The following summarizes articles about two cancer studies that examine racial disparities.
* Breast cancer: Researchers from the University of North Carolina's Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center are expanding the Carolina Breast Cancer Study to examine why black women are more likely than white women to die from the disease, the Raleigh News & Observer reports.
Continue reading ...To coincide with World Diabetes Day, a Diabetes UK volunteer has today launched a new messageboard website. Diabetes Support talking blood sugars will allow people with diabetes to exchange knowledge and experiences with other people with the condition, their family and carers. Continue reading ...
Data from a new global survey released on World Diabetes Day finds that many teens and young adults with type 1 diabetes are optimistic about their future, but report a lack of support from school staff. The poll highlights the importance of family and peer-to-peer support.
Continue reading ...Nursing home operator Extendicare faces a third class action suit, this time filed on behalf of all residents of their nursing homes in Wisconsin. Similar Extendicare class action lawsuits have been filed in Washington and Minnesota, with all of the cases alleging that the company places profits over patient care by admitting residents that they are not properly equipped to handle.
Continue reading ...The following is a summary of efforts and grants that seek to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities. Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium: The Continue reading ...
The 128 new HIV/AIDS cases recorded between the beginning of 2008 and the end of October in the Czech Republic have broken a record for the highest number of new cases registered in the country, Jana Vandasova of the National Reference Laboratory for AIDS said on Thursday, the CTK/Prague Daily Monitor reports.
According to Vandasova, there were 122 new cases registered last year, and the National Reference Laboratory for AIDS said this year represents the largest growth in HIV/AIDS cases since the mid-1980s, when the country began testing for the virus.
Continue reading ...Biodel Inc. (Nasdaq: BIOD) today reported positive effects of VIAject™ insulin on microvascular function in patients with Type 2 diabetes which were superior to results seen with regular human insulin and insulin lispro. Professor Thomas Forst, MD, Institute for Clinical Research and Development (IKFE), Mainz, Germany, and principal investigator of the study, presented the findings today at the Eighth Annual Diabetes Technology Meeting in Bethesda, MD. Continue reading ...
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