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Exercise Doesn't Affect Pregnancy In Black Women (Reuters Health)
A new study suggests that moderate exercise during pregnancy is safe even for women with chronic illness.

October 23, 2006

Study Suggests Breast Cancer Different In Blacks (Reuters Health)
Breast cancer may be different in many black American women than those of other races -- more aggressive and of a harder-to-treat type, researchers said on Monday.

October 18, 2006

Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy Substantially Raises Risk Of SIDS (Reuters Health)
Smoking during pregnancy is responsible for one in five cases of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), a new analysis shows. Among mothers who smoke during pregnancy, smoking is responsible for nearly two out of every three SIDS cases.

October 12, 2006

Whole Grains Cut Diabetes Risk For Black Women (Reuters Health)
Black women who eat plenty of magnesium-rich foods, especially whole grains, may lower their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, new research shows.

October 11, 2006

High In-Hospital Death Rate With Asthma Flare (Reuters Health)
As many as one-third of all deaths from asthma occur in patients who are hospitalized for asthma exacerbations, new research finds.

Results of Largest Genome-Wide Linkage Study of Prostate Cancer Among African American Men
Researchers from 12 institutions, including the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today announced the results of the first genome-wide linkage study of prostate cancer in African Americans.

October 05, 2006

Racial Disparities Seen In Bladder Cancer Survival (Reuters Health)
White Americans have a two-fold higher incidence of bladder cancer than black Americans, but the risk of death among blacks is 35 percent higher than whites when patients with the same cancer stage and grade are compared.

October 02, 2006

Poor Endometrial Cancer Survival In Black Women Not Due To Treatment Differences (Reuters Health)
Despite receiving similar treatment, black women with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer fare worse than their white counterparts, according to a report in the November 1st issue of Cancer.

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