Black in Medical News

Virus May Affect Survival in Head and Neck Cancer

... report. They said the finding may explain why black Americans, who have far less HPV infection than ... months for white patients and 20.9 months for black patients treated with chemotherapy and radiation. ... because most were still alive. Four percent of black patients and 34 percent of white patients were ...

AMERIGROUP Public Policy Institute, Black Leadership Forum, Inc. Convene Summit to Examine Preterm Birth Policy Solutions

... by The AMERIGROUP Public Policy Institute and the black Leadership Forum, Inc. and hosted by the ... Executive Officer and Executive Director of the black Leadership Forum, Inc. "As AMERIGROUP, the black Leadership Forum, and participating organizations ...

Young Black, Hispanic Women Tend to Develop 'Love Handles'

... TUESDAY, July 21 (HealthDay News) -- black and Hispanic women in their 20s tend to ... Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C., found black and Hispanic young adults tended to pack on both ... of 18 square centimeters (cm2) in the young black women and by 12 cm2 in the Hispanic women over a ...

Five Hypertension Genes Found in Black Americans

... variants associated with high blood pressure in black Americans that could hopefully become targets for ... Africa, the home area of the ancestors of most black Americans. That study confirmed that some of the genetic variants seen in black Americans are also found in West African people, ...

Why African-Americans are at greater risk of hypertension and kidney disease

... we may now understand a great puzzle: why the black population has a greater prevalence of ... TGF-B1 protein was significantly higher in 186 black study participants compared with 147 white ... (39 ng/ml), demonstrating that even healthy black patients may be at higher risk for future ...

Lilly Celebrates Its 35th Year as a Supporter of the Indiana Black Expo

... this, its 35th year of support for the Indiana black Expo (IBE) Summer Celebration, including a ... and a presence at the IN Shape Indiana black and Minority Health Fair that will offer ... to get the word out about the IN Shape Indiana black and Minority Health Fair , as well as discuss its ...

Cancer Gap Between Whites, Blacks May Be Biological in Part

... Even when they get identical medical treatment, black Americans with breast, ovarian and prostate ... racial survival was attributed to the fact that black cancer patients have less access to quality care, ... school news release. Even with good treatment, black patients with one of these three cancers were ...

New Clues to Race Gap in Breast Cancer Outcomes

... Studies shed light on why black women more likely to die, but questions remain ... -- The racial gap in breast cancer outcomes, with black women more likely to die from the disease, can't ... breast cancer rates for more than 244,000 black and white women, using data from the National ...

New Villanova University Online Course Enables Black Belts to Attain Lean Master Black Belt Certification

... Six Sigma. In addition to enabling those with black Belt training to achieve prestigious Lean Six Sigma Master black Belt certification, this program examines ... new program is essential for all individuals with black Belt training who are looking to cement their ...

Black gay men may be at increased HIV risk

... black gay men have less choice when it comes to sexual ... in the US, show that social barriers faced by black gay men may have a serious impact on their health ... is a disproportionate burden of HIV infection in black Americans, who accounted for nearly half of all ...

New Media-Led Effort Responds to AIDS Crisis in Black America

... a new coordinated national campaign to mobilize black Americans in response to AIDS and promote ... - seeks to strengthen a sense of community among black Americans in response to HIV/AIDS. From the outset, AIDS has disproportionately affected black Americans, who today account for nearly half of ...

Racial Clusters Seem to Affect Access to Colon Care

... U.S. areas with more black residents lack specialists, study shows TUESDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) -- black Americans appear to have less access to ... of segregation, an increase in the number of black or Hispanic residents in the population was ...

Depression May Lead to More Preemies Among Blacks

... TUESDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) -- black women are twice as likely to give birth ... and 1996 in the larger study, 18.1 percent of black women gave birth prematurely compared with 8.5 ... and higher pre-pregnancy depressive mood among black women compared to white women may indirectly ...

The Pressure Is on for African Americans with Hypertension

... Inc., in collaboration with the Association of black Cardiologists.(1) In addition, almost half (48 ... To address this concern, the Association of black Cardiologists and Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. are ... Pressure Points' campaign, the Association of black Cardiologists and Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. have ...

