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The surgical management of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in U.S. hospitals varies widely depending on the race of the patient, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-racial-disparities-surgical-non-small-cell.html Cancer Tue, 21 May 2013 09:50:01 EST news288347131 (Medical Xpress)—A newly published paper reports that individuals with radiographic knee osteoarthritis (OA) who had a specific pattern of gene variations in the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene (IL1RN), which is involved in controlling inflammation, were more likely to progress to severe disease than those without the gene variations. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-genetic-factor-knee-osteoarthritis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 14 May 2013 07:54:51 EST news287736879 Contrary to a widely accepted belief, African-Americans may have a higher rather than lower risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) than Caucasians, according to a new study in the May 7, 2013, print issue of Neurology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-multiple-sclerosis-rare-thought-african-americans.html Neuroscience Mon, 06 May 2013 16:00:01 EST news287059610 People have long taken for granted that glasses and contact lenses improve vision for nearsightedness, but the genetic factors behind the common condition have remained blurry. Now researchers at Duke Medicine are closer to clearing this up. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-gene-mutations-nearsightedness.html Genetics Thu, 02 May 2013 12:00:13 EST news286710630 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 An international research team has identified a new type of deadly intestinal lymphoma that is particularly common in Asia. The team, led by clinician-scientists from the SingHealth Academic Healthcare Cluster, also developed a new diagnostic test to accurately identify these patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-deadly-lymphoma.html Cancer Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:21:21 EST news284030473 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 (HealthDay)—For hospitalized patients with idiopathic scoliosis, ethnic and socioeconomic variables influence treatment and outcomes, according to a study published in the February issue of The Spine Journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-ethnic-socioeconomic-factors-impact-scoliosis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sat, 02 Mar 2013 05:18:04 EST news281423877 (Medical Xpress)—Adolescents who have positive relationships with their parents and siblings tend to have stable and satisfying relationships in their early adult marriages as well as romantic relationships, a University of California, Davis, study has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-positive-family-relationships-linked-healthy.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 11 Feb 2013 09:50:01 EST news279797811 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 genetic variant commonly found in Chinese people may help explain why some got seriously ill with swine flu, a discovery scientists say could help pinpoint why flu viruses hit some populations particularly hard and change how they are treated. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-genetics-severe-flu-chinese-people.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:01:07 EST news278683239 The past decade has seen a steady torrent of data linking human genetic variants associated with disease risk, and yet many important gaps remain. For example, many of these studies have focused primarily on Caucasian populations in North America and Europe. The resulting data may be less relevant to other ethnic groups that may have accumulated distinct subsets of risk factors over the millennia since our ancestors first parted ways in Africa. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-geneticists-uncover-trail-variants-kidney.html Genetics Fri, 21 Dec 2012 09:02:12 EST news275302922 Abnormalities of mineral metabolism worsen with progressive chronic kidney disease (CKD) and are linked with a higher risk for kidney failure among African Americans, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The findings suggest that measuring mineral metabolites may be a useful way to determine a CKD patient's prognosis, and targeting mineral metabolites may help slow progression of the disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-problems-mineral-metabolism-linked-kidney.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:30:47 EST news274642241 People who sometimes went hungry as children had slower cognitive decline once they were elderly than people who always had enough food to eat, according to a new study published in the December 11, 2012, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-hungry-child-cognitive-decline-years.html Neuroscience Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:00:19 EST news274369473 Three studies presented during the American Society of Nephrology's Annual Kidney Week provide new information related to kidney transplantation—specifically, the post-transplant health of kidney donors and the racial disparities faced by children in need of transplants. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-transplantation-issues-kidney-donors-children.html Other Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:43:55 EST news271089809 New research reveals that stroke may be affecting people at a younger age. The study is published in the October 10, 2012, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-common-young-people.html Neuroscience Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:00:37 EST news269103623 Low levels of vitamin D and high levels of parathyroid hormone are associated with increased mortality in African American and Caucasian older adults, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM). The study also indicates that the potential impact of remediating low vitamin D levels is greater in African Americans than Caucasians because vitamin D insufficiency is more common in African Americans. