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Understanding hypertension in African Americans proves elusive

Exercise cannot reduce a sodium-retaining hormone, aldosterone, in African Americans known to potentially cause hypertension.

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1. Childhood sleep-disordered breathing disproportionately affects obese and African-Americans
   12-01-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Sleep-disordered breathing, which can include various sleep behaviors ranging in severity from snoring to obstructive sleep apnea, disproportionately affects children who are overweight and African-American, according to a new study published in the December 2007 edition of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery. Obstructive sleep apnea can pose serious health threats, including hypertension and higher risk for cardiac disease.
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2. Few Clues About African Ancestry To Be Found In Mitochondrial DNA
   10-14-2006 · ScienceDaily
   Mitochondrial DNA may not hold the key to your origins after all. A study published today in the open access journal BMC Biology reveals that fewer than 10 percent of African American mitochondrial DNA sequences analysed can be matched to mitochondrial DNA from one single African ethnic group. The current study suggests that only one in nine African Americans may be able to find clues about where their ancestors came from, in their mitochondrial DNA.
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3. Pursuing parenthood: Discourses of persistence
   11-12-2007 · EurekAlert!
   People harbor many cherished goals that may prove elusive even with the aid of market offerings, such as pursuit of an ideal of beauty. Despite repeated setbacks, some individuals persist, often making extraordinary investments of time, emotion and money. A new study furthers our understanding of persistent goal striving, particularly in cases where the chances of success are low and the costs of continued efforts are high.
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4. Scientists discover genetic variant associated with prostate cancer in African Americans
   10-31-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Researchers report a new genetic variant that is linked to higher incidence of prostate cancer in African-American men. This study emphasizes the importance of characterizing genetic markers associated with prostate cancer in high-risk populations.
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5. Researchers publish largest genome-wide study of prostate cancer in African American men
   10-11-2006 · EurekAlert!
   Researchers from 14 institutions across the country today announced the results of the first genome-wide linkage study of prostate cancer in African Americans. Using genetic markers, researchers identified several regions of the human genome that likely contain genes that, when altered, increase the risk of developing prostate cancer.
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6. New HIV statistics indicate increasing toll of AIDS on African-American community
   11-16-2006 · EurekAlert!
   The country's leading African-American lawmakers, civil rights leaders and medical experts today called on the federal government to adopt and implement a new blueprint to address the HIV/AIDS crisis in the African-American community. The plan is outlined in a new report, African-Americans, Health Disparities and HIV/AIDS: Recommendations for Confronting the Epidemic in Black America, written by Robert E. Fullilove, EdD, associate dean at the Mailman School of Public Health.
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7. New HIV statistics indicate increasing toll of AIDS on African American community
   11-16-2006 · EurekAlert!
   The country's leading African American lawmakers, civil rights leaders and medical experts today called on the federal government to adopt and implement a new blueprint to address the HIV/AIDS crisis in the African American community. The plan is outlined in a new report, "African Americans, Health Disparities and HIV/AIDS: Recommendations for Confronting the Epidemic in Black America," written by Robert E. Fullilove, EdD, associate dean at the Mailman School of Public Health.
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8. Racial disparities in treatment of patients with cirrhosis and complications of portal hypertension
   05-01-2007 · EurekAlert!
   African-American and Hispanic patients hospitalized for complications of portal hypertension were less likely to undergo a palliative shunt, prompt endoscopy, or liver transplantation compared to white patients.
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9. Drug/intervention combinations offer benefit in severe CVD
   03-26-2007 · EurekAlert!
   While millions of Americans suffer from severe cardiac dysfunction, only about 3,000 heart transplants are possible each year. In the meantime, doctors are trying to identify new combinations of medicines and interventions that will increase survival rates among this high-risk population. Research presented today at the American College of Cardiology's 56th Annual Scientific Session offers new insight into the most effective therapies for patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction, cardiogenic shock and perioperative hypertension.
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10. New report reveals African-Americans may lack key nutrients for optimal health
    02-01-2007 · EurekAlert!
    A new report released today in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association reveals that African-Americans in all age groups have lower average intakes of calcium, magnesium and phosphorus, and consume fewer servings of dairy foods than nonAfrican-Americans. African-Americans in all age groups do not meet the 2005 Dietary Guidelines recommendation for three daily servings of low-fat or fat-free milk or milk products.
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