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Gene variants linked to survival advantage in African-Americans with HIV. Brief article Sep 1, 2009 155
Addressing Mental Health Disparities Among African-Americans. Aug 19, 2009 507
Only 1 out of 6 blacks with kidney disease know about it. Brown, Carolyn M. Brief article May 1, 2009 72
Facilitators and barriers to living kidney donation in African Americans: a comparison of pre- and post-transplant perspectives. Brief article Apr 1, 2009 299
Informal caregivers and racial/ethnic variation in health service use of stroke survivors. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna; Rittman, Maude; Hinojosa, Ramon Mar 1, 2009 6240
Big money, few results: Illinois has spent millions to fight HIV and AIDS, but African Americans still struggle to receive the treatment they need. Lowenstein, Jeff Kelly Cover story Jan 1, 2009 3723
Breastfed infants may require extra vitamin D. Ninger, Laura J. Brief article Jan 1, 2009 190
BiDil, clinical trials and the popular press: an exploration of newspaper coverage. Harry, Simrat; Caulfield, Timothy Dec 22, 2008 2732
Are we being left behind? Eddens, Shalini Dec 1, 2008 477
Crisis in black America: HIV/AIDS cases in the U.S. rivals those in Africa. Simon, Mashaun D. Dec 1, 2008 539
Detection of lupus pleuritis: a tale of lights and shadows. Gopal, Purva; Math, Santosh K.S.; Hollensead, Sandra C. Clinical report Nov 1, 2008 2083
Access to kidney transplant in US, Canada same for African-Americans, but health outcomes worse in America. Nov 1, 2008 411
Condom breakage among African-American men. Brief article Nov 1, 2008 269
Prediction model created for blacks. Oct 1, 2008 373
United, if not unanimous: menthol cigarette issue smokes out Congressional Black Caucus. Hocker, Cliff Oct 1, 2008 596
Beating cancer: how survivors used action and education to win their battles against this deadly disease. Lott, Annya M. Oct 1, 2008 2916
National Black Caucus of State Legislators to Host 15th Annual Mental Health Conference. Conference news Sep 29, 2008 873
AMA racism apology welcomed; Local groups barred African Americans; Black physicians say health disparities persist. Jul 11, 2008 559
The heart of the matter: doctors lead an initiative to improve cardiovascular health for African Americans. Sylvester, Aisha Jul 1, 2008 827
Alternatives to the "talking cure": black music as traumatic testimony in Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon. Visvis, Vikki Critical essay Jun 22, 2008 8979
Heart-brain link overlooked. Ault, Alicia Brief article Mar 1, 2008 164
Social and health conditions of the Black/African-American population: the setting for children and adults with disabilities. Waldman, H. Barry; Perlman, Steven P.; Kucine, Allan J. Feb 1, 2008 1943
Breast Cancer Gene Mutation More Common in Hispanic, Young Black Women, Stanford/NCCC Study Finds. Dec 25, 2007 1042
Winning the battle against breast cancer: new treatments and preventive procedures are helping people beat the disease. Carter, Kelly S. Oct 1, 2007 2343
Expand the Health Care Reform Debate to Include Race Based Health Disparities Urges the Nation's Oldest Organization Representing Black Workers. Aug 6, 2007 316
Cultural competency key in end-of-life care. Schneider, Mary Ellen Jul 1, 2007 546
Fighting health disparities: the educational role of the African American church. Isaac, E. Paulette; Rowland, Michael L.; Blackwell, Lewis E. Jun 22, 2007 1711
The majority of heterosexually acquired HIV infections occur among women and blacks. Hollander, D. Jun 1, 2007 679
Depression more severe, Tx less likely in blacks. Bell, John R. Survey May 1, 2007 437
HIV/AIDS continues to inflict harder toll on black Americans. Arias, Donya C. Dec 1, 2006 485
