Posts Tagged ‘race’
Racism may harm your health
RICE (US) — A new study finds 18 percent of blacks and 4 percent of whites report emotional and/or physical distress due to racial discrimination. Continue…
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 12:45 - 5 Comments
Health & Medicine - Dec 23, 2011 8:07 - 1 Comment
Therapy gap for depressed black seniors
RUTGERS (US) — African Americans seniors are the least likely to be diagnosed with depression, and if diagnosed, the least likely to receive treatment, researchers report. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 6, 2011 10:17 - 2 Comments
Language may trump race for young kids
U. CHICAGO (US) — Researchers have found that for younger white children, language can loom larger than race in defining a person’s identity. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 2, 2011 9:19 - 4 Comments
Race and US politics: One nation, two worlds
U. CHICAGO (US) — The political outlook of blacks in America has undergone dramatic swings in the last ten years—from Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath to Barack Obama’s election—writes political scientist Michael Dawson in a new book. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 6, 2011 11:45 - 0 Comments
Why kidney failure risk 4x higher for blacks
EMORY U. (US) — African Americans are more likely than whites to excrete protein in their urine, a condition that may contribute to a much higher incidence of kidney failure. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 27, 2011 15:02 - 3 Comments
Breast cancer kills more black women
UC DAVIS (US) — Black women are 50 percent more likely than any other racial or ethnic group to die from advanced breast cancer, even if they receive radiation therapy. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 12, 2011 10:47 - 3 Comments
Oxygen in eyes may raise glaucoma risk
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Higher oxygen levels in the eyes may explain why African Americans have a higher risk of glaucoma than Caucasians. (more…)
Top Stories - May 25, 2011 12:19 - 4 Comments
Whites in U.S. still live longer than blacks
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — While life expectancy in the United States has risen from 47 years in 1900 to 78 today, statistics show African Americans, on average, die five years earlier than whites. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 20, 2011 10:11 - 1 Comment
Black students more likely to tweet
NORTHWESTERN (US) — A survey of freshman college students in Chicago showed that 37 percent of black students were using Twitter in 2010 compared to 21 percent of white students. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 22, 2011 10:50 - 2 Comments
Question of race does disservice
RICE (US) — Scores of people could be underserved by a medical health form question that many take for granted. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 3, 2011 15:22 - 0 Comments
Discrimination breeds battle fatigue
PENN STATE (US) — African Americans who face chronic exposure to racial discrimination may suffer generalized anxiety disorder, a condition so severe it can significantly affect everyday tasks. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 16, 2011 12:56 - 34 Comments
Whites prefer whites when dating online
UC BERKELEY (US) — The quest for a post-racial society continues, even in the world of online dating, new research shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 18, 2011 13:42 - 1 Comment
6 trends that will transform the US
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Data from the 2010 Census will likely confirm several major demographic shifts in the United States, say researchers, including an overall “browning” and “graying” of America. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 11, 2011 12:30 - 2 Comments
Cancer screening: location, location, location
UC DAVIS (US) — Geography accounts for significant differences in colorectal screening rates among non-whites, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 29, 2010 12:06 - 0 Comments
Hispanics hit hard by flu shot delays
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Disparities in flu vaccination rates based on race, ethnicity, and age grow even larger in years when the vaccine supply is limited or delayed. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 30, 2010 16:31 - 7 Comments
Why Americans see Obama as black
UC DAVIS (US) — Why is President Barack Obama—the son of a white mother from Kansas and a black father from Kenya—seen as a black man? (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 27, 2010 11:18 - 1 Comment
Black youth plug in to politics
U. CHICAGO (US) — Stereotypes of black youth that they are politically detached and negatively influenced by rap music and videos are false, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 22, 2010 9:47 - 1 Comment
Low vitamin D may raise cancer risk
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Two new vitamin D studies suggest intriguing ties between a deficiency of D and breast and colon cancer, particularly among African Americans. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 30, 2010 12:42 - 2 Comments
Not your mom’s menopause
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US)—White women are becoming more optimistic about menopause, with many seeing it as an opportunity to rethink their lives and redefine themselves, a new study shows. (more…)
