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Weight-Based Dosing Boosts African Americans’ Response to Hepatitis C Drugs
Chronic hepatitis C, which can lead to cirrhosis, liver failure and liver cancer, continues to be a serious health threat for the African-American population.
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Mastering Master’s Entry Programs
These accelerated MSN programs for students with degrees in fields other than nursing are helping growing numbers of minority students fast-track into advanced practice nursing careers
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Two Studies Link Emotional Health to African Americans’ Diabetes Risk
According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), approximately 11.4% of all African Americans aged 20 years or older have this serious chronic disease...
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National Marrow Donor Program Needs More Native American Donors
Each year, more than 30,000 Americans--including hundreds of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) adults and children--die of leukemia, aplastic anemia and other life-threatening blood diseases...
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Mexican Immigrants at High Risk for Severe Chicken Pox
Nurses and nurse practitioners who work with Mexican immigrant populations need to be aware of a new research study which suggests that Mexican-born adults living in the United States have a higher rate of susceptibility to varicella...
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Home Is Where the Heart Defibrillator Is
Fans of "The Simpsons" may recall chuckling at the episode in which Homer-whose unhealthy lifestyle certainly makes him a likely candidate for a heart attack-is digging a hole in his back yard...
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Culturally Competent Osteoporosis Education Program Targets Asian Women
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Richard Carmona’s first-ever report on the nation’s bone health, released last October, reveals that 10 million Americans over age 50 have osteoporosis and another 34 million are at risk for developing the condition.
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Why Don’t More Minority Cancer Patients Participate in Clinical Trials?
That’s the big question a team of radiation oncology researchers in Philadelphia has been trying to answer.
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Understanding Buddhist Patients’ Dietary Needs
Understanding Buddhist Patients' Dietary Needs
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Winners and Leaders
Meet Minority Nurse's 2004 Scholarship Recipients
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Veterans Affairs Nursing in the 21st Century
The nursing shortage, the war in Iraq and increased diversity in the military are creating a whole new demand for skilled minority VA nurses
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Traveling Our Own Road
Minority nurse-owned travel nursing agencies are hoping to attract more nurses of color to this opportunity-filled career that can feel like a working vacation
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Fighting Childhood Obesity in Minority Communities
The obesity epidemic in children is reaching such crisis proportions that this generation has been labeled "Generation O"-and minority kids are at especially high risk
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Closing the Cardiovascular Disease Gap
Experts agree that culturally competent preventive education can play a key role in reducing CVD disparities in minority communities. And who better to provide that education than nurses?
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Trialblazers
An innovative new program in Columbus, Ohio, is focusing aggressively on eliminating racial and ethnic cancer disparities--with a special emphasis on increasing minority patients’ participation in clinical trials
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“Homework” for Future Nursing Students with Disabilities
Going to nursing school doesn’t have to be an impossible dream just because you have a disability. The key is knowing what will be expected of you, knowing your options and knowing your rights.
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Wounded by Words
Racist comments from patients can hurt. Why do so many health care workplaces expect nurses of color to accept such abuse as “just part of the job?”
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