News tagged with racial groups
Everyone looks the same - when you drink
(PhysOrg.com) -- People are much better at recognising faces of their own racial group than those of different races, but a new study suggests that drinking alcohol almost eliminates that bias.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 19, 2010 |
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Ethnic pride may boost African-American teens' mental health
Most adolescents who belong to an ethnic minority group wrestle not only with their self-esteem (like most teens), but also with identity issues unique to their ethnic group, such as dealing with social stigma. A new study ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Physician bias might keep life-saving transplants from black and Hispanic patients
Physician bias might be the reason why African Americans are not receiving kidney/pancreas transplants at the same rate as similar patients in other racial groups. Dr. Keith Melancon, director of kidney and pancreas transplantation ...
Nov 09, 2009 |
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Study finds no relationship between PCR rate and race in women with breast cancer
Locally advanced breast cancer patients who received the same class of neoadjuvant chemotherapy were found to have no evidence of disease at the time of their surgery, or achieved pathological complete response, at the same ...
Oct 09, 2009 |
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Swine flu sends more blacks, Hispanics to hospital
(AP) -- Swine flu was four times more likely to send blacks and Hispanics to the hospital than whites, according to a study in Chicago that offers one of the first looks at how the virus has affected different racial groups.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 27, 2009 |
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Race origins and health disparites
Much is often said about the glaring statistics showing that some racial and ethnic minorities face greater risks than whites when it comes to health.
Jun 26, 2009 |
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Mixed-race patients struggle to find marrow donors
(AP) -- If Nick Glasgow were white, he would have a nearly 90 percent chance of finding a matching bone marrow donor who could cure his leukemia.
May 27, 2009 |
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Do Americans have an identity crisis when it comes to race and ethnicity?
Say goodbye to Italian-Americans and German-Americans and say hello to Vietnamese-Americans, Salvadoran-Americans and a bunch of other hyphenated Americans.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 26, 2009 |
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