans-longer-prostate-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:37:16 EST news284035029 Even though the human papillomavirus (HPV) is a risk factor for certain head and neck cancers, its presence could make all the difference in terms of survival, especially for African Americans with throat cancer, according to a newly published study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-hpv-survival-african-americans-throat-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:22:32 EST news283692087 A new study has found that women who take aspirin have a reduced risk of developing melanoma—and that the longer they take it, the lower the risk. The findings suggest that aspirin's anti-inflammatory effects may help protect against this type of skin cancer. The study is published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-aspirin-melanoma.html Cancer Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:01 EST news282138673 (Medical Xpress)—The seasonal variation of sunlight in Ireland means newborns from Caucasian women who had more sunlight months during their pregnancy (April – Sep) are more likely to have longer thighbones, according to new research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-sunlight-months-pregnancy-newborns-longer.html Health Tue, 05 Mar 2013 08:54:02 EST news281696029 Research conducted at Henry Ford Hospital shows that race and possibly genetics play a role in children's sensitivity to developing allergies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-linked-childhood-food-allergies-environmental.html Immunology Sat, 23 Feb 2013 14:04:07 EST news280850641 African-American women battling vitamin D deficiencies need the same dose as Caucasian women to treat the condition, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-african-american-caucasian-women-identical-vitamin.html Health Tue, 12 Feb 2013 01:50:03 EST news279855411 A Wayne State University researcher has identified characteristics in benign breast disease associated with future cancer risk in African-American women. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-cancer-african-american-women-benign-breast.html Cancer Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:10:01 EST news279819694 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 Six weeks of weight training can significantly improve blood markers of cardiovascular health in young African-American men, researchers report in the Journal of Human Hypertension. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-strength-vascular-function-young-black.html Cardiology Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:55:11 EST news275316901 (HealthDay)—Hispanic patients, particularly unacculturated Hispanics, rate their health care experience more highly than do other patient groups, according to a study published in the October issue of the Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-health-satisfaction-high-unacculturated-hispanics.html Health Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:40:01 EST news274989730 (HealthDay)—A genetic variant, AGT2R, in mothers, fathers, and neonates is associated with a significantly increased risk of preeclampsia in mothers with a body mass index (BMI) of 25 kg/m² or more, according to a study published online Nov. 5 in Placenta. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-gene-environment-interaction-ups-preeclampsia.html Health Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:10:03 EST news274379046 African American women with early stage, invasive breast cancer were 12 percent less likely than Caucasian women with the same diagnosis to receive a minimally invasive technique, axillary sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy, years after the procedure had become the standard of surgical practice, according to research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-african-american-women-breast-cancer.html Cancer Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:13:53 EST news273939221 While obesity is considered a cardiovascular risk factor, a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) showed that African-American patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) have much less fat around their hearts compared to Caucasian patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-ct-depicts-racial-differences-coronary.html Cardiology Wed, 28 Nov 2012 04:38:22 EST news273299891 (Medical Xpress)—Are you one of those people who can't sit still? A UC researcher develops a questionnaire to explore the physical, cognitive and social issues surrounding the anxiety related to kicking back a little. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-people-afraid.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:11:35 EST news272113878 (Medical Xpress)—Neither genes nor the environment alone can predict obesity in children, but when considered together a strong relationship emerges, according to researchers at Penn State, St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The researchers found that children who have a genetic variant that makes them less sensitive to the taste of certain bitter compounds, also called "non-tasters," were significantly more likely to be obese than children who were "tasters" of these compounds—but only when they lived in an unhealthy food environment. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-interaction-genes-environment-obesity-children.html Overweight and Obesity Thu, 01 Nov 2012 06:52:46 EST news270971554 Three separate studies presented today at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 77th Annual Scientific meeting in Las Vegas help to advance understanding of the differences between African American and Caucasian patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and provide clinicians with new insight on how racial disparities involving disease characteristics, infliximab use, and fistulizing Crohn's disease may impact their patients—and their decisions on how best to manage the disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-explore-racial-disparities-ibd-symptoms.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 22 Oct 2012 09:19:30 EST news270116340 (Medical Xpress)—Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues have published a study describing the greater difficulty in finding matched, unrelated donors for non-Caucasian patients who are candidates for hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-ethnicity-affect-likelihood-suitable-unrelated.html Cancer Tue, 11 Sep 2012 03:46:53 EST news266553982 (Medical Xpress)—Scientists at The University of Nottingham have identified a protein which could help predict survival outcomes for women with the most aggressive forms of breast cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-thousands-women-aggressive-breast-cancer.html Cancer Fri, 07 Sep 2012 06:44:56 EST news266219086 For patients with a common kidney disease who have normal kidney function and only minor urinary abnormalities at the time of diagnosis, the long-term prognosis is excellent and no special treatments are needed, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The findings contrast with earlier, smaller studies and suggest that patients can avoid taking potentially toxic immunosuppressive medications often used to treat the disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-patients-common-kidney-disease-standard.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 06 Sep 2012 17:00:09 EST news266165728 The routine use of prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing for screening and monitoring prostate cancer has led to early and more sensitive detection of the disease. A new study published in The Journal of Urology reports that in the "PSA era," survival has improved for patients with newly diagnosed prostate cancer that has spread to the bones or other parts of the body and the disparity between African American and Caucasian men has been resolved. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-prostate-cancer-survival-introduction-psa.html Cancer Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:00:06 EST news264875140 (Medical Xpress) -- Scientists at the Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have developed an innovative way to combat post-surgical scarring for glaucoma patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-breakthrough-treatment-post-surgical-scarring-glaucoma.html Ophthalmology Thu, 26 Jul 2012 10:53:27 EST news262518785 Even though the human papillomavirus (HPV) is a risk factor for certain head and neck cancers, its presence could make all the difference in terms of survival, especially for African Americans with throat cancer, say Henry Ford Hospital researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-hpv-survival-african-americans-throat-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:43:39 EST news261920609 An American man whose HIV seemed to disappear after a blood marrow transplant for leukemia may be showing new hints of the disease, sparking debate over whether a cure was really achieved. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-hiv-patient-scientists.html HIV & AIDS Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:16:28 EST news258797774