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Study: High Blood Pressure Linked To Race, Sex
December 07, 2010
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High Blood Pressure Toll Worse On Young Blacks
October 18, 2010
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Blacks With High Blood Pressure Hospitalized Most
July 02, 2010
The hospital admission rate for Blacks with hypertension was 161 per 100,000 people in 2006 – nearly 5 times the hospitalization rate for Whites (33 admissions per 100,000), according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Hypertension , which can ...
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Hormones Pinpointed At Putting Blacks At Higher Risk For High Blood Pressure
April 26, 2010
African American boys had higher ACE levels than both African American and Caucasian girls, meaning the African American boys may have higher levels of angiotensin II. Researchers also observed that African American girls had less ACE2 than Caucasian girls, meaning they may make less of the protective ...
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BLACK KIDS WITH HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE MAY BE AT HIGHER RISK FOR HEART DISEASE
May 04, 2009
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High Blood Pressure in Part Explains Black, White Breast Cancer Mortality Disparity, Study Finds
March 13, 2009
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Food Insecurity Higher In Minority Households
September 08, 2011
The USDA today released a new report of Food Security in the U.S.. The report showed that food insecurity rates were substantially higher than the national average for households with incomes near or below the current federal poverty line ($22,350 for a family of four), households with children headed by single women ...
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Peer Pressure Puts Black Girls At Higher HIV Risk
September 07, 2011
In a recent study involving 64 African American adolescent girls ages 14 to 17, researchers found that up to 59% of the study’s subjects experienced sexual abuse that included threats, verbal coercion, condom coercion and physical violence. Of the 64 interviewed, unwanted sex made up 30% and 9% respectively of the abuse cases. ...
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Study Gives Clues To High Rate Of Hypertension In Blacks
August 30, 2011
A study published this month in Vascular Health and Risk Management examined a key difference in the way that cells from Blacks respond to inflammation. Tis discovery could provide an answer to why this group is disproportionately affected by hypertension, something that has eluded scientists for many years. Lead author Michael Brown ...
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Study: Blacks At Higher Risk For Death From Stroke
September 01, 2011
Blacks and country folk outside the so-called “stroke belt†are at higher risk for stroke death than other populations, a large new study finds. A stroke occurs every 40 seconds somewhere in the United States, but little has been known about whether stroke mortality disparities exist outside an 11-state region in southeast United States known as the stroke belt. ...
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Hispanic Caucus Names Recipients Of Highest Honors
August 22, 2011
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) today announced its 2011 highest honors to be awarded at its 34th Annual Awards Gala on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 in Washington. Four-time Grammy winner and legendary entertainer Vikki Carr and astronaut Jose Hernandez will each receive a 2011 Medallion of Excellence for Leadership and Community Service. U.S. Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar ...
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Native American Docs Try to Reduce High Death Rates
August 11, 2011
The 40th annual AAIP (Association of American Indian Physicians) conference is being held in Portland, Oregon this week, as more than 200 Native American doctors focus on ways to reduce high death rates afflicting tribes across the country. The death rate for Native Americans from tuberculosis and alcoholism ...
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Death Rate Higher For Black Diabetics
August 10, 2011
Even though overall black patients have a lower risk of death while receiving dialysis than white patients, this applies primarily to older adults, as black patients younger than 50 years of age have a significantly higher risk of death, according to a study in the August 10 issue of JAMA. "Of more than 500,000 individuals with ...
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Obama Talks Higher Taxes In Address To Latino Group
July 22, 2011
Black Radio Network will be carrying the webcast of the National Council of La Raza's annual convention live from Washington as President Barack Obama will join national leaders from the business, government, and nonprofit sectors. The conference will be held July 23–26 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel ...
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Report Reveal Effects Of Increasing Asian Population On Higher Education
June 27, 2011
The National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education (CARE) today released, in partnership with the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund, precursory findings from its forthcoming research report ...
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CA Latinos Pressure Governor To Sign Farm Workers Act
June 21, 2011
A prominent group of Latina leaders today joined the 12-day drive urging Gov. Jerry Brown to sign SB 104, the Fair Treatment for Farm Workers Act. Among those participating at the state Capitol in Sacramento are Los Angeles County Federation of Labor Executive Secretary-Treasurer Maria Elena Durazo, former San Jose Vice Mayor and South Bay Central Labor ...
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Bottled Water Use High Among Minorities
June 08, 2011
Although higher rates of bottled water use among minorities have been reported previously, the reasons have remained largely unexplored. ...
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Civil Rights Coalition Unveils Plan To Transform High Schools
June 07, 2011
“We can no longer afford to wait to transform our public high schools. All students must attain the knowledge and skills they need to compete in the 21st century marketplace ." ...
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Survey: Black Drivers Pay Highest Car Insurance Rates
June 07, 2011
The report shows that while insurance companies do not intentionally discriminate against black people, they do place emphasis on factors blacks score poorly in. ...
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Book Highlights History Of Women And Slavery In America
June 06, 2011
The book is “an impressive selection of documents that brilliantly illustrates the many dimensions of women’s experience of slavery, from the earliest laws." ...
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Reports Give Ways To Promote Gender Diversity In Higher Education
May 31, 2011
While women have continued to play a greater role in higher education instruction in the last half-century, progress in faculty diversity has not kept up with student diversity. ...
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Education Doesn't Increase Odds That Minorities Play 'High-Status' Sports
June 03, 2011
Whites disproportionately undertake facility-based exercise, blacks tend toward team sports and fitness activities. ...
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Mobile Internet Access Among Minority Teens High, Expensive
May 18, 2011
"The willingness of poor people to pay for Internet access underscores the idea that net access is not just "nice to have" but that it is increasingly seen as a necessity." ...
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Immigrant Groups Eat High-Calorie American Meals To Fit In
May 03, 2011
“If immigrants and their children choose unhealthy American foods over healthier traditional foods, this process of fitting in could lead to poorer health." ...
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Higher HIV Risk In Black Gay Men Linked To Partner Choice, Risk Perception
May 03, 2011
These men show a clear preference for masculine men, while also equating masculinity with lower HIV risk. ...
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Report: High-Performing Schools Still Leaving Some Behind
April 27, 2011
New report shows why a national focus on turning around the lowest performing schools, while needed, is not enough to raise achievement and close gaps. ...
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Refusal Skills Help Minority Youths Resist Smoking Pressures
April 20, 2011
“Smoking and quitting behaviors are heavily influenced by factors in the immediate environment, including family, peers and school.†...
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Minorities Born With Heart Defects Have Higher Death Rate
April 20, 2011
The new study adds to a growing body of evidence that minority infants with specific types of heart defects have poorer survival rates in early childhood. ...
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"Bloody Sunday" Leaders Reunite At Parks Gala
April 15, 2011
The event preserves national historic sites that educate the public about the rich heritage and traditions of our nation’s African American communities. ...
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Report Highlights Health Of US Counties
March 30, 2011
For the second year, the County Health Rankings confirm the critical role that factors such as education, jobs, income, and environment play. ...
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