MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'african'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:53:49 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130665&cid=t_106838_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F15%2Fperinatal-mental-health-of-black-and-minority-ethnic-women-a-review-of-current-provision-in-england-scotland-and-wales%2F This report aims to: map current/ proposed perinatal mental health provision for BME women identify gaps in provision identify and share good practice. Publisher: DH Size: 63p. Published: 08/02/11 Filed under: Ooops Missed Category! Tagged: African people, Asian people, Black people, Depression, Ethnic Groups, Ethnic minorities, Grey Literature, Maternity care, Mixed race people, Postnatal Care, Postnatal depression, West Indian people (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130665 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 08:12:56 +0100 5130665 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130667&cid=t_106838_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F15%2Freaching-out-to-carers-innovation-fund%2F Scan or click to download 'Reaching Out to Carers Innovation Fund' The Title: Reaching Out to Carers Innovation Fund The Skinny: The Reaching Out to Carers Innovation Fund, is a scheme specifically targeted at voluntary sector organisations in England who, in addition to their primary work with individuals with particular conditions, illnesses or from particular age groups or communities, are also keen to support carers. [download id="17"] provides a list of dunded projects. 79 projects will be funded at a total value of £1.35m. These projects will: focus on early contact with those who are taking on a caring role for the first time, through different settings, e.g. hospitals, GP surgeries, the workplace, supermarkets, places of worship and other community settings, and help th... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130667 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:43:52 +0100 5130667 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952853&cid=t_106838_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FOl21m5-oQ7s%2F Introducing The African Journal of Emergency Medicine (AfJEM), the official journal of the African Federation for Emergency Medicine. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952853 Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:00:28 +0100 4952853 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4847957&cid=t_106838_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhy-racial-disparities-are-alive-and-well-in-healthcare%2F2011.05.20 It was 1999 when the Federal government first acknowledged our nation had a problem with race and health care. That year, Congress tasked the Institute of Medicine to study the matter, and the resulting report was not good. Minorities were in poor health and receiving inferior care, the report said. They were less likely to receive bypass surgery, kidney transplants and dialysis. If they had diabetes, they were more likely to undergo amputations, meaning their disease had been poorly controlled. And there was a lot more where that came from. The IOM report was a call to action. In subsequent years, lawmakers crafted policies and established goals for improvement. Federal and state governments and numerous foundations set aside billions to fund projects. Health services researchers expanded... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4847957 Fri, 20 May 2011 16:00:50 +0100 4847957 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4742355&cid=t_106838_87_f&fid=35060&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthnewsblog.com%2Fblog%2F422111 The CDC is reporting that African dwarf frogs have been identified as the source of an outbreak of Salmonella typhimurium. 216 individuals, primarily children, have been sickened so far in 41 states. Here are some highlights from the report: These infections are associated with contact with water frogs, specifically African dwarf frogs. A single water frog breeder in California has been identified as the source of African dwarf frogs associated with human infections. Testing conducted by the New York State Department of Health Wadsworth Center Laboratory of a water sample collected in March 2011 from an aquarium containing African dwarf frogs in the household of a sick infant identified the outbreak strain. CDC is warning parents that children under 5 years old are at high risk for seri... HealthNewsBlog.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4742355 Sat, 23 Apr 2011 02:00:00 +0100 4742355 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4709422&cid=t_106838_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F2O5tLCPGn9c%2F Major philanthropic foundations, such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foudation, regularly make the news with their donations and initiatives aimed at improving global health. But there is an aspect to their efforts that may be overlooked - such organizations can have links with drugmakers that could constitute a conflict of interest, according to an analysis published in PLoS Medicine. The researchers examined the five largest US private and/or family foundations that focus considerably on global health - besides the Gates Foundation, the list included the Ford Foundation; W K Kellogg Foundation; the Rockefeller Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which is a philanthropic outgrowth of a Johnson & Johnson founder. They analyzed publicly available endowment disclosures... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4709422 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:06:18 +0100 4709422 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4527733&cid=t_106838_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fweight-loss-counseling-is-race-a-factor%2F2011.02.27 Most people know that the U.S. is struggling to contain a surging epidemic of obesity, and that the problem is most acute among African-Americans. Whereas about 27 percent of all adult Americans are obese (defined as having a body mass index of 30 or more), fully 37 percent of African-American adults are obese, and that number jumps to an appalling 42 percent among African-American women. Over the years, public health officials have provided evidence that socioeconomic and cultural factors drive this racial disparity. Now, a new study suggests there is another reason as well: Obese African-Americans receive less obesity-related counseling than their white counterparts, and it matters not whether the physicians they see are African-American or white. To reach these conclusions, Sara Ble... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4527733 Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:00:02 +0100 4527733 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4489975&cid=t_106838_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FdsaU2XBQVDI%2F When we think of pharmaceutical waste, frogs may not be the first subject that comes to mind. But a new study suggests these little creatures can be rendered sterile when levonorgestrel - a progestogen that is used in contraceptives, cancer treatments and hormone replacement therapy - is released into the environment by way of sewage systems. Female tadpoles that swam in water containing low concentrations of levonorgestrel wound up with a higher proportion of immature ovarian egg cells and lacked oviducts, resulting in sterility, according to the study in Aquatic Toxicology (see the abstract here; item 16 and here is a statement). The researchers, who examined the African clawed frog (see the pic), explain that the development of a frog’s reproductive organs begins during the tadpol... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4489975 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 13:51:05 +0100 4489975 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4258784&cid=t_106838_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fmuseum-highlight-african-american-civil-war-physicians-nurses%2F The National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick, Maryland is opening an exhibit this week highlighting African American surgeons and nurses who took care of soliders in the Civil War. Featured is surgeon John DeGrasse of Massachusetts, who was the only black surgeon to serve with a regiment in the field. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4258784 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 04:38:16 +0100 4258784 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4074443&cid=t_106838_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FoppfCN3GA60%2F The US Justice Department was given a green light to intervene - or join - a whistleblower lawsuit accusing Wyeth of illegally marketing the Rapamune kidney transplant drug for unapproved uses and for targeting African-Americans, a high-risk patient group, according to a court document. US District Court Judge John Padova signed an order this week granting a recent motion filed to intervene on behalf of two plaintiffs, who are two former Wyeth hospital reps. The case has drawn national attention, given the recent surge of settlements and big fines paid by big drugmakers - including Pfizer, which owns Wyeth - over allegations of off-label marketing. This particular lawsuit prompted still more interest because of the sensational accusation that Wyeth targeted African-Americans. Wyeth manager... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4074443 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:08:02 +0100 4074443 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4045144&cid=t_106838_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F10%2F08%2Fblack-pain-an-african-american-woman-exposes-stigma-in-the-black-community%2F I first learned about the (even greater than among white folks) stigma of mental illness in the Black community when I participated in a six-week outpatient program at Laurel Hospital. Half the group was African American, and I got to hear their stories, which horrified me. Most of them could not reveal to any member in their family what they were doing (the outpatient program) because the stigma is so deep and tall and wide. My heart went out to them. Without support from the community, or at least family and friends, how does a person recover? So I was delighted to hear bestselling author and licensed social worker Terri M. Williams speak at the Mental Health America this summer. She inscribed for me a copy of her evocative and insightful book Black Pain: It Just Looks Like We’re N... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4045144 Fri, 08 Oct 2010 17:55:03 +0100 4045144 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3929271&cid=t_106838_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F09%2F02%2Fstatistics-about-college-depression%2F Since it is going back-to-school season, I thought I’d educate you on some alarming statistics about depression among college students. Here are the facts, just the facts: One out of every five young people and one out of ever four college students or adults suffers from some form of diagnosable mental illness. About 19 precent of young people contemplate or attempt suicide each year. Suicide is the third leading cause of death among people ages 15-24, and the second leading cause of death in college students ages 20-24. Over 66 percent of young people with a substance use disorder have a co-occurring mental health problem. Teens diagnosed with depression are five times more likely to attempt suicide than adults. Over two-thirds of young people do not talk about or seek help for men... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3929271 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:42:34 +0100 3929271 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3823133&cid=t_106838_136_f&fid=39215&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcancersuucks.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fam-i-famous-writer-yet-umno.html I am so excited to have 11 followers. I would have been happy with 10, an even number. So if I had some political platform, I could talk about it now, with all my followers. Sorry, Don't have one. Except that I hate republicans. Otherwise, I am not too into politics.I am done with having cancer. My kids and my friend who is a doctor have said since I have no active cancer hanging around, I cannot act like I have cancer and need to have people be nice to me. Well that is true. But keep an eye on the blog, as things change so quickly I may need people to be nice to me ASAP.Now I think I should have a mission to help people with worse cancer than me feel better. There was a woman ahead of me at radiation who was having a bad day. She looked worse than me. In fact, when I go to radiation, I fe... Cancer does suck but it is a little funny. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3823133 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 06:02:00 +0100 3823133 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3813033&cid=t_106838_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F08%2F02%2Fall-you-need-is-love-and-compassion%2F When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. — African Proverb Although I am in the business of hope through understanding, hot meteors of negativity break through the atmosphere of my serenity and occasionally derail me. I am jealous, angry or judgmental, or sometimes indifferent or overwhelmed. But more often than not these uncomfortable feelings are not meteors at all. They aren’t streaking across my mind and crashing into my psyche. Rather, they are a thick, murky fog of thoughts and feelings that slowly but steadily eclipse my optimism. And that’s only half of it. Then I feel bad for having the thoughts. This makes it worse. Now, regardless of the form they come in, the conflict moves to an inner theater. I’m aggravated at whatever got me going in t... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3813033 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:08:34 +0100 3813033 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3786278&cid=t_106838_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FFPdZ5fy5n5w%2F This study examines the impact of spirituality and religiousness, and involvement in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) on sobriety among three ethnic groups, African Americans, Caucasians, and Hispanics. Participants (African Americans: n = 253; Hispanics: n = 60, and Caucasians: n = 538) completed survey questionnaires upon entry into public, private, and health maintenance treatment programs. Results indicated that among the three groups, African Americans, who described themselves as more religious, were less likely to substitute church attendance for participation in Alcoholics Anonymous. African Americans reporting high AA attendance at the end of one year, in addition to church attendance, were more likely to report sobriety over the past 30 days than were those African Americans reportin... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3786278 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:55:00 +0100 3786278 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3676639&cid=t_106838_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fafrican-penguins-cute-picture-sad-story%2F Bird Island, a small island off the coast of South Africa, is home to the breeding grounds of the African Penguin, a species recently classified as endangered. The population of African Penguins has dwindled from 150,000 mating pairs to 26,000 mating pairs, and 600 baby chicks just died due to harsh weather off of the coast of South Africa. Check out this site to find out how you can help these adorable African Penguins. photo via Treehugger via Treehugger Post from: BlissTree African Penguins: Cute Picture, Sad Story (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3676639 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:05:26 +0100 3676639 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3595896&cid=t_106838_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FiV6AzOtYXlk%2F A pair of former hospital sales reps filed a whistleblower suit alleging Wyeth, which is now owned by Pfizer, illegally promoted its Rapamune kidney transplant drug for use with other organs and targeted African-Americans, even though this is a high-risk patient group, according to the product labeling. The suit was filed by Marlene Sandler and Scott Paris in 2005, but was recently unsealed and an amended complaint was filed today (see the suit). In arguing their case, the former reps contend Wyeth management “openly encouraged and directed their entire Rapamune sales force” to promote Rapamune to docs practicing heart, lung, liver, pancreas, and islet cell transplants even though the drug was never approved for patients receiving transplants of these organs, according to the s... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3595896 Mon, 24 May 2010 22:16:09 +0100 3595896 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3552547&cid=t_106838_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FU7XRCHUbYqA%2F The growing controversy over efforts to thwart counterfeit medicines has run into opposition from consumer activitists who complain some countries are blocking access to legitimate, lower-cost generics in the process. This is an issue in Europe and Africa, where the the East African Community (EAC) is considering an anti-counterfeit law. In an interview with the Inter Press Service, EAC secretary general Juma Mwapachu defends a policy that is criticized for blocking generics. This is an excerpt… IPS: The EAC is in the process of adopting an anti-counterfeit policy and law. Why do we need this law? Mwapachu: Counterfeits are a huge threat in several ways, the key one being the health of our people. We have container loads in Kenya and Tanzania ostensibly containing anti-malarial drugs... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3552547 Tue, 11 May 2010 11:51:31 +0100 3552547 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3408577&cid=t_106838_133_f&fid=35098&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclub166.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fwalking-while-black-and-autistic.html The phrase "Driving While Black" is one that is familiar to every African-American in the U.S., and refers to the practice of African Americans (especially young black males) being singled out by the police for "special treatment" when they are driving. Otherwise known as racial profiling, through either upbringing or isolated experiences many police officers come to unfairly believe that the majority of blacks must be up to no good, and thus deserve to be singled out for closer scrutiny, and assumed to be hostile until proven otherwise.Steven Eugene Washington, a 27 year old black man who reportedly had never had a run in with the law, was shot dead while walking to a friend's house the other night in Los Angeles. When he was reportedly approached for "acting suspiciously", he reportedly ... Club 166 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3408577 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 05:29:00 +0100 3408577 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3382807&cid=t_106838_87_f&fid=36941&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mazecordblood.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D440 We often come across corroborating evidence that  matching bone marrow for African Americans and mixed race families continues to be an uphill battle.  The stories of young people who suffer through grueling treatments because a match cannot be found are heart-breaking.  If you are reading this, and you are African American, of mixed race origin, or even part of an ethnic community with a small population in the US, please think of registering in the bone marrow registry.  In the article referenced above a nurse retells how her colleagues nearly dragged her kicking and screaming to register. Ultimately, she was a match and was able to donate. It really makes a difference.  Please consider this if you haven’t already registered. And don’t take my word for it!  See our pre... Cord Blood News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3382807 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:30:15 +0100 3382807 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3251192&cid=t_106838_87_f&fid=36941&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mazecordblood.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D413 New Yorkers!  Rally behind Jennifer Jones Austin! The Brooklyn-based mother, lawyer and family advocate has been stricken with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and has become the face of a city-wide blood and bone marrow drive in conjunction with New York Blood Center (NYBC) and The City University of New York (CUNY). After feeling tired, believing it was just a virus, Jennifer was diagnosed.  