Health Care 'Gap' Continues for Minority, Poor Americans

... For example, nearly half (48 percent) of black adults suffer from some form of chronic condition ... the report found, and one in every five black Americans lacks health insurance, compared to one ... of the other findings from the new report: black Americans are more likely to die from cancer than ...

Drummer Eddie Cleland Resumes Life After Brain Surgery and Tells About it at Conference

... 3, 2007. He was able to get an appointment with black early that afternoon, and after reviewing the ... choice is to try to get all of it out if we can," black said. "Complete resection is not curative because ... the normal brain and shell the tumor out," black said. The operation was made more ...

Many Black Women Refuse Breast Cancer Treatments

... May 22 (HealthDay News) -- Almost 25 percent of black women with advanced breast cancer refuse the ... could save their lives, a new study finds. black women have almost twice the rate of advanced ... it has already progressed. In addition, some black women have misconceptions about cancer and are ...

Southern California-Based Shangri La Tea Company Captures Four International Awards at the 2009 World Tea Expo

... global competition as follows: Category: black Unflavored 1st Place, Natural Organic black Iced Tea Category: black flavored 3rd Place, Organic Maple Caramel Iced ...

Parental guidelilnes, consequences may be why fewer black teens smoke than whites

... It's a curious paradox. black adults are more likely to smoke than white adults ... as teenagers. But statistics show that fewer black youths than whites begin smoking as adolescents. ... study indicates that lower rates of smoking among black teens may be the result ...

Is There a Nutritional Upside to a Down Economy?

... To create a budget-wise vegetarian alternative, black beans can be a tasty substitute for chicken to ... in every pouch. "Packed with protein and fiber, black beans are inexpensive and a great source of iron, ... (optional) 1/4 tsp. salt 1/8 tsp. ground black pepper Melt Shedd's Spread Country Crock(R) ...

Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield to Serve as Host Sponsor for 100 Black Men of America 23rd Conference

... that it will serve as host sponsor of the 100 black Men of America, Inc. 23rd Annual Conference to be ... Empire is a long-time supporter of The 100 black Men New York Chapter and the valuable mentoring ... for 75 years and is proud to welcome the 100 black Men back to New York City for this year's ...

Racial Disparity Seen in Angioplasty Outcomes

... black patients more likely to experience complications, ... FRIDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- black Americans are more likely than any other racial ... a major adverse cardiac event was 78.8 percent in black patients and 85.9 percent in all other patients. ...

The Network Journal Announces its 2009 List of "40 Under Forty" Dynamic Achievers

... New York tri-state premier monthly magazine for black professionals, corporate executives and small ... awards dinner, will be hosted by Shon Gables, of black Enterprise Business Report; and Randal D. ... New York tri-state premier monthly magazine for black professionals, corporate executives and small ...

Compirion Helps Baxter Regional Medical Center Achieve Patient Satisfaction Rankings in the Top 5th Percentile Nationally

... with triage to get patients into beds." Dr. black added, "Charge Nurses want to be care nurses and ... the ED physician to read immediately." Dr. black added, "We have implemented a 'Code Stemi' where ... is more teamwork (at the hospital)." Dr. black concluded, "Our ED Physicians have reported that ...

Consumer Alert: Dermatologists Warn Skin Cancer is an Equal-Opportunity Health Threat

... SEER program. In the African-American population, black female patients in Florida had a 60 percent higher incidence of melanoma than that of black female patients reported in the SEER program - ... "We hope that earlier diagnosis of melanoma in black and Hispanic patients at a more favorable or ...

Black Youths With High BP May Face Elevated Heart Risks

... chamber of the heart, a new study suggests that black children may be at a greater risk than all other ... found that about 60 percent of those who were black had left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), a ... And unlike the others in the study, the black children with LVH were also found to have higher ...

Researchers identify stroke predictors in black patients

... AF one of the major risk factors for stroke in black patients, they suffer strokes five times more ... of AF have not been as useful for identifying black patients at high risk. While black patients suffer more ischemic strokes than white ...

