http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. African-American and Hispanic students may be less likely than non-Hispanic white students to hold a job during the school year, but when they do, they tend to work somewhat longer hours and seem less likely to see their grades suffer than non-Hispanic white students with jobs, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-minority-students-fare-whites.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:48:22 EST news278246888 Video games have been blamed for contributing to the epidemic of childhood obesity in the United States. But a new study by researchers at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) suggests that certain blood-pumping video games can actually boost energy expenditures among inner city children, a group that is at high risk for unhealthy weight gain. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-e-games-boost-physical-children-weapon.html Health Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:29:12 EST news276949745 (Medical Xpress)—While minority populations are rising throughout the country, enrollment by minority students in the nation's medical schools has stagnated. Further, some data show that non-white students face a greater likelihood of academic withdrawal or dismissal, or graduate without passing key exams on their first try.  http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-strategies-minority-students-med-school.html Other Mon, 07 Jan 2013 06:20:33 EST news276762025 (Medical Xpress)—People may believe words are not harmful, but the phrase "that's so gay" can have negative consequences for gay, lesbian or bisexual students, a new University of Michigan study indicated. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-stones-gay-negatively-affects-students.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:40:03 EST news265443760 (Medical Xpress) -- Gay, lesbian, and bisexual college students who experience subtle discrimination are at increased risk of having a problem with alcohol compared to heterosexual students, a new University of Michigan study finds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-gay-college-students-problems-peers.html Addiction Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:12:24 EST news252573136