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Monday, 26 November 2007 |
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The first statistics ever amassed on HIV in the District, released
today in a sweeping report, reveal "a modern epidemic" remarkable for
its size, complexity and reach into all parts of the city. The numbers most starkly illustrate HIV's impact on the African
American community. Click to continue at washingtonpost.com
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Friday, 16 November 2007 |
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Black children with diabetes face a death rate twice as high as that for white children, new U.S. government research shows.
While this racial disparity has been evident for more than two
decades, the trend has been accelerating among children ages 1 to 19... Click to continue at USNews.com
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Thursday, 15 November 2007 |
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On, November 16th
thousands of African Americans will attempt to quit smoking. Many smokers are
more successful when they have support. If you have someone in your family, a
co-worker or a friend who smokes, or you want to stop smoking yourself, call
Smokefree Living for African Americans to plan a quit date for the Great
African American Smokeout.
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Thursday, 15 November 2007 |
Latinos and African Americans with Alzheimer’s disease live
longer than white people who have the disease, according to a study
published November 14, 2007, in the online edition of Neurology®,
the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The findings were the same even after researchers adjusted for
education level, age when symptoms began, living situation, and other
factors that could affect how long the study participants lived.
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Monday, 05 November 2007 |
African Americans are more likely than their
white or Hispanic counterparts to check themselves out of the hospital
against their doctors' advice, a new study has found. While the reasons for these findings are not
completely clear, they speculate that distrust of doctors or a history
of bad experiences with the healthcare system... Click to continue at Medline Plus
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