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 (Medical Xpress)—A desire for expensive, high-status goods is related to feelings of social status - which helps explain why minorities are attracted to bling, a new study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-bling-social-status.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:10:46 EST news274972230 Research led by University of Southern California (USC) professor Mary Ann Pentz, Ph.D., shows that black middle school students whose close friends drink alcohol are more likely to drink alcohol in high school than their white classmates. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-underage-friends-high-indicator-future.html Health Tue, 01 Nov 2011 09:17:58 EST news239357848