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Ethnicity, eye disease linked - Blacks at highest risk of developing eye diseases such as glaucoma E-mail
Thursday, 20 September 2007
America's 78 million aging baby boomers -- especially Hispanics and blacks -- are at risk for a big jump in eye disease over the next generation, including glaucoma, cataracts, diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration, the American Academy of Ophthalmology said Friday. Read more at MiamiHerald.com
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Study refutes common belief that black patients have more aggressive prostate cancer E-mail
Tuesday, 18 September 2007
A University of Minnesota study of prostate cancer tumors from Caucasian and African-American men has shown no evidence that the cancer is more aggressive in black men. Lead investigator Akhouri Sinha, a professor of genetics, cell biology, and development and research scientist at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center, said the belief that black men's tumors are more aggressive is based on studies that failed to match patients properly and used only indirect means to measure tumor aggressiveness.
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More African Americans trying acupuncture E-mail
Friday, 14 September 2007
More and more African Americans are seeking alternative means of maintaining healthy lifestyles and combating diseases. One such alternative is acupuncture and acupressure.  Read more at Afro.com
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Study: Race Matters in Nursing Home Quality E-mail
Wednesday, 12 September 2007

"We found that there were big differences between quality of nursing home care that blacks received as opposed to whites...." Black nursing home residents were more likely to be in a facility with potentially hazardous deficiencies.  Read more at ABCNews.com

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September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month E-mail
Friday, 07 September 2007
Among men in the United States, prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer (other than some kinds of skin cancer). It is the second leading cause of cancer deaths, after lung cancer, and the seventh leading cause of death overall for men in this country.  All men are at risk for prostate cancer but older age, race, and family history may increase risk. Learn about the risks and benefits of prostate cancer screening.  Read more at CDC.gov
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