Use of Skin Bleaching Products Can Be Risky(Reuters Health) Complications from the use of skin lightening products are a serious problem for men and women of African descent, a study shows.
November 14, 2006
Whites More Likely to Get CPR Help(Reuters Health) Whites with cardiac arrest are more likely to receive potentially life-saving resuscitation than are blacks, according to a study released on Tuesday.
November 13, 2006
Higher Death Rate Seen for Black U.S. Heart Patients(Reuters Health) Black heart disease patients died at a much higher rate than equally sick white patients, researchers said on Sunday in the latest U.S. study showing racial disparity in disease survival.
November 09, 2006
Few Young Children Are Adequately Immunized Against Flu(Reuters Health) During the 2003-2004 flu season, only 12% of children between the ages of 2 and 8 in the US received both doses of the trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV) that are recommended for adequate protection, according to the Vaccine Safety Datalink study.
November 06, 2006
Mouse In The House May Be Hard On Kids' Asthma(Reuters Health) The results of a new study suggest there is an association between exposure to mouse allergen in the home and asthma in "mouse-sensitized" inner-city children.
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