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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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A new UCL study has shown that people with a strong fear of crime are almost twice as likely to show symptoms of depression. The research, based on data taken from the Whitehall II study, also shows that fear of crime is associated with decreased physical functioning and lower quality of life. The findings are published today in the American Journal of Public Health.
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- Blacks, Hispanics less likely to get strong pain drugs in emergency rooms
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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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- Overweight people more likely to have bad breath, TAU study finds
12-13-2007 · EurekAlert!
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- Children who sleep more weigh less
02-07-2007 · EurekAlert!
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- Older African-American men with HIV often have sex without condoms
10-15-2007 · EurekAlert!
Study of 130 African-American men with HIV found that 38 percent didn't use condoms during oral sex, 25 percent during vaginal sex and 22 percent during anal sex, despite good knowledge about HIV and AIDS. Single men with fewer symptoms were most likely to engage in unsafe sex. This is a worrying finding, say the Philadelphia-based authors, as US figures for 2005 show that 44 percent of all new cases of HIV were in black males.
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- Study shows fruit juice/drink link to children's weight gain
03-25-2007 · EurekAlert!
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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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- Study evaluates why blacks do not successfully donate kidneys
05-07-2007 · EurekAlert!
In one of the first studies of its kind, researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine explored why blacks are less likely than other races to become living kidney donors, and the reasons are obesity and failure to complete the donor evaluation.
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01-08-2007 · EurekAlert!
Families whose meals frequently consist of fast food are more likely to have unhealthy eating habits, poor access to healthy foods at home and a higher risk for obesity, according to researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School.
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