Social class, gender and ethnic group determine adolescents' sexual-affective education
This release is available in Spanish . The social class, the gender and the ethnic group are three essential dimensions, not only in the social differentiation, but also in the affective sexual education of the adolescents, where it is necessary to take part in order to promote sexual and...New Study Reveals Wide Variations in Depression Diagnoses among Ethnic Groups
76% of Whites Experiencing Depression Are Diagnosed by a Physician - Dramatically Higher than Hispanics, Blacks and Asians with Depression Symptoms ORLANDO, Fla., May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Whites experiencing depression are far more likely to be diagnosed by a physician than other ethnic groups,...Video: Cosmetic Procedures Up In All Ethnic Groups Except Caucasians In 2008
Largest Increase In Hispanics, Up 18%, New ASPS Plastic Surgery Statistics Show ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Tough economic times may have caused a decline in some areas of cosmetic surgery, but procedures among ethnic patients are up. According to statistics released...NFID Expands Educational Efforts To Reach Racial, Ethnic Families About Dangers of Meningitis
Newly Published Call to Action Highlights Need to Reduce Disparities in Meningococcal Vaccination; Increase Educational Efforts BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases' (NFID) S.T.O.P. (Share. Teach. Outreach. Protect.) Meningitis! coali...Money motivates doctors to reduce ethnic differences in heart disease treatments
Financial incentives for doctors can improve the management of coronary heart disease (CHD) and reduce ethnic differences in quality of and access to care, according to Dr. Christopher Millett, Consultant in Public Health at Imperial College Faculty of Medicine in London in the UK, and his colleag...Racial and ethnic disparities detected in patient experiences
A study surveying patients in more than 1,500 physician practices has found racial and ethnic disparities in patient health-care experiences, with minority patients having worse experiences than white patients. The findings suggest that while all doctors should be attentive to differences in patie...Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Announces Lurasidone Phase III Data in Patients With Schizophrenia
...hree million American adults and more than 24 million adults worldwide. Schizophrenia affects men and women equally and occurs at similar rates in all ethnic groups around the world. Schizophrenia is a treatable medical condition and is thought to be caused by a combination of environmental and genetic fac...Freezing Prostate Cancer Does a Man's Body Good
... nearly 30,000 annual deaths. African American men have higher incidence and at least double the mortality rates compared with men of other racial and ethnic groups. Historically, prostate cancer has been considered an older man's disease; however the incidence is increasing in men in their 40s and 50s. ...When to Have That Joint Replacement?
...of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) ( http://www.aaos.org/ ). In addition, female patients have less preoperative joint function than male patients across ethnic groups. "Studies have shown that the timing of joint replacement surgery ( http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00220 ) is an important d...Genetic Research Leads to New Discovery in Understanding Rare Neurological Disorder
...DMRF), Dr. Ozelius and her colleagues have found that mutations in the THAP1 gene cause DYT6 dystonia in Amish-Mennonite families, as well as in other ethnic groups. Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder characterized by sustained, uncontrolled muscle contractions and spasms. There are multipl...Franco Nuschese Tapped by Robert C. Gallo Foundation for AIDS and Virus Research
... Ellis Island Medal of Honor, which pays tribute to the immigrant experience and individual achievements, and is awarded to U.S. citizens from various ethnic backgrounds. About the Robert C. Gallo Foundation for AIDS and Virus Research The Robert C. Gallo Foundation for AIDS and Virus Research was...ASGE and The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Partner to Raise Awareness About Pancreatic Cancer
...n women and the majority of cases occur in people over the age of 65. The incidence rate among African Americans is 40 to 50 percent higher than other ethnic groups. "While the statistics on pancreatic cancer are sobering, it is important for patients to know that treatment does exist for pancreat...Varying prevalence among ethnic groups of gene mutation that increases risk of breast cancer
CHICAGO Among several U.S. racial/ethnic groups examined, Hispanic women were found to have the highest prevalence of the cancer-associated gene mutation BRCA1 at 3.5 percent, with Asian Americans having the lowest prevalence (0.5 percent), according to a study in the December 26 issue of JAMA. ...Moving to the US increases cancer risk for Hispanics
