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Smoking Cessation Study For American Indians To Begin
May 18, 2011
Two out of every five AI/AN will die from tobacco-related diseases if the current smoking rates of AI/ANs (40.8%) persist. ...
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Blacks Use "Quitlines" To Quit Smoking
May 04, 2011
African-Americans are consistently more likely than white smokers to use telephone help lines to quit smoking. ...
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Positive Media Campaigns Help Minorities Quit Smoking
May 02, 2011
“It was absolutely critical that we develop a campaign that would resonate with lower education and lower income smokers.†...
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Refusal Skills Help Minority Youths Resist Smoking Pressures
April 20, 2011
“Smoking and quitting behaviors are heavily influenced by factors in the immediate environment, including family, peers and school.†...
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Anti-Smoking Program Targets Hispanic Youth
February 02, 2011
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Interventions Help Latinos Quit Smoking
October 29, 2010
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Smoking Costs CA Indians $800M A Year
October 22, 2010
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BLACKS SMOKING MAD
October 18, 2010
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Education Level Affects Smoking Rates
August 27, 2010
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Kiosk Offers Hispanic Smokers Help To
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May 14, 2010
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Counseling Black Pregnant Women Against Smoking Found To Improve Outcomes
March 09, 2010
A cognitive-behavioral intervention used in pregnant African-American women reduces their environmental tobacco smoke exposure (ETSE) ...
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Community Creates Unique American Indian Quit Smoking Program
February 15, 2010
American Indians, living throughout the U.S. in more than 500 tribes with unique customs, use traditional tobacco to welcome ...
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Quitting Smoking Especially Difficult For Some Groups
February 12, 2010
Evidence-based smoking cessation treatments are addressed in another article in this special section ...
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Minority Women Face Unique Challenges Related to Smoking, Smoking Ban Policies
August 04, 2009
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Home Smoking Rules Tend to Vary by Race
July 15, 2009
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Study: Degree Of Obesity A Factor For Minority Diabetics
September 06, 2011
According to a new University of Michigan Health System study obesity is a known risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes. But it hasn’t been clear whether the “dose†of obesity—how much excess weight a person has, and for how long—affects the risk of diabetes. The study of about 8,000 adolescents and young adults shows the degree and duration of carrying extra pounds are important risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes in adulthood. ...
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Study Reveals Pathway Of Kidney Failure In Blacks‎
August 26, 2011
An Emory University study released today found that Blacks are four times more likely to develop kidney failure than whites. The study found that a condition that occurs when the kidneys are damaged and spill protein into the urine contributes to this increased risk. Investigators analyzed information from 27,911 ...
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Minorities Worry About Children's Health More Than White Counterparts
August 22, 2011
The top 10 children’s health concerns among people of all races include childhood obesity, drug abuse, and smoking and teen pregnancy, according to a recent poll by the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll of Children’s Health. The annual poll, released August 15, asked Hispanic, Black and White respondents to rank the importance of 23 health concerns for children in their own community. Different ethnicities indicated varying levels of concern for specific health issues. Overall, Blacks and Hispanics were more likely than Wwhites to rank children’s health issues ...
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Money Woes Drive Black Smoker Rates Down
August 22, 2011
A new report in the American Journal of Public Health suggests that increasing cigarette prices combined with other social and economic factors appear to be behind the steep decline in smoking rates among Black youth that occurred between 1970s and the mid-1990s. The report argues that racial differences in parental attitudes, ...
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Menthol Cigarettes Harder For Blacks To Quit
August 15, 2011
A new study from the Cancer Institute of New Jersey and UMDNJ-School of Public Health concludes that menthol cigarettes are harder to quit than regular smokes. One of the key points of the research findings was that menthol was found to be generally more common among younger smokers and females. ...
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Black Cigarette Expose Prompts FDA Action
June 27, 2011
Just days after Black Radio Network featured a new Stanford University School of Medicine study revealing questionable advertising tactics of menthol cigarettes in black neighborhoods, the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) announced it is conducting an independent review of research on the public health impact ...
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STUDY BLASTS CIG BLACK MARKETING
June 24, 2011
A new Stanford University School of Medicine study shows that tobacco companies increased the advertising and lowered the sale price of menthol cigarettes at stores near California high schools with larger populations of African-American students. Study lead researcher Lisa Henriksen, PhD, of the Stanford Prevention Research Center found Tobacco companies increased the advertising and lowered the sale price ...
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Blacks Support Ban Of Menthol Cigarettes
May 12, 2011
A ban is supported by a majority of Americans (56 percent), particularly African Americans (76 percent) who were found to be disproportionately affected. ...
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Study Links Anti-Flame Chemicals To Mental Harm In Latino Farm Children
May 11, 2011
We wanted to focus on environmental exposure in children’s development, and the best approach to do that is to look at early exposures, starting with pregnancy. ...
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NY Court Bans Sale Of Tax-Free Cigarettes By Tribes
May 11, 2011
“What this does is, it puts us out of business. It won’t stop people from buying tax-free cigarettes—it will just create a black market, like during Prohibition." ...
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Black Caucus Launches Stroke Initiative
May 05, 2011
The Congressional Black Caucus today released new research on stroke awareness among African-Americans and information on ways they can reduce their risk. ...
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Newest "Madea" Installment Meets With Black Disapproval
April 27, 2011
And why is it that Black women are the only women who have a negative stereotype about themselves that translates into undesirability? ...
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Soul Session In Vietnam
April 25, 2011
Thousands of black soldiers have rejected traditional Army life, set up their own counterculture on bases throughout Vietnam. ...
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Report Highlights Health Of US Counties
March 30, 2011
For the second year, the County Health Rankings confirm the critical role that factors such as education, jobs, income, and environment play. ...
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Survey: Menthol Smokers Feel "Twice-Addicted"
March 24, 2011
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