Afro-Ethnic Hairstyling Trends, Risks, and Recommendations

Paying for performance--risks and recommendations.

n engl j med 355;18 www.nejm.org november 2, 2006 1845 — and largely reinforced — this traditional professional model. But change appears to be imminent. The past decade has brought compelling evidence of serious gaps in the quality of medical care. The increased availability of reliable measures of the technical quality of care in both hospital and ambulatory settings has proved that it is fea...

Ethnic differences in arterial responses and inflammatory markers in Afro-Caribbean and Caucasian subjects.

OBJECTIVE Small vessel disease is more common in Afro-Caribbeans than Caucasians. We investigated underlying differences in metabolic, inflammatory, and vascular responses that may predispose Afro-Caribbeans to small vessel pathology. METHODS AND RESULTS Seventy-eight Afro-Caribbeans aged 35-75 years, with no vascular disease or medications, were compared with 82 matched Caucasians for metabo...

Hair fashion trends and formaldehyde health risks.

The Swedish housing market: Trends and risks

The views expressed in this report are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the Swedish Fiscal Policy Council. Preface In December 2011 the Swedish Fiscal Policy Council invited me to prepare a report on recent trends and risks in the Swedish housing market. My background for accepting the invitation was my long-standing interest in the Swedish economy and Swedish econo...

Editorial Cardiovascular risks and outcomes: ethnic variations in hypertensive patients

Epidemiological studies of international variations in disease incidence have helped to generate and test hypotheses about the relative importance of genetic, environmental, social, and cultural factors in causing cardiovascular diseases. Studies of racial and ethnic variation within countries have also contributed in advancing such understanding. Indian, Bangladeshi, and Pakistani people born ...