News tagged with ethnic backgrounds
Improved care needed for mothers from ethnic minority groups
(Medical Xpress)—Women in some disadvantaged communities are missing out on support that could potentially reduce high rates of infant mortality, according to an exploratory study at the University of Leeds.
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Apr 29, 2013 |
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Inherited genetic variations have a major impact on childhood leukemia risk
Humans have between 20,000 and 25,000 genes that carry instructions for assembling the proteins that do the work of cells. Work led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital found that children who inherit certain variations ...
Cancer
Mar 19, 2013 |
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Half of at-risk older adults aren't getting routine HIV screening
One in four people with HIV/AIDS is over 50, yet older adults are more often diagnosed at a late stage than younger people. Despite this, nearly half of older adults visiting a public health clinic where ...
HIV & AIDS
Jan 29, 2013 |
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Study finds strong ethnic neighborhoods can boost health of seniors
A new study from the Mailman School of Public Health suggests that African-American and Mexican-American seniors are less likely to have cancer or heart disease if they live in an ethnically homogeneous community.
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Nov 20, 2012 |
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Taking race out of the equation in measuring women's risk of osteoporosis and fractures
(Medical Xpress)—For women of mixed racial or ethnic backgrounds, a new method for measuring bone health may improve the odds of correctly diagnosing their risk of osteoporosis and bone fractures, according to a UCLA-led ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 19, 2012 |
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Adrift in foreign land: Study highlights failings when older people transferred between health and social care services
A major study of the experiences of older people moving between health and care services published today highlights significant problems in the quality of the service they received. The researchers from the University of ...
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Sep 20, 2012 |
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Early menopause associated with increased risk of heart disease, stroke
Women who go into early menopause are twice as likely to suffer from coronary heart disease and stroke, new Johns Hopkins-led research suggests.
Cardiology
Sep 18, 2012 |
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Half of inner city children in deprived areas consuming fast food/drinks at least twice a week
Over half of inner city school-kids in deprived areas may be consuming fast foods/drinks at least twice a week, if the findings from one London borough are applicable elsewhere, suggests research published in the online journal ...
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Jun 20, 2012 |
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Studies show sleep times influenced by race, ethnicity and country of origin
Two studies scheduled for presentation today at SLEEP 2012 are reporting sleep disparities among Americans based on racial and ethnic background.
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Jun 13, 2012 |
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First Nations and low-income children visit emergency departments more often for mental health care
First Nations children and those from families receiving government subsidies had more return visits to emergency departments for mental health crises than other socioeconomic groups, found a study published in CMAJ (Canad ...
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Jun 11, 2012 |
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Study discovers three new lupus genes
Three newly confirmed lupus genes are opening new avenues of research at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation.
Genetics
Mar 29, 2012 |
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Inherited risk factors for childhood leukemia are more common in Hispanic patients
Hispanic children are more likely than those from other racial and ethnic backgrounds to be diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and are more likely to die of their disease. Work led by St. Jude Children's Research ...
Cancer
Jan 30, 2012 |
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Common genetic variants associated with development of high-risk neuroblastoma
Patients with a high degree of African ancestry had a greater incidence of high-risk neuroblastoma and poorer outcomes, according to preliminary results presented here at the Fourth AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer ...
Cancer
Sep 19, 2011 |
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Beauty is in the medial orbito-frontal cortex of the beholder, study finds
(Medical Xpress) -- A region at the front of the brain 'lights up' when we experience beauty in a piece of art or a musical excerpt, according to new research funded by the Wellcome Trust. The study, published ...
Neuroscience
Jul 06, 2011 |
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Do kids prefer playmates of same ethnicity?
Multicultural daycares don't necessarily foster a desire for kids of visibly different ethnicities to play together. A study on Asian-Canadian and French-Canadian preschoolers has found these children may have a preference ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 21, 2011 |
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