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May 2008 - Posts
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Standing in a convention room at Bellagio, MGM Mirage chief Terry Lanni held an increasing number of business cards of people eager to do business with him in his left hand, shaking their hands with his right. Read More...
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Minority children continue to have some of the highest obesity rates, according to a new study that indicates the decades-long growth in childhood obesity in the U.S. appears to have leveled off, the Washington Post reports. Read More...
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Sacred Hearts Academy junior Michelle Galvez's essay on health and wellness in the Asian-American Pacific Islander community was chosen as the youth grand prize winner of the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organization's 20th Anniversary Read More...
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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health marked the one-year anniversary of the Motion Picture Association of America's (MPAA) pledge to address the impact of smoking in movies aimed at teen audiences by calling the MPAA's efforts lackluster Read More...
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Today the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health marked the one-year anniversary of the Motion Picture Association of America's (MPAA) pledge to address the impact of smoking in movies aimed at teen audiences by calling the MPAA's efforts lackluster. Read More...
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LOS ANGELES----Today the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health marked the one-year anniversary of the Motion Picture Association of America's pledge to address the impact of smoking in movies aimed at teen audiences by calling the MPAA's efforts Read More...
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The largest-ever survey to assess the health promotion information that gay men who use the internet to meet sexual partners in the United States would like to see has found that sexually explicit materials are not only acceptable across a diverse range Read More...
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Health insurers are finding that they need to provide information in more than English and Spanish for the many ethnic groups they serve. Read More...
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he Asian Festival began yesterday, offering its standard colorful fare of food, art and entertainment. Read More...
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The Asian Festival began today, offering its standard colorful fare of food, art and entertainment. There are sumo-wrestling demonstrations, along with Chinese, Burmese, Indian and Filipino dance, Mongolian “throat singers” and a Japanese drum performance Read More...
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We test the FitFlops, which claim to give you a "bum-blasting workout" disguised as a leisurely walk. Pity they're not so cute. Read More...
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Does the success of a procedure depend on how often it is performed at a hospital or by a particular surgeon? Is a patient's access to procedures such as liver transplantation influenced by patient characteristics such as socioeconomic factors, geographic Read More...
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SAN DIEGO, CA (May 21, 2008) – Does the success of a procedure depend on how often it is performed at a hospital or by a particular surgeon" Is a patient’s access to procedures such as liver transplantation influenced by patient characteristics such as Read More...
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MADISON, Wis., May 19 (UPI) -- Thirty percent of teens are considered by peers to be part of ethnically oriented groups, as opposed to jocks, brains or nerds, U.S. researchers say. Read More...
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MADISON, Wis., May 19 (UPI) -- Few ethnic minority teens at mid-western and western U.S. high schools hang out together, researchers said. Read More...
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California lawmakers can help reduce smoking rates in the state, particularly among the Asian-American population, "by ensuring that Medi-Cal, the state's health insurance program for the elderly, disabled and poor, covers the full range of smoking cessation Read More...
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After several years of studying the effects and complications of AIDS and the human immunodeficiency virus, new University of Utah graduate Nicole Nguyen will take what she knows to Africa, where the disease is known to infect nearly 15 percent of the Read More...
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LIFE and Discovery, a nonprofit educational corporation, will host Frederick County's first Asian-American health fair Sunday at Hillcrest Elementary School. Read More...
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LIFE and Discovery, a nonprofit educational corporation, will host Frederick County's first Asian-American health fair Sunday at Hillcrest Elementary School. Read More...
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Their long history aside, Asian Americans, some 13 million of them making up 5% of the population, are still with a ‘foreign status’. Read More...
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LEXINGTON, Ky., May 16 (UPI) -- A study of 600 U.S. teenage girls ages 12 to 18 found 90 percent reported sexual harassment at least once. Read More...
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While the city health department is saying that HIV services were cut by only $1.3 million in Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's proposed 2009 budget, city budget documents show that the cut is more than $4.5 million. Read More...
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Presidential candidate forum: Presidential candidates John McCain, Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama have been invited to a town hall to be held Saturday at UC Irvine. Read More...
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Peer relationships are an important part of adolescence for most American adolescents. As teens find their places in the peer system in most high schools, crowds define most students’ status and reputation. Read More...
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 15, 2008) − Teenage girls of all ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds still experience sexism and sexual harassment – but cultural factors may control whether they perceive sexism as an environmental problem or as evidence of their Read More...
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Girls and women have made dramatic strides toward gender equality in the United States. Role models and opportunities for girls in science, technology, and sports exist today that were not available 50 years ago. Read More...
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The first national study of Asians living in the United States shows that for some individuals, strong ties to their ethnicity can guard against the negative effects of racism. For others, strong ties to ethnicity can actually make the negative effects Read More...
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Washington, May 9 : Racial discrimination has different mental health effects on Asians, according to the first national study of Asians living in the United States. Read More...
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The first national study of Asians living in the United States shows that for some individuals, strong ties to their ethnicity can guard against the negative effects of racism. For others, strong ties to ethnicity can actually make the negative effects Read More...
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The budget proposed by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, seen here in a 2005 City Hall interview, would cut at least $1.3 million from AIDS services and testing efforts at the health department. Read More...
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The first national study of Asians living in the United States shows that for some individuals, strong ties to their ethnicity can guard against the negative effects of racism. For others, strong ties to ethnicity can actually make the negative effects Read More...
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WASHINGTON – The first national study of Asians living in the United States shows that for some individuals, strong ties to their ethnicity can guard against the negative effects of racism. For others, strong ties to ethnicity can actually make the negative Read More...
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The first national study of Asians living in the United States shows that for some individuals, strong ties to their ethnicity can guard against the negative effects of racism. For others, strong ties to ethnicity can actually make the negative effects Read More...
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*New York, NY -- One4One, a unique program focused on empowering women to help make a difference in the fight against cervical cancer, starts today during National Minority Cancer Awareness Week. Read More...
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The American Psychiatric Foundation has named three nonprofit organizations and one individual as the recipients of the fifth annual APF Awards for Advancing Minority Mental Health. Read More...
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A town hall meeting to discuss health disparities and ethnic minority health issues in Colorado is slated for Friday, May 9, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. Read More...
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Washington, May 2 : US President George W Bush has said his country is working with India to promote democracy and peace throughout Asia. Read More...
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