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Discrimination against blacks linked to dehumanization, study finds
02-07-2008 · EurekAlert!Crude historical depictions of African Americans as ape-like may have disappeared from mainstream US culture, but research presented in a new paper by psychologists at Stanford, Pennsylvania State University and the University of California-Berkeley reveals that many Americans subconsciously associate blacks with apes.
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- Black-white life expectancy gap narrows, but remains substantial
03-16-2007 · EurekAlert!
Reductions in the death rate from homicide, HIV disease, unintentional injuries -- and among women, heart disease -- have contributed to narrowing the life expectancy gap between blacks and whites in the United States, although substantial inequalities and challenges remain, according to a study in the March 21 issue of JAMA.
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- Black Caribbeans do better in America than in England
09-26-2007 · EurekAlert!
Black Caribbeans living in America enjoy better health, higher incomes and less discrimination at work than both their English counterparts and black Americans, according to the first international comparative study of these populations.
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- Black gay men, lesbians, have fewer mental disorders than whites, says Mailman School of PH study
10-02-2007 · EurekAlert!
Among lesbian, gay and bisexuals, blacks and Latinos do not have more mental disorders than whites. Based on the theory that stress related to prejudice would increase risk for mental disorders, researchers expected that black lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals face prejudice related to both racism and homophobia, and therefore would have more disorders than their white counterparts. However, the study found that black lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals had significantly fewer disorders than whites.
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- Risk of common vaginal infection linked to preterm birth appears higher for blacks
08-11-2007 · EurekAlert!
Risk of a common vaginal infection linked to preterm birth appears to escalate when even one partner is African-American, according to a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study presented today at the 34th annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology in Boston. When a pregnant woman has bacterial vaginosis, her risk of preterm birth increases. Now when gauging risk for BV, researchers say physicians also should consider her partner.
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- Blacks, Hispanics less likely to get strong pain drugs in emergency rooms
01-01-2008 · EurekAlert!
Despite increases in the overall use of opioid drugs to relieve severe pain, black and Hispanic patients remain significantly less likely than whites to receive these pain-relievers in emergency rooms, according to a new national study.
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- Hair straightening chemicals not linked to breast cancer risk in African-Americans
05-17-2007 · EurekAlert!
Chemical "relaxers" used to straighten hair are not associated with an increased risk of developing breast cancer among African-American women, say researchers who followed 48,167 Black Women's Health Study participants.
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- People living in highly black concentrated neighborhoods more likely to report their health as poor
10-20-2006 · EurekAlert!
In a study examining the relationship between racial/ethnic neighborhood concentration and self-reported health, researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health found that individuals living in neighborhoods with a high concentration of blacks were twice as likely to report poor health when compared to their counterparts living in neighborhoods with a lower concentration of blacks.
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- Blacks, Whites divided on end-of-life treatment
11-30-2006 · EurekAlert!
Black patients are more likely than white patients to prefer life-sustaining care when confronted with an incurable illness or serious mental and physical disabilities, according to a study by University of Rochester Medical Center researchers.
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- Blacks less likely to recognize overweight and obesity, study shows
12-05-2006 · EurekAlert!
Overweight black Americans are two to three times more likely than heavy white Americans to say they are of average weight -- even after being diagnosed as overweight or obese by their doctors, according to a study led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers.
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- Carnegie Mellon study reveals that odor discrimination is linked to the timing at which neurons fire
11-07-2006 · EurekAlert!
Timing is everything. For a mouse trying to discriminate between the scent of a tasty treat and the scent of the neighborhood cat, timing could mean life or death. In a striking discovery, Carnegie Mellon University scientists have linked the timing of inhibitory neuron activity to the generation of odor-specific patterns in the brain's olfactory bulb, the area of the brain responsible for distinguishing odors.
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