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Nearly half of blacks are obese.

159 confirmed cases; one death.

"Non-Nordic" was a "diagnosis."

Some think race-specific treatment is "discriminatory."

British government is targeting “people who have no right to be here.”

Times says racism may be to blame.

Salon editor thinks GOP wants to defund Obamacare for racial reasons.

Sociologist says they are afraid of racial profiling.

For many immigrants the very concept of medical insurance is alien.

91 percent of blacks, 61 percent of Hispanics, and 29 percent of whites approve of the Affordable Care Act.

Unlike whites, blacks who advance in the workplace tend to lose sleep.

Some of these gene variants are specific to blacks.

In New York City, 76 percent of births to Hispanics are covered by Medicaid.

They're dying five years younger than their counterparts from the previous generation.

For those without "purpose," being on a diverse train causes stress.

This is no doubt related to the Flynn effect.

Elderly Brits in the care of Africans.

Blacks are 60 percent more likely than whites to have soft tissue sarcoma.

Each year, 40 percent of newly registered doctors in Britain are foreign-born.

In Pakistan, there is an outbreak where a warlord kept out vaccinators.

Some nerve!

Non-whites only half as likely as whites to drink diet soda.

Could "racism" be why blacks have higher blood pressure?

Tracing the origins of Northern Europeans' ability to drink milk.

5,000 teenagers have been hospitalized in South Africa in the past seven years.

Murder cuts the life expectancy of black men by one year.

It's in their genes.

Findings suggest different diagnostic tests may be needed for different groups.

Low vitamin D means more heart disease for whites and Asians, but not blacks and Hispanics.

Black women are 20 times more likely than whites to have HIV. Hispanics are 4 times more likely.

"It's probably a different biology."

Mexicans now fatter than Americans.

Another reason why non-charity cases (whites) don't have babies.

Doctor says procedures saved taxpayers from future welfare burdens.

More group differentiation in recent times.

Government study finds that deportation is spreading HIV south of the border.

Racial differences in insulin production and insulin sensitivity follow a familiar pattern.

Genes probably account for earlier puberty in blacks.

It is hard to get any nuttier than this.

Racial stereotypes about food preferences are true, it turns out.

Mexicans live longer if they stay in Mexico.

Especially among whites.

Blacks are most likely to catch the disease.

Four times the white rate, twice the Hispanic rate.

Largely overlooked in the amnesty debate.

. . . but when whites do it is "hatred."

India's strategy makes the disease more drug resistant.

Nurse claimed she had lots of experience in Nigeria.

Whites facing prostate cancer benefit from exercise, while blacks do not.

Another gift from the Third World.

Racial differences remain steady, too.

Ban on big, sugary drinks is unfair to black and Hispanic retailers.

Children of well-off white parents most likely to be said to have ADHD.

It's an inexplicable mystery.

Cultural preferences trump government regulations.

Brew made from yeast, water, and battery acid is the drink of choice.

Doctors trained in India, Nigeria, and Egypt are least competent.

A legacy of slavery, of course.

Fourteen-year-olds will get them.

More immigrants mean more TB.

This is called "a tremendous victory for human rights."

We must develop "exercise-friendly hairstyles" for blacks.

Higher aldosterone levels mean young black men retain more sodium.

The dysgenic effects of civilization.

Could it be the homogeneity?

"We are rich beyond measure compared to the countries where these folks are fleeing from."

Mexicans: They longer they live here the fatter they get.

And what about whites?

We can't imagine why.

Minorities are healthier and live longer in homogeneous neighborhoods.

Increased risk of psychosis--another benefit of diversity.

Black boys start a year earlier than whites and Hispanics.

"Adolescents may not fully understand that shooting or hanging themselves can have permanent results."

And Medicaid pays for it.

40 percent of Harlem residents visit the ER each year.