Top 5 stories from the XVI International Aids Conference @Advocate.com. Brief article Sep 26, 2006 174
Lessons learned from a very small pilot study. Jacobson, Sharol; Wood, Felecia G. Sep 22, 2006 5137
A summary of published mode deactivation therapy articles. Apsche, Jack A. Sep 22, 2006 4480
Metabolic syndrome criteria miss at-risk blacks. Finn, Robert Sep 1, 2006 642
'Attribute-based' medicine better than 'race-based' medicine. Frieden, Joyce Sep 1, 2006 519
Genetic and ethnic supplements. Brief article Jun 1, 2006 129
African American Medical Network's Patient Education Programming Identified as Significant Part of Florida Healthy People 2010 Program. Apr 27, 2006 556
HIV/AIDS incidence falls among African Americans. Tucker, Miriam E. Brief article Apr 1, 2006 233
Cancer pain needs vary among African Americans. Frieden, Joyce Mar 1, 2006 456
Survey: racial differences in ADHD views, misconceptions. Frieden, Joyce Statistical data Jan 1, 2006 463
National effort to educate African Americans about importance of organ/tissue donation launched in November. Dec 15, 2005 479
Race and Alzheimer's. Foley, Kevin Brief article Dec 1, 2005 185
Fewer blacks contracting HIV. Nov 18, 2005 507
New data tells an old story of disparities in health care. Jablow, Valerie Nov 1, 2005 1013
Healthy life expectancy for selected race and gender subgroups: the case of Tennessee. Rubin, Rose M. Oct 1, 2005 5916
Blacks working but uninsured: rising inflation leaves healthcare unaffordable for employers and employees. Reed, K. Terrell Oct 1, 2005 367
Health insurance for the uninsured: there are affordable options for those without coverage. Williams, Janelle A. Oct 1, 2005 602
Houston and HIV. Gray, Dena Sep 22, 2005 1035
Take a loved one for a checkup: national campaign urges blacks to address healthcare disparity. Porter, Brenda Brief Article Sep 1, 2005 310
Nutrition for the long run: grandma is going to be with us for a long time. New numbers show that the life expectancy of Americans has reached 77.2 year's--an increase for both women and men, Whites and Blacks. In 2001, 12.4 percent of the U.S. population boasted 65 or more candles on their birthday cakes. That's 35 million older adults! Hodgkin, Georgia E. Sep 1, 2005 1809
Why race-based medicine is a bad idea. Fugh-Berman, Adriane Sep 1, 2005 897
Low serum cholesterol in non-African Americans associated with suspensions. Tucker, Miriam E. Aug 1, 2005 450
Improving birth outcomes. Snyder-Drummond, Robin Jun 22, 2005 1050
Spirituality among a predominately African American college student population. Dennis, Brent G. Jun 22, 2005 5311
Something fishy: contaminated waters threaten a lifeline for low-income people of color. Fuller, Sharon Jun 22, 2005 1237
In small trial, donepezil safe and effective for African Americans. Brunk, Doug Jun 1, 2005 327
Is AIDS awareness a paradox? Despite programs, record numbers of blacks are infected or dead. Davis, Meredith Jun 1, 2005 376
Southern blacks face excess risk of stroke. Seppa, Nathan Brief Article Feb 19, 2005 208
African-American women & heart health. Feb 1, 2005 645
Obesity and the African-American adolescent in Mississippi: an overview. Knight, Bern'Nadette Jan 1, 2005 5375
Illicit drug use and HIV risk behaviors among young African-Americans. Cook, Foster Dec 1, 2004 2504
Smoking cessation by race. Foley, Kevin Brief Article Dec 1, 2004 180
Educating African American men about prostate cancer: the barbershop program. Biro, Diana J. Sep 22, 2004 6199
Where am I to go? Use of the Internet for consumer health information by two vulnerable communities. Detlefsen, Ellen Gay Sep 22, 2004 8108
Black physicians push for equitable Medicare care. Boschert, Sherry Sep 1, 2004 684
Be sure to differentiate between OCD, cultural differences. McNamara, Damian Aug 1, 2004 532