National Minority Quality Forum Provides Tracking Tool to Address Cardiovascular Disease in Minority Populations

... American College of Cardiology and Association of black Cardiologists Endorse Zip Code-Based Database ... Ferdinand, Chief Science Officer, Association of black Cardiologists. In addition to being used to ... College of Cardiology and the Association of black Cardiologists, leading voices in the ...

CBTU HIV/AIDS Community Conference

... Greater Philadelphia Chapters of the Coalition of black Trade Unionists, a partner organization in the ... some point in their life, approximately one in 16 black men will be diagnosed with HIV, as will one in 30 black women. The rate of new HIV infections ...

Medicare Change May Impact Black Kidney Patients

... WEDNESDAY, April 22 (HealthDay News) -- black kidney patients may have more difficulty getting ... were previously reimbursed separately. Because black kidney patients more often experience anemia (low ... of 12,000 dialysis patients revealed that black patients required an 11 percent higher average ...

Study Rates Breast Cancer Risks Among Races

... Researchers find white and black women share certain risks; other factors more ... April 20 (HealthDay News) -- White women and black women in the United States share certain breast ... study have so far enrolled 1,826 white and 360 black women with breast cancer, and 1,766 healthy white ...

Writing About Values Boosts Grades for Middle Schoolers

... But positive effect was only seen in black children, study finds,,,, THURSDAY, ... seems to only translate into higher marks for black students, according to the study, which appears ... European-American children, high-performing black children and ...

Racial disparities persist in the treatment of lung cancer

... black patients suffering from lung cancer are less ... are needed to provide appropriate treatments for black patients and to educate them about the value of ... lung cancer," the authors write. Only then will black lung cancer patients experience similar survival ...

Songs Give Back for Autism Awareness Month

... ACTOR AND MUSICIAN JACK black DEBUTS NEW SONG IN VIDEO FOR AUTISM PROJECT ... SENSITIVE , performed by actor and musician Jack black and Wyatt Isaacs (the star of the Emmy ... 1:00 Performances; Wyatt Isaacs song with Jack black video WHERE: Four Seasons Hotel Los ...

New Research Suggests Drinking as Little as One Cup of Black Tea Per Day May Help Maintain Cardiovascular Function and Heart Health

... Institute of Tea, is the first to show that black tea consumption - depending on dose - ... participants to one of five prescribed intakes of black tea over five periods lasting one week each. The ... mg of tea flavonoids per day. A standard cup of black tea contains approximately 100-200 mg of ...

Black Hills Orthopedics & Spine Center Selects Sage Intergy EHR to Improve Clinical, Operational and Financial Efficiencies

... 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Sage announced that black Hills Orthopedics & Spine Center (BHOSC), a ... by booth 4404 at HIMSS in Chicago. About black Hills Orthopedics & Spine Center Based in Rapid City, S.D., black Hills Orthopedics & Spine Center (BHOSC) ...

Health Disparities Among Minority Populations Getting Worse

... There is an estimate that 80% of black women and 60% of black men are overweight or obese (which contributes to ... - Obesity Rates Growing For African-Americans. black Enterprise May 2007 (6) Minority Women's ...

Black Women at Higher Risk for Aggressive Breast Tumors

... WEDNESDAY, March 25 (HealthDay News) -- black women are three times more likely than women of ... has the highest rate of cancer in the world. black women have a lower overall rate of breast cancer than white women, but when black women do get breast cancer, it's often more ...

Risk of aggressive breast cancer subtype 3 times higher for black women

... even taking these factors into consideration, black women face three times the risk of developing an ... overall incidence of breast cancer is lower in black women than in white women. Yet when black women do get breast cancer, it tends to be more ...

Black girls are 50 percent more likely to be bulimic than white girls

... An analysis of the survey results reveals: black girls were 50 percent more likely than white ... both binging and purging. About 2.6 percent of black girls were clinically bulimic, compared to 1.7 ... bulimic, close to the national average. black girls scored an average of 17 percentage points ...