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Study Calls HIV in D.C. A 'Modern Epidemic' E-mail
Monday, 26 November 2007

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

 
More Black Children Dying From Diabetes E-mail
Friday, 16 November 2007
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
 
Help Someone Quit Smoking This Year For The Great African American Smokeout E-mail
Thursday, 15 November 2007

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.

 
Latinos and African Americans Live Longer with Alzheimer’s Disease E-mail
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.
 
Blacks more likely to leave hospital against advice E-mail
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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