Once she confirmed, unfortunately, that her siblings were not a match for a transplant, she turned to the “Be The Match” blood drive going on now at Borough of Manhattan Community College.  According to statistics, only 10% of the donors registered with the National Marrow Donor Program are African American, and the changes for a match improve greatly when race and ethnic synergies exist.  Th... Cord Blood News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3251192 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:35:26 +0100 3251192 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3246950&cid=t_106838_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FgujoXamzW-E%2F African Americans who develop multiple sclerosis deteriorate more quickly than their white counterparts and don’t respond as well to the currently available treatments, say researchers. It’s not unusual for different races to respond in different ways to various illnesses or treatments. The best known illness where this occurs is hypertension (high blood pressure), but we don’t always know which diseases or disorders will fall into this category. Multiple sclerosis is much more common among whites than African Americans, so not much research had been done regarding any differences in progression and treatment. Researchers from the University of Buffalo began looking into this while examining the magnetic resonance images (MRIs) of 567 patients who had MS. What they found ... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3246950 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:45:37 +0100 3246950 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2923329&cid=t_106838_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FV7maD4f_5g8%2F A study has found older African Americans are less likely to get a flu shot than are older non-Hispanic whites. It’s not uncommon to hear about differences in certain illnesses and approach to illnesses, depending on race or culture, or even genetics. For example, it’s known that African Americans have a higher risk of developing high blood pressure (hypertension). However, when it’s a behavior, such as avoiding a vaccination, it’s important for the medical community to understand why this is happening. Researchers in Buffalo, NY, looked at the reasons why older African Americans may be reluctant to get a flu shot and they found several factors: Many thought that vaccines provided life-long immunity, not just a few months It wasn’t understood by many that the... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2923329 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:16:29 +0100 2923329 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2831040&cid=t_106838_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2009%2F09%2F25%2Fcentral-african-republic%2F Photo: Jaume Codina Carnot, Central African Republic – September 2009 South-eastern Central African Republic currently faces a severe nutritional emergency. The crisis in the gold and diamond sector, on which many of the region inhabitants depend, has been the last straw for an already highly vulnerable population. Alerted by the local authorities, the Médecins Sans Frontières teams have opened four feeding centres in one month in Carnot, Boda, Nola and Gandoula and implemented a number of outpatient treatment programmes in the area. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2831040 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:47:17 +0100 2831040 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4060683&cid=t_106838_109_f&fid=34859&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.davemsw.com%2Farchives%2F2009%2F06%2Foverworked_vacationstarved_america_ranks_1_in_depr.php Image via WikipediaOverwork in America has become even worse since the latest recession. People are afraid to slow down to take care of themselves because the fear of lay offs. Overwork has led to an epidemic of depression. Even Congress has taken notice. A bill requiring employers to provide paid vacation has been introduced. Below is a great article from a while ago that I think captures well the phenomena. AlterNet "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." Jack Torrance, Jack Nicholson's character in the 1980 film The Shining, should get credit for popularizing (and making terrifying) a proverb that dates as far back as the mid-1600s: "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." Nicholson's character sure looked like he could have used a vacation before his psyche disintegrat... Ψ Dare To Dream... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4060683 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:30:16 +0100 4060683 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2424025&cid=t_106838_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FHixRbfIt_qA%2F I’ve been reading the debate between our own Andrew Coulson and Rev. Joseph Darby with interest, not least because it is an extreme rarity to find an opponent of school choice with the courage and good faith to engage in such a public debate on the topic. That said, something Rev. Darby wrote in his response caught my attention because of its parallels with the modern fight over school choice: The first schools established for African-Americans following the Civil War were private schools. They sometimes, however, exclusively accepted the children of the black upper and middle economic classes while excluding the children of former slaves who struggled economically to survive. Public schools for African-Americans were decidedly and intentionally inferior, and the irony is that the oppone... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2424025 Tue, 19 May 2009 20:13:57 +0100 2424025 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2382686&cid=t_106838_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FteNKJmSb6As%2F Tracing man’s origins is always been fascinating. Where did we come from? How did we get here? How many where there in the beginning? Who was there in the beginning? Clues came from archeological digs, but these days, genetic studies give us more more specific answers. And a decade-long ambitious effort looked at the genes of more than 3,000 people in 121 populations groups across Africa and more in Europe and the United States to find out just where humans came from. Results from the study were very interesting. Genetic patterns show ed that the first humans emerged somewhere in southern Africa, near where Namibia is now. There’s genetic evidence that hypertension, prostate cancer and lactose intolerance have been around since the early days of human evolution! Of the specific gr... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2382686 Fri, 01 May 2009 01:49:00 +0100 2382686 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2381405&cid=t_106838_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FrZc3ekgEUWk%2F Tracing man’s origins is always been fascinating. Where did we come from? How did we get here? How many where there in the beginning? Who was there in the beginning? Clues came from archeological digs, but these days, genetic studies give us more more specific answers. And a decade-long ambitious effort looked at the genes of more than 3,000 people in 121 populations groups across Africa and more in Europe and the United States to find out just where humans came from. Results from the study were very interesting. Genetic patterns show ed that the first humans emerged somewhere in southern Africa, near where Namibia is now. There’s genetic evidence that hypertension, prostate cancer and lactose intolerance have been around since the early days of human evolution! Of the specific gr... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2381405 Fri, 01 May 2009 01:49:00 +0100 2381405 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2368316&cid=t_106838_136_f&fid=35294&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psa-rising.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F04%2Fsilent-killer-dvd%2F African American men continue to have the highest rates of prostate cancer on the planet and the greatest risk of dying of the disease. An award-winning documentary entitled The Silent Killer: Prostate Cancer, now available on DVD, shows African American men sharing support and info about screening, life-saving choices, and quality of life. Watch a [...] (Source: psa-rising.com/blog) psa-rising.com/blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2368316 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 07:31:25 +0100 2368316 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2523664&cid=t_106838_136_f&fid=35294&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psa-rising.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F04%2Fsilent-killer-dvd%2F African American men continue to have the highest rates of prostate cancer on the planet and the greatest risk of dying of the disease. An award-winning documentary entitled The Silent Killer: Prostate Cancer, now available on DVD, shows African American men sharing support and info about screening, life-saving choices, and quality of life. Watch a 1 [...] (Source: psa-rising.com/blog) psa-rising.com/blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2523664 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 05:51:33 +0100 2523664 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2364930&cid=t_106838_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FPGubr1k8ky8%2F A new poll released today reveals that 43 percent of African Americans in South Carolina support private school choice while only 40 percent oppose it. What’s even more interesting, however, is that 53 percent said that “giving parents a tax credit or scholarship to choose the best school for their children — public or private — would improve the state’s dismal high school graduation rate.” So an additional 10 percent of respondents think the program will work but don’t currently support it. Why? Perhaps because many black religious and political leaders in South Carolina have criticized the concept for years. Take, for instance, the Rev. Joe Darby, a Charleston Minister I had the pleasure of communicating with a few years ago. Very pleasant guy. Absolutely ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2364930 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:48:10 +0100 2364930 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2266841&cid=t_106838_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FpvkHbwOL9O8%2F We’ve known for a long time that high blood pressure and strokes hit African Americans much more often and frequently harder than whites. With all the studies and research going on, there is an anticipation that we should be making progess in dealing with this. The facts are: African Americans are twice as likely to die from stroke as whites First strokes in African Americans are almost twice of whites African American men, aged 45 to 54 years old, have 3 x a higher risk of having an ischemic stroke (brain tissue deprived of nutrients) than their white counterparts A new study from the University of South Florida Health , has found that “Florida, black young adults are hospitalized for stroke at a rate three times higher than their white and Hispanic peers.” Other findi... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2266841 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:38:42 +0100 2266841 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2121631&cid=t_106838_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F01%2F20%2Freflections-on-obamas-new-presidency%2F History — and hundreds of millions of people around the world — will mark today as the day that the first African-American takes office as President of the United States of America. It is not only a historic event because Barack Obama is of a different race than all prior Presidents, but because his race was enslaved by the very same country (albeit not the same people) which he now leads. Obama has a lot to do, and I fear that expectations are so high and the work so expansive, he may not be as successful as we all would like. History will likely judge George W. Bush’s presidency as decidedly mixed. His litany of failures are well-known — a failure to stave off the largest recession since the Great Depression, a failure to devise and implement a realistic strate... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2121631 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:00:08 +0100 2121631 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2065490&cid=t_106838_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2FfeFwyXhJfk4%2F var iamInit = function() {try{initIamServingHandler(420,630,370562,"http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/Resources/Css/css2.css")}catch(ex){}}() A new study suggests that “reducing time spent watching television and increasing time spent walking briskly or engaged in vigorous physical activity may reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes in African-American women.” I hate studies like this. Because the reality is that turning off the TV more and getting active is good for anyone. More than that, it suggests that television is bad. Any time scientists narrow research down to a point where information no longer seems helpful, it’s time to broaden the data. What they should say is African American Women are at an increased risk for diabetes, and as a result they should become ... Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2065490 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:49:21 +0100 2065490 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2056225&cid=t_106838_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FRTz7MNVIt7A%2F We are all aware of the fact that salt and sodium causes our blood pressure to become high. The lack of certain foods will cause low potassium, which may cause high blood pressure as well. A study on the effects of potassium and blood pressure was carried out on 3,300 subjects at the Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Half of the subjects were African American. The study showed a finding which states that the amount of potassium in the urine is related to high blood pressure. Among African American’s in the study, low potassium was a large contributor to their high blood pressure. The subjects that did not get enough potassium in their daily diets suffered from high blood pressure. The findings also showed that the effects of low potassium, is just as bad if not worse then sodium on ... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2056225 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:52:13 +0100 2056225 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1625789&cid=t_106838_147_f&fid=35750&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthCareVox%2F%7E3%2F336174733%2Fdigital_divide_closes_twothird.html A brief, but significant blog post today.  New data from Yankelovich indicates that the black-white digital divide has narrowed significantly.  Better yet, it has closed.  According to the study: -68% of African Americans report they are online – compared with 71% of all Americans -90% of black teens use the InternetThere are still some differences in online access among African Americans by region.  The study indicates that blacks living in the south are least likely to be online.  Only 63% of this group has Internet access. Get more information about this groundbreaking study here. Source: Ignite Health Blog    (Source: HealthCareVox) HealthCareVox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1625789 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:14:12 +0100 1625789 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1354195&cid=t_106838_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F265699019%2Fblack_leaders_fail_black_commu.html  Critics in the black community claim that successful black leaders fail to help their own communities suceed. The charge on an NBC program today? Accomplished Blacks tend to help themselves ... rather than support still struggling Black peers. Do you agree? Such claims may be as unrealistic as lumping all people together into any category … in ways that good people fall behind. Certainly greed may snare a few Black professionals ... just as  it traps any others who develop their talents and move forward. It’s also true that there could be better organizations ... and that we can support talented leaders who focus on issues in the American Black community. Check out a few Black self help programs that currently exist. But should all Black professionals turn... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1354195 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:26:28 +0100 1354195 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1344608&cid=t_106838_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F262689349%2F Let’s see. How about women, older folks, minorities, the diabled and people who live in the sticks. That’s the conclusion of a new analysis of the American clinical trial process for testing new drugs, which found these groups are routinely excluded or under-represented for decades. “We’ve got a big problem,” Dan Goldberg, chief policy adviser for the report, tells Health Day. “And it’s extremely urgent that we fix it. Because we’re trying to figure out how to streamline health care and make people healthy, of course. And the fact that we have under-representation in clinical trials undermines both of these goals and undermines the quality of the evidence we come up with.” The report was conducted by a team of more than 300 analysts wh... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1344608 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:14:01 +0100 1344608 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1289804&cid=t_106838_10_f&fid=35345&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gideononline.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F03%2F09%2Foutbreaks-of-hepatitis-e-in-sub-saharan-africa-are-rarely-reported%2F As reported in ProMED: Notwithstanding the recent episode in Uganda [see: ProMED-mail post Hepatitis E virus - Uganda 20080304.0894], outbreaks of hepatitis E in Sub-Saharan Africa are rarely reported. The following summary was abstracted from GIDEON. Botswana 1985 - An outbreak (245 cases) in Maun was ascribed to possible water contamination. Central African Republic 2002 - An outbreak (48 confirmed cases) in Bangui may have been caused by contaminated drinking water. 2004 - An outbreak (10 cases) in Bangui was caused by contaminated water sold by a street vendor. Chad 2004 - An outbreak (1442 cases, 46 fatal) was reported in Goz Amer and Goz Beida - Sudanese refugee camps. 2005 - An outbreak (50 or more fatal cases) was reported in the area of Goz Beida (eastern Chad). (more…) Sha... GIDEON blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1289804 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:20:19 +0100 1289804 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1213274&cid=t_106838_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E3%2F230656762%2Fwould-paying-for-organs-help-review-of.html iThis is a link from my collegue Gerry Beyer's trusts and estates blog to an abstract of a book review/essay I just published in 33 J. Health Pol. Pol’y & L. 117 (2007) discussing Michele... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Women's Bioethics Blog) Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1213274 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:26:51 +0100 1213274 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1146463&cid=t_106838_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F215191572%2F Autism occurs in individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, family income and educational levels. But how might race, ethnicity, and other cultural factors affect whether or not a child is identified as autistic? A January 11th Newsday article by John Hildebrand looks at why affluent school districts Long Island, NY (including Half Hollow Hills, Manhasset and Roslyn) “classify more than five times as many of their students with autism as districts at the opposite end of the economic spectrum, including Brentwood, Copiague, Freeport and Hempstead.” The Newsday survey drew on state data from school districts whose enrollments were more than 500. Advocates who have compiled similar data voice concern that many poor, minority youngsters might not be getting the same extensive, ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1146463 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:58:45 +0100 1146463 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1027264&cid=t_106838_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2F184723420%2F Hi everyone at Cancer Commentary! This is Elaine Warburton from Genetics and Health and I’ve been invited by Gloria to guest blog on your site, which is a great honor for me! Increasingly scientific studies are highlighting the need to keep ancestry in mind when looking at diseases with a genetic component, such as cancer. Humans vary significantly in their genetic ancestry and their predisposition to disease. For example, the prevalence of certain cancers is greater in some cultures than others. This can be seen in the Ashkenazy Jewish population where parts of the BRCA breast cancer gene are carried by a much larger proportion of women than outside this culture. A recently published study from the University of Chicago Medical Center and Translational Genomics Research Institute, P... Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1027264 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:00:16 +0100 1027264 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1019099&cid=t_106838_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F11%2F11%2Falex-we-love-you-too.html By Dov Michaeli MD, Ph.DOn the night of Sept. 6 one of the most famous birds in Biology passed away. He was a one year old Grey African parrot when he was bought in 1997 at a pet store by a theoretical chemist turned linguist, and since then until his untimely death 30 years later never ceased to amaze the linguistic, neurobiological and psychological worlds. Irene Pepperberg did what other scientists tried to do before her: probe the intelligence of animals and their capacity to communicate.Others attempted and failedThe most famous case of early “intelligent animals” was “Clever Hans”. This was a horse who could count. Except that it was shown later that he was reacting to unconscious cues from his trainer. Another clever animal was Nim Chimpsky, a chimpanzee... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1019099 Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:31:41 +0100 1019099 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=949713&cid=t_106838_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F169572792%2F This is a tricky one. I think that so many different outside factors could also cloud the findings in this racially based study. Is seems that if you are African American or Hispanic, you don’t want to be hypertensive in Florida, USA. Yes, there was actually a study done on this. I don’t know how it came about or if it stemmed from a wrongful treatment or malpractice case or just plain old curiosity. Over 55% of all emergent, as well as non emergent, patients that were hospital for hypertension in the state of Florida were whites. African American were in a distant second at just over 25% and Hispanic patients brought up the rear at just under 15%. Like I said above, I can personally think of many reasons that would lead to this conclusion but here is what the persons conductin... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=949713 Sun, 14 Oct 2007 01:21:06 +0100 949713 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=888598&cid=t_106838_145_f&fid=35710&url=http%3A%2F%2Fksdescartin.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F09%2F20%2Fan-evening-of-more-than-the-past-present-future-part-1%2F Yesterday, September 19th was the kick off for the series of lectures at the Continuing Studies program at Rice University. It was at Sewall Hall at the Rice Campus. Dr. Denton A. Cooley, the pioneer of human heart transplant in the United States, still observably sprightly at 87, was the lecturer for the day. He is currently president and surgeon-in-chief at the Texas Heart Institute; program director for the Texas Heart Institute/Baylor College of Medicine Thoracic Residency Program; and chief of cardiovascular surgery at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital. Here are some of my notes on this experience. Dr. Cooley, His Influences, and The People He Worked With He performed the first successful human heart transplant in the United States in 1968. In 1969, he became the first heart surgeon to ... the story of healing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=888598 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 19:25:33 +0100 888598 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1129419&cid=t_106838_136_f&fid=35294&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsa-rising.com%2Fblog%2Findex.php%2F2007%2F08%2F25%2Fphenconf The Third Annual African American Prostate Cancer Disparity Summit will be held: September 27 & 28, 2007 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC MAJOR SESSION TITLES 1. RECOGNIZING THE AFRICAN AMERICAN PROSTATE CANCER EPIDEMIC THROUGH LEGISLATION This session will analyze and present how and where key legislation can be used as a catalyst to gather resources to fight this epidemic. 2. THE [...] (Source: psa-rising.com/blog) psa-rising.com/blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1129419 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 06:21:34 +0100 1129419 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=819519&cid=t_106838_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F24%2Fvision-loss-for-african-americans-with-type-1%2F Filed under: Type 1, Childhood, Adult Onset, Research, Support, ComplicationsPrevious studies have examined visual impairments of Caucasians with type 1 diabetes, but this is the first study analyzing vision loss for African Americans with type 1. The vision and associated risk factors of approximately 500 African Americans with type 1 were studied over a 6-year period. At follow-up, 4.3 percent of patients realized vision loss in their better eye (visual acuity of 20/40 or worse) and 0.6 percent became blind in their better eye (visual acuity of 20/200 or worse). Nearly 10 percent lost 15 or more letters on the eye chart due to a doubling of the visual angle in their better eye. Another 13.5 percent had this doubling in either eye, which the researchers stated was "particularly high". In... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=819519 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 819519 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=805908&cid=t_106838_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F17%2Fafrican-americans-suffering-from-substandard-housing%2F Filed under: Type 2, Lifestyle, ResearchA study just out links high rates of diabetes to African Americans who lived in substandard housing. Sigh. Doesn't that seem rather obvious? Does it really require a big study to confirm it?? Well, anyway, here's the scoop: researchers collected data on 998 African American men and women born in St. Louis between 1936 and 1950. They looked at all the risk factors for those individuals - factors that could contribute to ill health. Examples of risk factors include access to medical care and quality of neighborhoods (including such things as air quality, condition of yards and sidewalks, and proximity to industrial sites and traffic noise.)The conclusion? Those whose housing conditions were ranked as only fair or poor were at increased risk for type 2 ... