Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: ethnic populations http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Study finds tailored diabetes education programs can benefit African, Latin American women who are higher risk A new study led by Ryerson University provides guidelines on how best to deliver diabetes self-management education programs to women in Black/Caribbean and Latin American communities – gender and ethnic groups where diabetes is more prevalent. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-tailored-diabetes-benefit-african-latin.html Diabetes Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:07:28 EST news286182441 Different genes behind same adaptation to thin air Highlanders in Tibet and Ethiopia share a biological adaptation that enables them to thrive in the low oxygen of high altitudes, but the ability to pass on the trait appears to be linked to different genes in the two groups, research from a Case Western Reserve University scientist and colleagues shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-genes-thin-air.html Medical research Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:10:04 EST news274031626 People with darker skin still at risk for melanoma (HealthDay) -- Skin cancer is more common among white people, but people with darker skin are also at risk, a dermatology expert cautions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-people-darker-skin-melanoma.html Cancer Thu, 26 Jul 2012 05:40:01 EST news262498521