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Scientists confirm Justinianic Plague caused by bacterium Yersinia pestis

(Medical Xpress)—From the several pandemics generally called 'pestilences' three are historically recognized as due to plague, but only for the third pandemic of the 19th-21st centuries AD there were microbiological ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 10, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Initiation of breast cancer treatment varies by race; patient-doctor communication is key

Black women with breast cancer were found to be three times more likely than their white counterparts to delay treatment for more than 90 days—a time delay associated with increased deaths from the disease, according to ...

Cancer created May 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Anti-sickling therapies should be focus for sickle cell science

Pain is an undeniable focal point for patients with sickle cell disease but it's not the best focus for drug development, says one of the dying breed of physicians specializing in the condition.

Medical research created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

"!ti od em edam nataS" … does rock 'n' roll really make kids kill themselves?

As Jane Austen probably wanted to say, it is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good Black Sabbath CD must be in want of a shotgun.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Black women have worse breast cancer mortality regardless of cancer subtype

Black women with breast cancer had significantly worse survival compared with other racial and ethnic groups across cancer subtypes, which suggests that the survival differences are not solely attributable to the fact that ...

Cancer created Apr 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Heart failure doesn't discriminate

Lifetime risk for heart failure is similar for blacks and whites and higher than expected for both groups—ranging from 20 to 45 percent—according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.

Cardiology created Apr 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stressful life events may increase stillbirth risk, study finds

Pregnant women who experienced financial, emotional, or other personal stress in the year before their delivery had an increased chance of having a stillbirth, say researchers who conducted a National Institutes of Health ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 27, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genetic risk strategies needed for young, black, female breast cancer patients, study shows

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues in Canada have published study results focused on black women younger than 50, a population disproportionately afflicted with and dying from early-onset breast cancer compared ...

Cancer created Mar 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Black children less likely to be prescribed antibiotics

(HealthDay)—Black children are less likely to be prescribed antibiotics and to be diagnosed with conditions that require antibiotics, even when treated by the same doctor, according to research published ...

Pediatrics created Mar 18, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New research paper says we are still at risk of the plague

Today archaeologists unearthed a 'Black Death' grave in London, containing more than a dozen skeletons of people suspected to have died from the plague. The victims are thought to have died during the 14th century and ar ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Race, geographic location may affect care of patients with kidney disease

Race and geographic area play important roles in determining whether a patient with chronic kidney disease (CKD) receives optimal care before developing kidney failure, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Proportion of black males in US medical schools dropping

(HealthDay)—The proportion of black males in medical school is decreasing, according to a report published by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).

Other created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Some patients won't see nurses of different race

It's been called one of medicine's "open secrets"—allowing patients to refuse treatment by a doctor or nurse of another race.

Health created Feb 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Suit: Hospital granted request for no black nurses

(AP)—An African-American nurse claims a Michigan hospital agreed to a man's request that no black nurses care for his newborn.

Health created Feb 19, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

There's room for improvement in women's heart disease awareness

The number of women aware that heart disease is the leading cause of death has nearly doubled in the last 15 years, but that knowledge still lags in minorities and younger women, according to a new study in the American Heart ...

Cardiology created Feb 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Black

Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light. Although black is sometimes described as an "achromatic", or hueless, color, in practice it can be considered a color, as in expressions like "black cat" or "black paint".

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