News tagged with pacific islanders


Native Hawaiians have bleeding strokes at earlier age, independent of meth use

Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders have more bleeding strokes at an earlier age than other people independent of methamphetamine abuse, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International ...

Cardiology created Feb 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pacific Islanders, South Asians and Filipinos have higher rates of diabetes than all other ethnic groups

(Medical Xpress)—Rates of diagnosed diabetes are much higher among some Asian subgroups than is apparent when aggregating all Asians as a whole, according to a new study by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research and ...

Diabetes created Oct 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pacific Islanders have high obesity, smoking rates

In the first study to detail the health of Pacific Islanders living in the United States, University of Michigan researchers have found alarmingly high rates of obesity and smoking.

Health created Sep 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Unique physiology key to diagnosing and treating diabetes in Asian populations

As the diabetes epidemic spreads worldwide, there is growing concern for Asian American populations, who are nearly twice as likely to develop diabetes, particularly type 2 diabetes. Compounding the problem, many of the standard ...

Diabetes created May 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Report: Mental illness struck 1 in 5 US adults in 2010

One in five adults in the U.S. had a mental illness in 2010, with people ages 18 to 25 having the highest rates, according to a national survey.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

US heart disease on decline: study

Cases of heart disease in the United States have declined in the last several years, down to six percent of the population in 2010 compared to 6.7 percent in 2006, health authorities said Thursday.

Cardiology created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Disparities in stroke care prevail among US racial/ethnic groups

Disparities between racial/ethnic minorities and whites cross all aspects of stroke care, according to an American Heart Association/American Stroke Association scientific statement.

Cardiology created May 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Acute heart drugs should be reconsidered for Maori and Pacific Islanders

Researchers at the University of Otago, New Zealand, say standard medication used for acute heart disease should be reconsidered for some Maori and Pacific Island patients because of drug resistance caused by high rates of ...

Medications created May 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

US home births increase 20 percent from 2004 to 2008

After a gradual decline from 1990 to 2004, a new study published online in Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care finds that United States births occurring at home increased by 20 percent between 2004 and 2008.

Health created May 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2