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Study Reveals Extent of Type 2 Diabetes Problem in Black and Minority Ethnic Populations
September 10, 2012 — Half of all people of South Asian, African and African Caribbean descent will develop diabetes by age 80 according to a new study. The study is the first to reveal the full extent of ethnic ... > full story -
Tough Medicine: Reducing Hypertension in African American Men
September 10, 2012 — Even though African American men in the United States are disproportionately more likely to have uncontrolled high blood pressure (or hypertension) than other racial and ethnic groups, they are less ... > full story -
Racial and Ethnic Diversity Spreads Across the United States
September 7, 2012 — Increasing racial and ethnic diversity has long been apparent at the national level in the United States and in the nation's largest metropolitan gateways. Since 1980 over nine-tenths of all cities, ... > full story -
Analysis Finds Benefits to Racial Quotas in Brazilian Higher Education
September 7, 2012 — A racial quota system at one of the leading universities in Brazil raised the proportion of black students from low-income families, without decreasing their efforts to succeed in school, finds a ... > full story -
Social Psychologists Espouse Tolerance and Diversity: Do They Walk the Walk?
September 6, 2012 — Periodically, someone will make the observation that there is a lack of political diversity among psychological scientists; a discussion about what should be done inevitably ensues. The notion of a ... > full story -
Black Women Face More Violence Under 'Prison Nation', Book Says
September 4, 2012 — Black women in poor neighborhoods have faced increasing violence because public policy has focused on unconditional punishment, not prevention, according to a new book by a public policy ... > full story -
Genetic Link to Prostate Cancer Risk in African Americans Found
August 31, 2012 — Prostate cancer in African-American men is associated with specific changes in the IL-16 gene, and by establishing the link in men of African as well as European descent, researchers may have found a ... > full story -
Prostate Cancer Survival Rates Improved Since Introduction of PSA Testing
August 23, 2012 — The routine use of prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing for screening and monitoring prostate cancer has led to early and more sensitive detection of the disease. A new study reports that in the ... > full story -
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Large Health Gaps Found Among Black, Latino, and White Fifth-Graders
August 22, 2012 — Many racial/ethnic disparities were found for harmful health-related issues in 5,000 fifth graders from Alabama, Texas, and California. Black and Latino children were more likely than white children ... > full story -
Politics and Prejudice Explored
August 20, 2012 — New research from psychological science explores factors operating in political attitudes that could explain why political ideology and prejudice are often ... > full story
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