The Latest on African American Health Care

1. Gay And Bisexual African-American Men Have The Lowest Use Of ...

   Dec 31, 2008 ... Gay and bisexual black men are less likely to be tested for prostate cancer than men of any other racial and ethnic backgrounds regardless ... www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134146.php

2. Hypertension Develops Early, Silently, In African-American Men

   Nov 18, 2008 ... Young and healthy African-American men have higher central blood pressure and their blood vessels are stiffer compared to their white ... www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/129680.php

3. Church Effort Sharply Increases First Time African American Blood ...

   Dec 16, 2008 ... A program at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and St. Louis Children's Hospital designed to increase awareness about ... www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/133143.php

4. Elevated Central Blood Pressure In Young African American Men ...

   Dec 12, 2008 ... AtCor Medical (ASX: ACG), the developer and marketer of the SphygmoCor(R) system , which measures central blood pressures and arterial ... www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/132732.php

5. African-American Veterans Are Less Likely To Adhere To CPAP Than ...

   African-American war veterans are significantly less likely to adhere to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) than Caucasian or Asian veterans, ... www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/110686.php

6. African-American Children Affected By Family Problems More Than ...

   Nov 8, 2008 ... It is a common belief that girls tend to internalize their problems, becoming depressed or anxious, while boys externalize their problems, ... www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/128517.php

7. Unlike African-Americans In US, African-American Canadians Who ...

   Oct 30, 2008 ... African American kidney disease patients in both Canada and the United States are less likely than Caucasian Americans to have access to ... www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/127414.php

8. Pregnant African American Women Face Barriers To Health Care ...

   Oct 24, 2008 ... A study by the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) shows although rates of ... www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/126766.php

9. African-American And Hispanic Patients Receive Less Palliative And ...

   African-American and Hispanic patients hospitalized for complications of portal hypertension were less likely to undergo a palliative shunt, ... www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/69551.php

10. African American Teen Mothers Likely To Have Another Baby If Depressed

    Mar 7, 2008 ... In a recent article published in Archives of Pediatrics& Adolescent Medicine, another pregnancy is likely -within two years of having one ... www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/99732.php