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Scientists Discover Gene Behind Asthma Risks In Blacks
August 01, 2011
A new national collaboration of asthma genetics researchers has revealed a novel gene associated with the disease in African-Americans, according to a new scientific report. By pooling data from nine independent research groups looking for genes associated with asthma, the newly-created EVE Consortium identified a novel gene association specific to populations of African descent. In addition, the new study confirmed the significance of four gene associations recently reported by a European asthma genetics study. The findings, published in Nature Genetics, ...
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Asthma Hospitalizes More Black Kids
July 01, 2011
According to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, black children were four times more likely than white children to be hospitalized for a severe asthma attack. This new information is based on information in the 2010 National Healthcare Disparities Report ...
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Visits To Asthma Specialists Delayed For Black Children
May 16, 2011
“Our study shows significant differences in levels of pre-existing illness exist between white and black children at the time of initial visit to an asthma specialist." ...
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High Asthma Rate In Puerto Ricans Remains A Mystery
December 29, 2010
According to studies, Puerto Rican children are 300 times more likely to suffer from the condition than white, non-Hispanic children in the United States. ...
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Study: Asthma Hits CA Poor Minorities Worst
December 21, 2010
Poorer communities, which tend to house minority groups, are more likely to be closer to environmental pollutants like industry waste. ...
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School Program Helps Kids Cope With Asthma
December 08, 2010
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Black Sorority Begins Asthma Prevention Program
October 15, 2010
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Vitamin D May Help Blacks With Asthma
September 08, 2010
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Minority Asthma Patients Use ERs Most
August 19, 2010
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National Campaign To Fight Asthma Launched
August 13, 2010
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Walk-In Asthma Center Opens In Harlem
August 12, 2010
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Study Offers Insight For Latinos With The Asthma
August 09, 2010
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Latina Actress Raises Asthma Awareness
July 22, 2010
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Insurance Access Does Not Curb Racial Disparities In Asthma Care Among Children
June 08, 2010
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Disparities Widen In The Use Of Asthma Meds
May 12, 2010
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Use Of Asthma Medications Drops For
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May 05, 2010
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Low Vitamin D Tied To Asthma In African American Kids
April 06, 2010
Vitamin D deficiency is more common in African Americans than in other races, and African American children are also more likely to have asthma, Dr. Robert J. Freishtat and associates noted in their March 18 online article in the Journal of Pediatrics. However, the role of vitamin D in asthma remains unclear. ...
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Low Levels Of Vitamin D Linked To Higher Rates Of Asthma In African American Kids
March 18, 2010
“It’s been well-documented that as a group, African Americans are more likely than other racial groups to have low levels of vitamin D,†said Robert Freishtat, MD, MPH, an emergency medicine physician and lead author on the study. “But we were shocked to see that almost all of the African American children with ...
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Parent Mentors Can Improve The Asthmatic Care Of Minority Children, Researchers Find
November 30, 2009
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Study Of Black Mother's: Depression A Risk Factor In Childhood Asthma Symptoms
November 27, 2009
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Minority kids less apt to take asthma meds
October 13, 2009
Black and Hispanic children with asthma are less likely than their white counterparts to be taking daily medication meant to prevent asthma attacks, a U.S. study shows. ...
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Asthma coaching can reduce hospitalizations in some children
May 06, 2009
Working with an asthma coach helps to significantly reduce hospitalizations of low-income, African-American children with asthma, results of a new, two-year study show. ...
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MINORITIES JOIN CLIMATE MARCH IN NY
September 21, 2014
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BLACKS-BP PROBLEMS CONTINUE
August 15, 2011
A coalition that advocates for those who were harmed by the April 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Members of Operation People for Peace, are at the world headquarters of BP in the UK demanding compensation. The campaigners say blacks, the most vulnerable and disenfranchised claimants, are being overlooked in favor of those with political connections who have been compensated handsomely. The group submitted more than 10,000 claims and says ...
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Study Predicts Latino Population Surge In CA
July 05, 2011
Latinos and Asians are driving population growth in Silicon Valley and in the state of California, but a study shows that by 2040 Latinos will make up the largest population group in the San Mateo and Santa Clara regions. Former San Jose mayor Ron Gonzales discussed this and other information about the Latino population ...
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Mercury Levels In Fish Major Concern For Latinos
June 20, 2011
An analysis of several studies conducted among Latinos reveal that this community faces a disproportionate risk from toxic mercury pollution because of a combination of cultural, economic and linguistic factors. ...
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Health Care Quality Gaps And Disparities Persist Nationwide
June 01, 2011
Among minority and low-income Americans, the level of health care quality and access to services remained unfavorable. ...
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Communities Of Color, Poverty Bear Burden Of Air Pollution
May 26, 2011
“It’s well known that communities of color and low income communities bear the disproportionate share of the deaths and illnesses associated with pollution. ...
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Children's Health On The Chopping Block
April 25, 2011
“There’s nothing serious about a plan that claims to reduce the deficit by spending a trillion dollars on tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires." ...
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Hospital Association Names New Black Chairman
April 11, 2011
"Your community has its own dynamics that create its own barriers – solid walls that stand between people and the health that will allow them to achieve their full potential." ...
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