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-vitamin-d-mortality-older-adults.html Health Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:01 EST news268332006 Roughly 1.8 million Americans have celiac disease, but around 1.4 million of them are unaware that they have it, a Mayo Clinic-led analysis of the condition's prevalence has found. Meanwhile, 1.6 million people in the United States are on a gluten-free diet even though they haven't been diagnosed with celiac disease, according to the study published Tuesday in the American Journal of Gastroenterology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-celiac-disease-unaware-gluten-free-diagnosis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:26:03 EST news262941952 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 (HealthDay) -- Young adults with hyperinsulinemia are significantly more likely to have hypertension (HTN) later in life, regardless of sex, ethnicity, or body weight, according to a study published in the July issue of Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-hyperinsulinemia-early-adulthood-tied-htn.html Diabetes Thu, 28 Jun 2012 21:10:02 EST news260125608 (HealthDay) -- Menthol cigarettes may pose an even greater risk for stroke than other types of cigarettes, especially for women and non-black smokers, says a new, large study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-menthol-cigarettes-pose-higher.html Health Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:50:01 EST news253207427 African Americans are seven times more likely than Caucasians to develop an excessive growth of thick, irregularly shaped and raised scarring on their skin – known as a keloid – following head and neck surgery, according to a new study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-african-americans-keloid-scarring-neck.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:19:29 EST news250255164 Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center have determined key differences between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in the Asian American population. This study, published today in PLoS ONE, identified ways to differentiate the types of diabetes, which can be clinically similar in young Asian Americans. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-diabetes-misdiagnosis-asian-americans.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:34:12 EST news242300037 Tailored anti-platelet therapy, made possible through a novel point-of-care genetic test, optimizes treatment for patients who carry a common genetic variant, researchers at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) have found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-world-bedside-genetic-effective.html Genetics Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:37:14 EST news240075419 Ethnic differences in appointment keeping may be an important factor in poor health outcomes among some minority patients with diabetes, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-ethnic-differences-affect-health-diabetes.html Health Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:50:01 EST news238922051 New research suggests African Americans have a higher burden of multiple, large-joint osteoarthritis (OA), and may not be recognized based on the current definition of "generalized OA." African Americans were also more likely to have knee OA, but less likely to be affected by hand OA than Caucasians according to the findings reported today in Arthritis & Rheumatism, a peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-african-americans-burdened-osteoarthritis-multiple-large.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Fri, 21 Oct 2011 04:05:10 EST news238388704 It has been well-documented that minorities are subject to discrimination in product pricing and customer service. What is startling is the result of a new study professors at the USC Marshall School of business in conjunction with University of San Diego's School of Business Administration, that shows that sometimes ill-treatment can make African-American consumers voluntarily pay more for goods and services than they would normally, as well as pay more than their Caucasian counterparts. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-minority-consumers-voluntarily-goods-assert.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:23:49 EST news238328622 Why are African Americans more likely than Caucasians to be not only diagnosed with head and neck cancer, but also die from the disease? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-genetics-lifestyle-clues-racial-differences.html Cancer Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:06:04 EST news235227917 Racial minorities have reduced access to high-quality joint replacement care, according to Dr. Xueya Cai and colleagues from the University of Iowa in the US. Their work, published online in Springer's journal Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, shows that African American patients are more likely than Caucasians to receive total knee arthroplasty (or replacement surgery) in low-quality hospitals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-dictate-quality.html Other Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:29:29 EST news235124953 An international team of researchers led by neuroscientists at Mayo Clinic in Florida has found a genetic variation they say protects against Parkinson's disease. The gene variants cut the risk of developing the disease by nearly 20 percent in many populations. The study, published in the online Aug. 31 issue of Lancet Neurology, also reports the discovery of different variants of the same gene, LRRK2 -- the most important Parkinson's risk gene found to date -- that double Parkinson's risk in Caucasians and Asians. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-genetic-variation-parkinson-disease.html Parkinson's & Movement disorders Wed, 31 Aug 2011 05:36:57 EST news233987779