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National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Free Testing
By Anne Collins | Feb 08, 2017 09:28 AM ESTGet tested, get involved and get treated. Everyone in the community has a responsibility to learn facts about HIV as well as other sexually transmitted diseases.
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Is African Heritage Diet A Healthy Option?
By Brian McNeill | Apr 27, 2016 04:20 AM EDTEating is good though it also depends on what one consumes. Diets are a good recourse but it still depends on what comprises it. Normally that would be headlined by fruits and veggies with the rest complimentary and added in moderation.
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Blacks Twice As Likely to Die By Guns
By Christine Hsu | Sep 19, 2014 08:03 PM EDTAfrican-Americans are twice as likely to get killed by guns than their white counterparts.
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Black Women Born Underweight More Likely to Develop Diabetes
By Christine Hsu | Aug 22, 2014 11:15 PM EDTBlack women who were born at low or very low birth weight are significantly more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.
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Heart Disease Risk Factors Affect Women, African-Americans More
By Cheri Cheng | Aug 12, 2014 03:35 PM EDTAccording to a new study, risk factors for heart disease hit women and African-Americans the hardest.
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Black Women More Resistant to Aspirin Treatments
By Christine Hsu | Jun 23, 2014 10:02 PM EDTNew research reveals that black women are more resistant to aspirin's anti-inflammatory effects.
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First-Line Diabetes Drug More effective in African-Americans than Whites
By Cheri Cheng | Jun 12, 2014 02:11 PM EDTA new study found that the first-line diabetes drug, metformin works more effectively in African-Americans than whites.
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Discrimination Tied to Mental Health Problems for Black Teens
By Cheri Cheng | May 03, 2014 10:40 AM EDTA new study found that racial discrimination can lead to mental health woes for black teenagers.
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Depression Tied to Adult-Onset Asthma
By Cheri Cheng | Jan 21, 2014 03:18 PM ESTA new study tied high levels of depressive symptoms to adult-onset asthma in African American women.
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Educated African Americans Remembered as Having Lighter Skin
By Christine Hsu | Jan 14, 2014 08:33 AM ESTEducated blacks may be remembered as "whiter," a new study suggests.
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Racism Speeds the Aging Process
By Christine Hsu | Jan 07, 2014 03:47 PM ESTBlack cracks with racism, a new study suggests. Scientists found that racial discrimination may accelerate aging at the cellular level in African-American men.
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Family Structure Linked To High Blood Pressure In African-American Men
By Kamal Nayan | Dec 14, 2013 06:00 PM ESTChildren of African-American families who grow up in two-parent homes are less likely to have high blood pressure in their adulthoods, compared to those raised by single parent.
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Despite Need, Obese African Americans Half as Likely to Undergo Bariatric Surgery
By Christine Hsu | Aug 05, 2013 11:06 AM EDTObese African Americans are significantly less likely than their white counterparts to undergo bariatric surgery, according to new research.
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Michigan Hospital Tells Black Nurses Not to Touch White Patient
By Christine Hsu | Jul 25, 2013 05:53 PM EDTTwo African American nursing home employees in Michigan are accusing the medical care facility where they work of stopping them from working with a white patient who refused to be cared for by black people.
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Sleep Apnea Severity Linked to Race
By Christine Hsu | Jun 26, 2013 02:17 PM EDTA new study has linked race to sleep apnea. Even after accounting for body mass index, researchers found that sleep apnea severity is higher among African-American men in certain age groups.
