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Weight Loss Hurdle for Black Women Different Then for White Women

Posted: Wednesday, May 24, 2006

Scientists Spot Difference in Belly Fat of Black and White Obese Women: Scientists have come up with a new clue about why weight loss may be particularly hard for obese black women.

Depo Provera Increase Diabetes Risk in Women

Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2006

Contraception with depo-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) is associated with an increase in the risk of diabetes in some Latino women with prior gestational diabetes.

Half of U.S. Children Have Diabetes Risk Factors

Posted: Friday, February 24, 2006

The study, of 1,740 eighth-graders at 12 U.S. schools, found that half were overweight or on the verge of becoming overweight -- one of the main risk factors for type 2 diabetes

Blacks, Hispanics Prone to Diabetes Complications More Then Whites

Posted: Tuesday, September 06, 2005

Blacks and Hispanics with diabetes are more likely than whites to require repeat hospitalization for complications related to their condition,At the initial admission, blacks had the highest rates of acute complications and high blood pressure, Hispanics had the highest rate for kidney disease, and whites had the highest percentages of heart disease and depression.

Salt Restriction Improves Blood Pressure and Proteinuria in Blacks

Posted: Thursday, August 18, 2005

Modest reductions in dietary salt improve blood pressure and proteinuria in black patients with hypertension

Black People More Likely to Survive a Stroke Than White People

Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Results show a clear survival advantage for blacks being 57% and whites 36%.

Insulin Resistance and Systolic Blood Pressure Are the Determinants For

Posted: Monday, August 08, 2005

Differences may imply different benefits from treatments targeting blood pressure or insulin resistance in different ethnic groups.

Diuretics Best BP Treatment for African-Americans With Metabolic Syndrome

Posted: Friday, August 05, 2005

New data fails to support preference for other antihypertensives over diuretics.

Asian Americans Face Higher Diabetes Risk and Not Being Screened

Posted: Monday, June 13, 2005

Asian Americans are twice as likely as whites to develop diabetes, studies show. Yet doctors may not screen Asian Americans often enough because doctors don't know enough about the aspects of diabetes special to this group.

A Decline In Life Expectancy in the US

Posted: Thursday, March 31, 2005

The prediction, is based on the dramatic rise in obesity, especially among young people and minorities as reported in the NEJM