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America's Growing Waistline: The Challenge of Obesity
Obesity rates seem to have plateaued—how can nurses jumpstart the downward trend, particularly among minority communities?
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Mobility limitations in African Americans linked to depressive symptoms
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Minority Mental Health: Shining a Light on Unique Needs and Situations
Research shows minorities often don’t receive the mental health care they need, presenting nurses with a unique opportunity.
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African Americans at greater risk for bedsores in nursing homes
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Charts Are Going Mobile
The buzz of health care technology is turning into a roar with new gadgets and techniques to help nurses care for their patients.
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Black churches and safe sex education
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Obesity: The Weight of the Matter
The Fort Bend County Black Nurses Association celebrates the 10th anniversary of their fight against today’s most serious public health problem, obesity.
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Study shows African American men find doctors unsupportive
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African American Men and Prostate Cancer: The Need for Innovative Education
Prostate cancer is one of the most frequently diagnosed forms of cancer in the United States. When compared with Caucasian males, African American males are diagnosed much later and the mortality rate is 2.4 times higher. Part of the problem is a lack of knowledge in the African American community, but nurses can combat the disparities through creative outreach.
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Different Attitudes Toward Breastfeeding Linked to Race
Why are black women more likely to feed their infants formula than mothers of other races? That's what a recent study from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center hopes to determine.
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Preventing HIV/AIDS in Older African American Women
HIV infections are rising at an alarming rate among postmenopausal black women, and clinicians who provide health services need to be educated on their risk behaviors.
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Want to Help Fight AIDS in the Black Community? Play Bid Whist!
The Black AIDS Institute unveils the latest weapon in its war against HIV/AIDS disparities: the 2010 Trump AIDS National Bid Whist Tournament.
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Body and Soul
For a dedicated group of parish nurses in Mississippi, educating communities of color about health promotion and disease prevention isn’t a job—it’s a spiritual calling
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Touching Hearts
African American women have a disproportionately high rate of heart disease, yet many of them are unaware that they’re at risk. By reaching out to black communities where the need is greatest, nurses can increase awareness and empower vulnerable women to reduce their risk.
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Advice for Increasing Minority Cancer Screening Rates: THINK POSITIVE!
A recent study by researchers at St. Louis University School of Medicine suggests that accentuating the positive can make a big difference when it comes to educating African Americans about the importance of cancer screening and early detection.
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A New Weapon in the War Against Sickle-Cell Disease
A medication traditionally associated with the treatment of cancer and AIDS has emerged as a surprise weapon in the fight against sickle-cell anemia, the painful and often fatal inherited blood disorder that occurs primarily in African Americans.
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ISHIB Offers Guidelines for Treating Hypertension in African Americans
According to the International Society on Hypertension in Blacks (ISHIB), African Americans are significantly more likely to die from high blood pressure than the general public. Yet until now, no clinical guidelines have been available to assist health care professionals in developing HBP treatment strategies targeted to the special needs of this vulnerable, high-risk population.
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Correlation Found Between Poor Nutrition and Disease for African Americans
Poor eating habits and lack of exercise among African Americans increases their risk of developing cancer, obesity, hypertension, diabetes and heart disease, according to recent studies by the Public Health Institute (PHI) and the California Department of Health Services (CDHS).
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Hispanics, Blacks at Greater Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s
Both Hispanics from Caribbean countries and African Americans are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than Caucasians, according to a new study, “Incidence of Alzheimer’s Disease in African Americans, Caribbean Hispanics and Caucasians in Northern Manhattan,” recently published in Neurology magazine.
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Biological Link to African-American Prostate Cancer Rates Discovered
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