Save
Email
Print
Share
RSSBrowse News Stories
311 to 320 of 336 stories
view headlines only
-
Eating Disorders
Eating Disorder Research
Racial Issues
Gender Difference
Children's Health
Diet and Weight Loss
Gender, Ethnic Differences May Hamper Eating Disorder Diagnosis
May 1, 2007 — Eating disorders may be overlooked in some groups -- boys and some ethnicities -- by physicians accustomed to diagnosing the condition in white teenage girls, say researchers at Lucile Packard ... > full story -
Tooth Decay And Gum Infections Linked To Ethnicity And Country Of Origin
March 25, 2007 — NYU College of Dentistry researcher Dr. Gustavo D. Cruz has found that immigrants' ethnicity and country of origin predispose them to caries and periodontal disease. Dr. Cruz, undertook the ... > full story -
Middle-Aged Adults Most Likely To Use Complementary Medicine
March 20, 2007 — Even though older adults generally have poorer health, middle-aged adults are most likely to turn to complementary and alternative medicine, a new study shows. The study also found that adults of ... > full story -
Erectile Dysfunction Influenced By Race And Ethnicity
January 31, 2007 — According to a new study in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, erectile dysfunction is highly prevalent across white, black and Hispanic populations in the United States. For the first time in an ... > full story -
Study Looks At Effects Of National Trauma On Americans' Health
December 7, 2006 — A study by psychologists at the University at Buffalo and the University of California, Irvine, has found that people's gender and ethnicity predicted their immediate response to the 9/11 terrorist ... > full story -
Racial Issues
Diseases and Conditions
Chronic Illness
Heart Disease
Mental Health Research
Workplace Health
Race-Based Discrimination Contributes To African-American Health Disparities
October 27, 2006 — The experience of racial discrimination may be a key factor in explaining why African-Americans have higher rates of obesity and suffer at higher rates from such diseases as diabetes and ... > full story -
Menthol Cigarette Smokers May Have More Difficulty Quitting Smoking
September 25, 2006 — Menthol and non-menthol cigarettes appear to be equally harmful to the arteries and to lung function, but smokers of menthols may be less likely to attempt or succeed at quitting, according to a ... > full story -
Two Strokes And You're Out? Study Looks At Death Risk And Ethnic Differences In Stroke Survivors
August 22, 2006 — Having a stroke is bad enough. But having another one after surviving the first one is especially bad, more than doubling a person's risk of dying in the next two years, a new study finds. And ... > full story -
Strokes Will Cost U.S. $2.2 Trillion By 2050 If Prevention, Treatment Don't Improve
August 17, 2006 — Unless Americans do more to lower their risk of stroke and improve stroke care, the nation will pay $2.2 trillion over the next 45 years to care for people who suffer the most common form of ... > full story -
Study Examines Link Between Racial Discrimination And Mental And Physical Health
July 17, 2006 — A study of the association between physical and mental health and racial discrimination conducted at the Mailman School of Public Health found that racial discrimination is associated with worse ... > full story
Search ScienceDaily
Number of stories in archives: 137,221
more 
