News tagged with ethnic whites

Women use strategies to overcome discrimination in large law firms

(Phys.org) -- Women and people from ethnic minorities have to employ special strategies to overcome institutional discrimination when working in large law firms.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 13, 2012 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Drinking trends increase for whites, blacks and Hispanics

Given that Whites are the majority population in the United States, drinking trends for this group tend to determine overall trends in drinking for the country and simultaneously minimize trends and possible risks among Black ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 20, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Chubby hubby is common, but ethnicity matters

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study helps untangle how marriage, gender and ethnicity are related to body weight. The study of almost 8,000 men and women will be published in the journal Obesity.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Gaps in colorectal cancer screening persist between whites and non-whites

Colorectal cancer screening among patients with Medicare coverage is increasing, but a persistent gap remains between whites — who are screened most frequently — and all other racial and ethnic groups, according to a new ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds positive change in menopausal experience

(PhysOrg.com) -- White women are becoming more optimistic about menopause, with many seeing it as an opportunity to rethink their lives and redefine themselves, a new University of Texas at Austin national study shows.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 27, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Black women have double the risk of pregnancy complications

(PhysOrg.com) -- Black Caribbean and black African women in the UK have twice as much risk of experiencing severe pregnancy complications than white women, according to University of Oxford research.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0