Research could lead to better drugs and whiter whites
Groundbreaking research published today could revolutionise the way drugs are made and have major implications for the industrial sector, say its authors. When these chemical reactions go...Asian-American Teens More Likely Than Whites to Learn Healthier Lifestyles
Adolescents whose families emigrated from Asia improve their health habits with every generation born in the United States, more than their white and Latino peers, new research suggests. // “We were pleased by the marked improvement in physical activity and use of bicycle helmets, seat belts and sunscreen for Asian adolescents across the generations,” said lead author Michele Allen, M....Black Women Have More Severe Cases of Breast Cancer Than Whites, Hispanics
Black women receiving the same breast cancer treatments as Hispanic and white women in two separate clinical trials had lower survival rates, were more likely to be diagnosed// with later-stage cancer and to have more-aggressive tumors, according to a study. For the study, lead researcher Wendy Woodward of the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and colleagues examined 2...Blacks Get Treatment on Par With Whites for Cardiovascular Disease
Health outcomes for blacks with cardiovascular disease are similar or better than those of whites when differences in access and treatment are minimized, according to a study// published in the American Heart Journal, Reuters reports. For the study, Nancy Kressin of the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital and colleagues studied the care and health outcomes of 793 white pat...Minority Women in LA County Have Higher Rates of Chronic Disease Than Whites
Minority women in Los Angeles County have disproportionately higher rates of chronic disease than others, according to a report released by the county Department of Public Health in conjunction with its Office of Women's Health, the Los Angeles Times reports. The report, which examined the relationship between ethnicity and women's health, compiled data from several sources. Most i...Whites Have Highest Risk of Diabetes in U.S
Researchers have identified that non-Hispanic white youth have the highest rate of diabetes of all racial/ethnic groups for children in the U.S., with type 1 being the predominant kind of diabetes among youth. Dana Dabelea, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, presented the findings of the study at a JAMA media briefing in New York....Sovereign with WhiteStar Cold Phaco Technology
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