...on , a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Studies to date have classified all Hispanics under the same umbrella, as a single ethnic group, hiding the differences between each population group. "They are really heterogeneous from cultural and socioeconomic perspectives and repre...Health benefits of physical activity more pronounced in women
...els and subsequently decrease the risks of cardiovascular disease; however, few of these studies have included enough participant diversity to provide ethnic breakdowns. Now, a long-term study of over 8,700 middle-aged men and women provides race- and gender- specific data on the cholesterol effects of phys...Genetic factors implicated in survival gap for breast, ovarian or prostate cancer
...rce of the survival gap. Dawn Hershman, M.D, M.S., a Columbia University Medical Center oncologist whose research is dedicated to examining racial and ethnic disparities in cancer outcome and in cancer survivorship, was the senior author of the research published online by the Journal of the National Cance...New monkey discovered in Brazil
...ervation International. Researchers have dubbed the monkey Mura's saddleback tamarin ( saguinus fuscicollis mura ) named after the Mura Indians, the ethnic group of Amerindians of the Purus and Madeira river basins where the monkey occurs. Historically this tribe was spread through the largest territory o...CSHL scientists harness logic of 'Sudoku' math puzzle to vastly enhance genome-sequencing capability
...x Jewish communities. The organization's aim is to prevent genetic diseases such as Tay-Sachs or cystic fibrosis that occur frequently within specific ethnic populations. The team's new method will now allow the many thousands of DNA samples gathered by Dor Yeshorim to be processed and sequenced in a single...Study finds colorectal cancer rates increasing worldwide
...t among women. In Miyagi, Japan, rates rose 92 percent among men and 47 percent among women. The researchers also observed substantial regional and ethnic variations in colorectal cancer incidence trends within countries such as Japan, Israel, and Singapore. The United States was the only country where c...Latest research on children's issues featured at SRCD meeting
...ecession going to affect children? Is smoking during pregnancy a prenatal insult? What is the latest research on the achievement gap between different ethnic groups? How is the electronic age affecting children's social values? What is the role of the family in dealing with obesity among children? Answer...UCR physicist receives highest honor US government gives young scientists or engineers
...involvement of high school, undergraduate, and graduate students, especially minority and women, in her cutting-edge research, taking advantage of the ethnic diversity of UCR's student population and local communities. She is a founding faculty member of the UCR Undergraduate Research Journal. She also orga...Cellular Dynamics International Reprograms Blood Cells into Stem Cells
...ry enables us to provide the pharmaceutical industry with a cell portfolio representing individual biology, disease models, retrospective analysis and ethnic diversity. This is the first step in paving the way for large-scale processing and industrialization of iPS cells." To generate the induced plur...Disabled and other vulnerable groups more susceptible to terrorism fears
... Research has shown that certain marginalized groups including the mentally ill, the disabled and ethnic minorities such as African Americans and Latinos fare worse than others in the aftermath of natural disasters, suffering disproportionate impoverishm...Pharma and Biotech Companies Plug into Singapore's Integrated Research Network
... productivity, leverage academic insights and diversify risks. Located at the heart of Asia with a population base that is representative of key Asian ethnic groups, Singapore provides a home-base of innovation for companies to test and develop new solutions for Asia and beyond. Recent announcements ...Disabled and other vulnerable groups more susceptible to terrorism fears
... Research has shown that certain marginalized groups including the mentally ill, the disabled and ethnic minorities such as African Americans and Latinos fare worse than others in the aftermath of natural disasters, suffering disproportionate impoverishm...Disabled and other vulnerable groups more susceptible to terrorism fears
... Research has shown that certain marginalized groups including the mentally ill, the disabled and ethnic minorities such as African Americans and Latinos fare worse than others in the aftermath of natural disasters, suffering disproportionate impoverishm...PAREXEL Expands Pioneering Asian Ethnobridging Expertise
...es prepare strategic global plans, gather relevant ethnic data in the U.S., and save time and development co...s possible pharmacokinetic differences in a target ethnic population. The Chinese bridging study was condu...nal Conference on Harmonization (ICH) bridging and ethnic sensitivity study development, including Japanese ...