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Vitamin D Deficiency Associated With Different Types of Obesity In Black Kids
April 27, 2011
While black and white children with vitamin D deficiency both had higher fat levels, black children were more likely to have higher levels of fat just under their skin. ...
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Teen Vitamin D Deficiency Finds Prevalence Highest Among African-Americans
March 11, 2009
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Black Is Beautiful, But Is It Unhealthy?
August 18, 2011
Melanin protects darker skin from premature aging and UV rays, but its protection increases the risk of other diseases, according to research presented this month. The body naturally produces vitamin D - a nutrient known for keeping bones strong - when skin is directly exposed to UV rays from the sun. However, since melanin blocks those UV rays, it also inhibits vitamin D production in the body, says Dr. Valerie D. Callender, Associate Professor of Dermatology, Howard University. ...
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Low Vitamin D May Play Role Anemic Kids
May 02, 2011
The new findings suggest that low vitamin D levels in black children may be an important contributor to anemia. ...
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Sickle Cell News Round-Up
April 28, 2011
Sickle Cell disease is a genetic blood disorder that affects over 80,000 people in the US and millions worldwide. ...
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Study Focuses On Black Couples Dealing With Stress And HIV
April 26, 2011
African Americans are at high risk for morbidity and mortality from chronic diseases and are less likely to report engaging in behaviors associated with reduced risk. ...
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Vitamin D May Help Reduce Heart Risk For Blacks
April 11, 2011
African-Americans as a group have multiple risk factors for CVD. They are more likely than people of other races to develop type 2 diabetes, a known contributor to CVD. ...
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Faltering Growth In Minority Girls Unaddressed
March 21, 2011
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Sickle Cell News Round-Up
March 01, 2011
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Women With HIV Fight Challenges
March 01, 2011
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Sickle Cell News Round-Up
January 27, 2011
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Studies Give Insight For Sickle Cell Patients
December 07, 2010
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Latinos More Vulnerable To AIDS-Related Cancer
November 22, 2010
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Vit. D Deficit Does Not Explain
Blacks Stroke #'s
November 15, 2010
“Higher numbers for hypertension and diabetes definitely explain some of the excess risk for stroke in blacks compared to whites, but not this much risk.†...
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Vitamin D And Breast Cancer Link Found In Blacks
October 01, 2010
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New Allegations For Embattled AZ Sheriff
September 23, 2010
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Vitamin D May Help Blacks With Asthma
September 08, 2010
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NY To Recount Incarcerated
August 04, 2010
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Vitamin D Deficient Black Teens Risk Heart Disease
July 28, 2010
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Blacks Stuck In Revolving Door Of Temp Agencies
July 26, 2010
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Black Anthropologist To Release Findings Supporting Darwin's Theory Of Evolution
July 08, 2010
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HIV Tests Can Do More Harm Than Good
June 02, 2010
Being pregnant, or simply being black, is a risk factor for a false positive HIV test. Tests are calibrated the same for Africans as for Europeans, although blacks are likely to have "sticky serum" that reacts somewhat differently. Thus, HIV tests are racially biased. It is incorrect to assume that black men are ...
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Breastfeeding Minority Mothers And There Babies Lack Vitamiin D, Study Finds
May 26, 2010
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Sickle Cell News For May
May 17, 2010
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Black And Other Maryland Schools To Sign Health Care Pact
May 03, 2010
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Low Levels Of Vitamin D Linked To Higher Rates Of Asthma In African American Kids
March 18, 2010
“It’s been well-documented that as a group, African Americans are more likely than other racial groups to have low levels of vitamin D,†said Robert Freishtat, MD, MPH, an emergency medicine physician and lead author on the study. “But we were shocked to see that almost all of the African American children with ...
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UN Study: It’s Time To Reassess Where We Stand With An HIV Vaccine
March 17, 2010
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Wake Forest Study Reveals Vitamin D Levels Have Different Effects In Blacks And Whites
March 15, 2010
“Doctors frequently prescribe supplemental vitamin D,†Freedman said. “However, we do not know all of its effects and how they may differ between the races ...
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Black And Hispanic Infants Much More Likely To Have HIV, Report Shows
February 10, 2010
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Study Identifies Genetic Predeterminants For Diabetes In African-Americans
December 29, 2009
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