Low HDL-C Linked to Coronary Heart Disease Risk in White Adults
TUESDAY, Nov. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Lower levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) are associated with increased coronary heart disease (CHD) risk in White but not Black adults, and higher levels of HDL-C are not protective for ei…
Learn MoreSerum 25(OH)D Levels Linked to Diabetes in African-Americans
TUESDAY, Nov. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) levels are associated with diabetes risk in African-Americans (AAs), according to two studies published online in Nutrition & Diabetes and BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care…
Learn MoreA medida que la segregación aumenta en las comunidades, lo mismo sucede con las tasas de cáncer
VIERNES, 18 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Su supervivencia a un cáncer podría depender, en parte, del lugar en que viva.Investigadores de la Sociedad Americana Contra El Cáncer (American Cancer Society) y de la Universidad de Clemson, en Ca…
Learn MoreHDL ‘Good’ Cholesterol’s Role in Heart Health Under Scrutiny
MONDAY, Nov. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Blood levels of HDL, the famously “good” kind of cholesterol, may not make a big difference to heart health after all — particularly for Black people, a large new study suggests.The study, of nearly 24,000 U….
Learn MoreAs Segregation Rises in Communities, So Do Cancer Death Rates
FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Whether you survive a bout with cancer may depend, in part, on where you live.Researchers at the American Cancer Society and Clemson University in South Carolina found a 20% higher death rate for all cancer ty…
Learn MoreCancer Mortality Up With Residential Racial, Economic Segregation
THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Residential racial and economic segregation is associated with higher cancer mortality at the county level, according to a study published online Nov. 17 in JAMA Oncology.Lu Zhang, Ph.D., from Clemson Univer…
Learn MoreSe estanca el progreso contra los mortinatos en EE. UU.
MARTES, 15 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las tasas de mortinatos de EE. UU. se deben abordar a nivel local, estatal y nacional, porque los esfuerzos por reducir el riesgo se han estancado, afirma una nueva investigación.También persisten la…
Learn MoreRacial, Ethnic Disparities Seen in Cerebrovascular Disease in Midlife
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Racial and ethnic disparities in small vessel cerebrovascular disease are seen in midlife, according to a study published online Nov. 14 in JAMA Neurology.Indira C. Turney, Ph.D., from the Taub Institute fo…
Learn MoreSuicide Rates Declining for White Americans, But Not for Minorities
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In a finding that illustrates just how deeply racial disparities permeate the U.S. health care system, a new government report finds that suicide rates dipped slightly among white Americans while they rose …
Learn MoreProgress Against Stillbirths Has Stalled in U.S.
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — U.S. stillbirth rates still need to be tackled at the local, state and national levels because efforts to reduce the risk have stalled, new research claims.Racial disparities remain as well, with Black women …
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