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=805908 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 805908 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=799239&cid=t_106838_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F14%2Fthe-undiagnosed-men-benefit-most-as-disparity-evens-out%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, ResearchAccording to a RAND Corporation study, fewer and fewer diabetics are going undiagnosed these days. Specifically, the gap has closed dramatically over the last twenty-five years. So much so that Hispanics and African Americans are now no more likely than whites to be undiagnosed. Good news, to be sure. And the news is especially good for men. James P. Smith, who authored the study, says that twenty-five years ago about fifty percent of men with diabetes did not even know they had the disease. Jump forward to 1999-2002, however, and the number drops to about twenty percent.Smith concludes that even though ethnic and gender disparities remain, we are certainly doing a lot better at getting people diagnosed and into treatment. Diabetes programs that target ... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=799239 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 799239 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=707171&cid=t_106838_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F30%2Fsub-saharan-africa-home-to-ten-million-diabetics%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Lifestyle, Daily News, EventsAccording to World Diabetes Foundation (WDF) delegates attending the First African Diabetes Summit in Nairobi this week, ten million of the world's estimated 246 million diabetics live in sub-Saharan Africa. Moreover, WDF president Professor Pierre Levebre says Africans are much more likely that people living elsewhere to suffer from diabetes-related conditions. One reason? Poverty. Far too few people living in sub-Saharan Africa go without the quality of care that people in the developed world take for granted. Access to doctors is so limited and expensive that many people are not even being diagnosed, let alone receiving the most basic treatment. When they are diagnosed, it is not uncommon for patients to be unable to access or af... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=707171 Sat, 30 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 707171 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=699269&cid=t_106838_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F27%2Ffamily-based-weight-management-program-promising-but-costly%2F Filed under: Type 2, Childhood, Diet, Lifestyle, Research, Exercise, Support Near the end of the school year, my son's preschool teacher shared a disturbing statistic. My son's generation is expected to have a shorter lifespan than their parents. The main reason? Childhood obesity. 17 percent of children and adolescents in 2004 were overweight, and it's even more dismal for African American and Hispanic youth -- 18-26 percent. The phrase 'childhood obesity epidemic' is not being tossed around lightly, we are in a state of emergency when it comes to the health of our youth. Results were just released from a one-year randomized trial conducted May 2002-September 2005 on a weight management program called Bright Bodies. Researchers randomly assigned 209 overweight children to the Bright Bod... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=699269 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 699269 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=682793&cid=t_106838_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F20%2Fheart-care-and-racial-differences%2F Filed under: Daily news, Women Heart Health, Men Heart HealthIt's a harsh reality but it's the truth: after a heart attack, African American patients are given sub-standard care compared to their Caucasian counterparts. A study found that African Americans were 30% less likely to receive proper care than white Americans, regardless of the hospital they're treated at. What's the reason for this? Many believe it's because discrimination, either blatant or subtle. Which I think is especially sad because it shows that no matter how far we've come, we've still got a long way to go in terms of equality for all. Do you have any personal experience with this sort of injustice?Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments (Source: The Cardio B... The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=682793 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 682793 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=675428&cid=t_106838_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F14%2Fthe-racial-gap-associated-with-breast-cancer-is-getting-worse%2F Filed under: Breast CancerThe racial gap is constantly narrowing in most aspects of North American society, except in one respect: Cancer. According to studies, the life spans of white women with breast cancer are continually on the rise, while the life spans of black women with cancer have pretty much remained stagnant. The average span of survival from the time of diagnosis in white women increased from 20 to 27 months, while in black women, it only increased from 16 to 17 months. Any causal relationship at this time is only speculation, but it's thought it has to do with accessibility of healthcare between races. For white women, only 11% lack healthcare insurance, while 20% of black women do. Distrust of the healthcare system is also a speculated cause.Read | Permalink |... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=675428 Thu, 14 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 675428 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=498625&cid=t_106838_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F24%2Fthought-for-the-day-advocacy-knows-no-borders%2F Filed under: Breast Cancer, Services, Daily news, Cancer Survivors, Thought for the DayAdvocacy runs far and wide. Thank goodness for that.Think about this:A new breast cancer non-profit organization has been launched especially for South Africans affected by the disease.Founded by Samantha Galliet, the 31-year-old breast cancer survivor who made headlines with her "David and Goliath" battle to get life-saving Herceptin treatment, created PinkLink to give patients affected by breast cancer a voice.PinkLink, focusing on the need for self-examination and awareness to encourage prevention and early detection of this silent epidemic, is intended to be a one-stop-shop with valuable South African based information on doctors, treatments, financial considerations, and health issues.Read |&nb... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=498625 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 498625