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Experts Offer Strategies For Working With Immigrant Victims Of Violence
Last year, the United States
provided asylum and
resettlement assistance for
nearly 80,700 people from
other countries, an increase
... > full story
Medicine Wheel Model For Nutrition Shows Promise For Control Of Type 2 Diabetes
Native American adults have
the highest age-adjusted
rates for cardiovascular
disease, diabetes and
obesity of any racial or
... > full story
No Such Thing As Ethnic Groups, Genetically Speaking, Researchers Say
Central Asian ethnic groups
are more defined by societal
rules than ancestry.
Researchers found that
overall there are more
... > full story
Less Empathy Toward Outsiders: Brain Differences Reinforce Preferences For Those In Same Social Group
An observer feels more
empathy for someone in pain
when that person is in the
same social group, according
to new research. The study
... > full story
- Experts Offer Strategies For Working With Immigrant Victims Of Violence
- Medicine Wheel Model For Nutrition Shows Promise For Control Of Type 2 Diabetes
- No Such Thing As Ethnic Groups, Genetically Speaking, Researchers Say
- Less Empathy Toward Outsiders: Brain Differences Reinforce Preferences For Those In Same Social Group
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Ancestry Attracts, but Love Is Blind
November 20, 2009 — People preferentially marry those with similar ancestry, but their decisions are not necessarily based on hair, eye or skin color. Research shows that Mexicans mate according to proportions of ... > full story -
Shifting Blame Is Socially Contagious
November 19, 2009 — Merely observing someone publicly blame an individual in an organization for a problem -- even when the target is innocent -- greatly increases the odds that the practice of blaming others will ... > full story -
Highlighting Racial Disparities Increases Coverage and Effectiveness of Health News
November 19, 2009 — As media researchers search for better methods to reach audiences, a new study has found that highlighting racial disparities in news releases increases coverage of health stories in black ... > full story -
Ethnic Pride May Boost African-American Teens' Mental Health
November 15, 2009 — A study of more than 250 African-American youths from urban, low-income families examined the unique effects of racial identity and self esteem on mental health. Findings reveal that when young ... > full story -
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Awareness of Racism Affects How Children Do Socially and Academically
November 14, 2009 — A study of more than 120 ethnically and socioeconomically diverse US elementary school children shows that children develop an awareness about racial stereotypes early and that those biases can be ... > full story -
Physician Bias Might Keep Life-Saving Transplants From Black And Hispanic Patients
November 9, 2009 — Physician bias might be the reason why African Americans are not receiving kidney/pancreas transplants at the same rate as similar patients in other racial ... > full story -
Discrimination Takes Its Toll On Black Women
November 8, 2009 — Racial discrimination is a major threat to African American women's mental health. It undermines their view of themselves as masters of their own life circumstances and makes them less ... > full story -
Does Race, Income Predict Prostate Cancer Outcome? No, New Study Suggests
November 5, 2009 — A patient's socioeconomic status (income, martial status and race) has absolutely no impact on his outcome following curative radiation therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer, according to a ... > full story -
Minority Students Earned Greater Number Of Academic Degrees In Fiscal Year 2006
November 4, 2009 — A new National Science Foundation report shows an increase in the number of academic degrees awarded to minority students since 2004, the last time such data were ... > full story -
Higher Risk Of GI Diseases May Mean More Vigilance, Earlier Screenings For Minorities
October 26, 2009 — A new study indicates that female patients are being diagnosed with more right-side, or proximal, colon cancers compared to the population in general. African American patients are reported to have ... > full story
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