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More African-Americans Burdened by Osteoarthritis in Multiple Large Joints
October 21, 2011 — New research suggests African-Americans have a higher burden of multiple, large-joint osteoarthritis (OA), and may not be recognized based on the current definition of "generalized OA." ... > full story -
Minority Consumers Will Voluntarily Pay More for Goods and Services to Assert Status, Study Shows
October 20, 2011 — It has been well-documented that minorities are subject to discrimination in product pricing and customer service. What is startling is the result of a new study that shows that sometimes ill ... > full story -
African-American Women With Gestational Diabetes Face High Long-Term Diabetes Risk, Study Finds
October 20, 2011 — African-American women who develop gestational diabetes mellitus during pregnancy face a 52 percent increased risk of developing diabetes in the future compared to white women who develop GDM during ... > full story -
African-Americans More Likely to Donate Kidney to Family Member
October 20, 2011 — Family matters, especially when it comes to African-Americans and living kidney donation. Researchers found that African-Americans donate almost exclusively to family members for living kidney ... > full story -
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Approaches to Treating Substance Abuse Among African-Americans
October 17, 2011 — A new study is the first to examine the effectiveness of a widely used counseling approach to treating substance abuse among African-Americans. The study found that African-American women were more ... > full story -
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Avoiding Bias in Medical Research
October 17, 2011 — A new statistical approach to address the problem of bias in self-reporting has been ... > full story -
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White Children Far More Likely to Receive CT Scans Than Hispanic, African-American Children
October 16, 2011 — White children are far more likely to receive cranial computed tomography scans in an emergency department following minor head trauma than are African-American or Hispanic children, a new study has ... > full story -
Minority Children Less Likely to Wear a Car Seatbelt, Putting Them at Greater Risk of Severe Injury
October 15, 2011 — Less than half of pediatric car passengers suffering injuries from motor vehicle crashes were restrained, with the lowest rates among blacks, Hispanics and Native Americans, according to a new ... > full story -
Better Ways to Predict Kidney Disease Risk for African Americans: Gene Testing Could Help Identify Patients Who Need Early Treatment
October 14, 2011 — African Americans with certain gene variants develop non-diabetic kidney disease more often than expected. African Americans with these variants risk developing focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and ... > full story -
Minority Children Less Likely to Receive CT Scans Following Head Trauma
October 14, 2011 — African-American and Hispanic children are less likely to receive a cranial computed tomography scan in an emergency department following minor head trauma than white children, according to new ... > full story
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