Cancer survival worse in African Americans. Zoler, Mitchel L. Jul 1, 2004 584
Study: blacks and Latinos are more likely to forego prescriptions. May 1, 2004 1269
Nutrition hotline. Mangels, Reed May 1, 2004 1050
Poststroke dementia more likely among African Americans. Finn, Robert Brief Article Mar 1, 2004 267
The corporeal and ocular veil: Dr. Matilda A. Evans (1872-1935) and the complexity of southern history. Hine, Darlene Clark Feb 1, 2004 15704
African-Americans and AIDS conference, Philadelphia, Feb. 23-24. Dec 26, 2003 355
Blacks slower to seek treatment. Oct 1, 2003 355
Readability of educational materials targeting CVD risk factors in African Americans and women. Will, Julie C. Sep 22, 2003 4192
Who benefits from alternative therapy? Weber, Christopher Sep 22, 2003 1331
Ask Doctor Cory. Servaas, Cory Sep 1, 2003 692
NIH launches program to increase Blacks' awareness of kidney disease. Brief Article Aug 26, 2003 258
One life to live: why we need to adopt a proactive approach to better healthcare. (Executive Health Package). Alleyne, Sonia Brief Article Aug 1, 2003 270
One-third of patients want spiritual discussion with physician: African Americans made up half of sample. Schneider, Mary Ellen Aug 1, 2003 355
Study shows disparities in perceptions of pain; blacks endure more pain without proper care. (Hospice Trends). Jun 1, 2003 1267
Buckle-Up and Smile for Life: uncommon partners find common ground to collaborate and eliminate disparities Part 1. (Caring Counts). Harper, Hazel J. May 1, 2003 2754
Dying for resources: AIDS activists in New York City analyzed the racial impact of the epidemic--and won an unprecedented $5 million from the city from communities of color. Carrillo, Karen Juanita Mar 22, 2003 1470
AIDS vaccine falters in whites, may help blacks. (Mixed Results). Seppa, N. Mar 1, 2003 516
BPD and African Americans. (FYI). Brief Article Mar 1, 2003 97
African-Americans and AIDS, Conference Feb. 24 and 25, New York. Brief Article Feb 7, 2003 221
Better patient education key to reducing racial bias in access to kidney transplant, surgeon says. Dec 9, 2002 457
Blacks in Congress focus on end-of-life care; better care for African-Americans addressed. Nov 1, 2002 1670
The healthcare divide: study shows minorities receive inferior healthcare services. (National News). Hocker, Cliff Brief Article Jul 1, 2002 570
Obesity: childhood epidemic. (Quick Studies). Brief Article Mar 1, 2002 118
Multiple myeloma in association with sarcoidosis: a case report and review of the literature. (Case Reports). Sen, Filiz; Mann, Karen P.; Medeiros, L. Jeffrey Statistical Data Included Mar 1, 2002 2417
Health beat. Brief Article Feb 1, 2002 354
Illinois Department of Public Health. (Keeping Current). Karp, Sarah Brief Article Jan 1, 2002 115
Religion may help lower blood pressure for some. (Lifelines). Jan 1, 2002 95
Trichomonas vaginalis, HIV, and African-Americans. (Synopsis). Ash, Lawrence Statistical Data Included Nov 1, 2001 4791
PROGRESSIVE PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION IN THE JIM CROW SOUTH: A CASE STUDY OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, 1907-1920. Hoffman, Steven J. Sep 22, 2001 10434
Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities in South Carolina and the Role of Rural Locality and Educational Attainment. WHEELER, FRAN C. Statistical Data Included Jul 1, 2001 6099
News Potpourri [*]. Jul 1, 2001 1045
Low sun exposure and elevated serum prostate specific antigen in African American and Caucasian men. Reis-Starr, Carol Jun 22, 2001 5137
Heart disease linked to clotting gene. J.N. Brief Article Jun 2, 2001 285
Exercise Training in a Predominantly African-American Group of Stroke Survivors. Vaillancourt, Carolyn Jun 1, 2001 496

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