Racial Issues News

Posted July 24, 2007:

• Why We May Feel Guilty

Posted July 23, 2007:

• Ethnicity Plays A Role In Neonatal Deaths

Posted July 11, 2007:

• Obesity Rates Continue To Climb In The United States

Posted July 9, 2007:

• Environmental Racism Study Finds Levels Of Inequality Defy Simple Explanation

Posted July 8, 2007:

• White Women More Likely Than Black Women To Seek Dieting Help

Posted July 2, 2007:

• New Clue Why MS Affects African Americans Differently Than Caucasians

Posted June 26, 2007:

• Children With Serious Complex Illness More Likely Than Before To Die At Home Than In The Hospital

Posted June 12, 2007:

• Slow Wave Activity During Sleep Is Lower In African-Americans Than Caucasians

Posted June 3, 2007:

• Expertise Improves Shoot-No Shoot Decisions In Police Officers And Lessens Potential For Racial Bias

Posted May 14, 2007:

• Medical Research Scientists Make Ethical Value Judgments In Research

Posted May 1, 2007:

• Gender, Ethnic Differences May Hamper Eating Disorder Diagnosis

Posted March 25, 2007:

• Tooth Decay And Gum Infections Linked To Ethnicity And Country Of Origin

Posted March 20, 2007:

• Middle-Aged Adults Most Likely To Use Complementary Medicine

Posted January 31, 2007:

• Erectile Dysfunction Influenced By Race And Ethnicity

Posted December 7, 2006:

• Study Looks At Effects Of National Trauma On Americans' Health

Posted October 27, 2006:

• Race-Based Discrimination Contributes To African-American Health Disparities

Posted September 25, 2006:

• Menthol Cigarette Smokers May Have More Difficulty Quitting Smoking

Posted August 22, 2006:

• Two Strokes And You're Out? Study Looks At Death Risk And Ethnic Differences In Stroke Survivors

Posted August 17, 2006:

• Strokes Will Cost U.S. $2.2 Trillion By 2050 If Prevention, Treatment Don't Improve

Posted July 17, 2006:

• Study Examines Link Between Racial Discrimination And Mental And Physical Health

Posted June 23, 2006:

• Estrogen Plays Different Role During Stress In Black And White Teens

Posted May 24, 2006:

• Light-to-Moderate Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Can Lead To Cognitive Deficits 10 Years Later

Posted May 10, 2006:

• Our Racial Identity Affects Who We See

Posted April 10, 2006:

• Racial Diversity Improves Group Decision Making In Unexpected Ways, According To Tufts University Research

Posted March 8, 2006:

• Being Targeted By Stereotypes And Prejudice Affects Self-Control And Academic Performance

Posted February 1, 2006:

• Black, White Teens Show Differences In Nicotine Metabolism

Posted January 12, 2006:

• Most Behaviors Preceding Major Causes Of Preventable Death Have Begun By Young Adulthood

Posted September 29, 2005:

• Children Whose Parents Smoked Are Twice As Likely To Begin Smoking Between 13 And 21

Posted September 2, 2005:

• Patients Treated With Respect More Likely To Follow Medical Advice

Posted July 5, 2005:

• Once In The Doctor's Office, Racial And Ethnic Disparities In Care Nearly Disappear: Stanford Study

Posted February 24, 2005:

• Psychiatric Disorders Greatly Underdiagnosed In Hospital Emergency Departments

Posted February 4, 2005:

• New Study Suggests Race Fear Isn't Hard Wired

Posted January 26, 2005:

• Authors Warn Of Inaccuracies Concerning Use Of Race In Health & Social Science Research

Posted October 20, 2004:

• Whites More Likely To Misidentify Tools As Guns When Linked To Black Faces

Posted May 12, 2004:

• Childhood Conduct Problems May Predict Depression Among Young Adults

Posted May 6, 2004:

• Readers' Memories Of Crime Stories Influenced By Racial Stereotypes

Posted March 30, 2004:

• Regardless Of Race, Pain Feels Pretty Much The Same; But Study Confirms Gender Differences

Posted October 7, 2003:

• Commonly-Held Belief Contributes To Rejection Of Lung Cancer Surgery

Posted May 21, 2001:

• "Mere Presence" Of A Black Face Can Lead People To Mistake Objects For Weapons More Often, Study Says

Posted September 13, 2000:

• NYU/Yale Research Team Explores Neural Basis Of Racial Evaluation

Posted August 25, 2000:

• The Ins And Outs Of Facial Processing

Posted April 26, 2000:

• Older People Are More Prejudiced And They Can't Help It

Posted September 30, 1998:

• Roots Of Unconscious Prejudice Affect 90 To 95 Percent Of People, Psychologists Demonstrate

Posted March 12, 1998:

• African Americans And Hispanics At Higher Risk For Alzheimer's Disease

Posted February 11, 1998:

• Young African-Americans Run Higher Risk Of Stroke

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