Rich folks get more sleep - blacks and men get less(Reuters Health) In a study of sleep characteristics in 669 adults in Chicago who were compared by sex and race, investigators found that blacks got less sleep than whites, while men got less sleep than women.
June 28, 2006
Houston’s African-Americans Urged to Take Action Against HIV/AIDS Members of Houston’s African-American community met on National HIV Testing Day yesterday to learn about the disproportionately high incidence of HIV among African-Americans and what they can do to empower themselves and others in response to this health crisis.
June 23, 2006
Protease Inhibitor Prezista Approved The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
announced on June 23 that it has approved Prezista (darunavir), a new
drug for adults whose infection with HIV is no longer responding to
treatment with other anti-HIV drugs.
Heart risks similar for blacks and whites(Reuters Health) When it comes to the likelihood of dying from cardiovascular disease (CVD), the factors that increase that risk are similar for blacks and whites -- although small differences exist -- according to a new report.
Discrimination may increase heart disease risk Exposure to chronic subtle everyday disrespect or mistreatment is hard on a woman's heart. Researchers found that suffering this type of discrimination over the years is positively associated with a build-up of calcium deposits in the coronary arteries -- an early sign of heart disease.
June 13, 2006
NIH Encourages African Americans to Make Health A “Family Reunion” Affair As African-American families across the country plan their reunions this summer, the National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP), an initiative of the National Institutes of Health, is encouraging them to talk about several health issues that disproportionately affect African Americans — diabetes, high blood pressure, and kidney disease.
June 06, 2006
HIV Hits Young Black Adults Hardest June 6, 2006—The HIV rate among non-Hispanic blacks between 19 and 24 is 20 times higher than among other young U.S. adults, according to a study in the American Journal of Public Health.
June 05, 2006
Poor Doctor-Patient Communication Hinders Asthma Care Most people with asthma who take medication rarely discuss side effects with a doctor and many of them stop taking their medicine or skip doses during treatment, a large international survey finds.
Breast-Feeding Curbs Obesity in At-risk kids Women who develop diabetes during pregnancy are liable to have large babies, which in turn can lead to obesity in childhood -- but that chain of events may be interrupted if the mother breast-feeds, researchers report.
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