News tagged with ethnic populations


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 ...

Diabetes created Apr 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Some minorities believe they are less likely to get cancer compared to whites, study shows

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues analyzed national data to investigate the differences in cancer prevention beliefs by race and ethnicity. They found that minorities, including blacks, Asians and Hispanics, ...

Cancer created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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, ...

Medical research created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

ER overcrowding hurts minorities in California

Hospitals in areas with large minority populations are more likely to be overcrowded and to divert ambulances, delaying timely emergency care, according to a multi-institutional study focused on California.

Health created Aug 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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.

Cancer created Jul 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Women have bigger pupils than men

From an anatomical point of view, a normal, non-pathological eye is known as an emmetropic eye, and has been studied very little until now in comparison with myopic and hypermetropic eyes. The results show ...

Ophthalmology created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

One in four tuberculosis cases due to recent transmission

(HealthDay) -- About one in four cases of tuberculosis in the United States can be attributed to recent transmission, with groups such as men and persons born in the United States at higher risk, according ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Statin use in postmenopausal women associated with increased diabetes risk

The use of statins in postmenopausal women is associated with increased diabetes risk, according to a study published Online First by the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Novel, noninvasive measurement a strong predictor for heart failure in general population

A new study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and collaborators at various institutions, presented at the 2011 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, shows that ...

Cardiology created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Menthol cigarettes marketed in 'predatory' pattern, study shows

Tobacco companies increased the advertising and lowered the sale price of menthol cigarettes in stores near California high schools with larger populations of African-American students, according to a new study from the Stanford ...

Health created Jun 24, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 4 | with audio podcast