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Low Blood Pressure Tied To Stroke Risk In Kidney Disease Patients (Reuters Health)
Contrary to the usual association, stroke risk increases with low systolic blood pressure in patients with early chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a report in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology for March.

February 09, 2007

Black Children Have Double the Stroke Risk of Children of Other Races (Reuters Health)
Data from a large managed care plan with 16 hospitals in Northern California show that black children have double the risk of stroke compared with white children.

February 08, 2007

Half of Patients With Stroke Symptoms Do Not Seek Care (Reuters Health)
A long-term stroke research project taking place in the Stroke Belt shows that fewer than half of those experiencing stroke symptoms actually seek medical attention.

50% of HIV Transmissions Occur When People Don’t Know Their Status

CDC Says Asthmatic Children Missed Flu Shot

February 07, 2007

Beauty Shop Provides Captive Audience for Stroke Education
In a novel study, hairdressers increased their African-American female clients’ recognition of stroke symptoms by telling them about the disease in the salon setting, according to research reported at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2007.

February 06, 2007

Calling All African-American Women
The GRACE study (Gender, Race and Clinical Experience) is recruiting HIV treatment-experienced women, especially African-American women, for a study evaluating whether gender impacts the efficacy, safety and tolerability of HIV meds.

February 05, 2007

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness and Information Day
On February 7th, we commemorate the seventh annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness and Information Day.

February 02, 2007

HIV Rates Drop Among Florida Blacks (Reuters Health)
Between 1999 and 2004, the rates of new HIV/AIDS diagnoses declined among blacks living in Florida, according to a report by investigators at the Florida Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The annual rate of decline was significantly greater than for other racial/ethnic groups.

Young Women Find Emergency Contraception Acceptable If It's Convenient (Reuters Health)
In a survey of women between 15 and 24 years of age taking part in a trial of levonorgestrel emergency contraception, more than 90% considered it to be safe and effective, according to a new report. However, the findings also show that convenience of access influences whether emergency contraception was used promptly.