Racism is usually blamed for bad health among non-whites. The real causes are likely to be genetic.
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Race and Health, AR Classic Article
Who brought these third-world conditions?
Suit alleges that Coke tricks blacks into thinking soda is healthy.
20 percent of blacks have the gene mutation.
County officials expect at least 800 overdose deaths by the end of the year.
Could be the first step in confronting America’s “White Death.”
Non-whites think they are immune from melanoma . . . which has fatal consequences.
They are recommending that all Somali children by vaccinated as soon as possible.
Outbreak originated among Somalis.
But race is still a social construct.
Says there is no word for “stress” in Zulu.
Italy and the “Refugees”
Ordinary Italians are finally waking up to the reality of the onslaught.
Bad nutrition, poor education, and high murder rates drag down US figures.
Good reason to stay home.
Doctors should understand “the uniqueness, importance, and nuances of your culture and lived experiences.”
Alcohol-related death rate more than doubled since 1999.
Aorta More Rigid in African-Americans, May Explain Rates of Hypertension and Heart Disease, Medical Xpress
Genetic differences in collagen content may be to blame.
One herb dealer got his training from “visions in my dreams.”
Neandertal DNA Affects Modern Ethnic Difference in Immune Response, Scientific American
Neanderthal genes help Europeans “live in peace with the microbes.”
New Oncogene Linked to Prostate Cancer in African Americans May Lead to Better Diagnostic Tools, Medical Xpress
Blacks and whites differ in 24 prostate cancer-related genes.
They are especially vulnerable to stomach and liver cancer.
The flight attendant apologized several times, but “she will not get away with this.”
How High Blood Pressure May Hurt Children’s Brains, New York Times
It is more common now because of increases in child obesity.
Increases in obesity among black women are part of the problem.
Black Health Experts Renew Fight Against Menthol Cigarettes, New York Times
Four in five black smokers choose menthols.
Baltimore Draws 10-Year Blueprint to Cut Racial Health Disparities, Kaiser Health News
Programs will try to reduce obesity, smoking, and heart disease in blacks.
Genetic Studies’ Lack of Diversity May Lead to Misdiagnoses, Researchers Say, Wall Street Journal
Race is real when it explains false diagnoses for blacks.
It’s True: Latinos Age Slower Than Other Ethnicities, Medical Xpress
They “age more slowly at the molecular level.”
The U.S. Blew $1.4 Billion on Abstinence Education in Africa, Scientific American
It was supposed to stop the spread of AIDS.
He has HIV, but villagers think sleeping with him is a “cleansing” ritual.
NYT reports there might actually be genetic reasons.
Lupus is highly heritable and Chinese are most likely to have contributing genes.
Mother came to US to have baby who, of course, is now a citizen.
But the state needs the federal government’s permission.
Young African-American Adults Are Less Susceptible to Delirium in ICU Than Caucasians, Medical Xpress
Study author says delirium treatments may one day differ by race.
Blacks have twice the white rate of infant mortality even with identical medical care.
Calling “racism” a mental illness may prevent more “institutional” remedies.
And Obama wants to increase the refugee cap to 100,000.
Workers at 2 Minnesota Hospitals Diagnosed with Active TB, 141 Patients ‘May Have Been Exposed’, Breitbart
Authorities refuse to say if they are immigrants.
New US citizen will cost tax-payers $1 to $10 million for lifetime treatment.
Outbreak began in a detention center for immigrants.
Moving Beyond Race-Based Drugs, Medical Xpress
“Precision medicine” will account for individual genotypes
Life Expectancy for White Females in U.S. Suffers Rare Decline, Washington Post
Blacks and Hispanics living longer, whites dying sooner.
In 1989, the plan was to eradicate it by 2010.
Unmarried 17 year old. Hispanic family values.
Few of the genetic indicators of asthma in whites are also found in blacks.
White Working Class Mortality Rates Are Increasing, National Review
National Review takes notice.
U.S. Suicide Rate Surges to a 30-Year High, New York Times
Whites and Amerindians most affected.
Increased suicide and drug overdosing contributed to white women’s decreased life expectancy.
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