Brown, Black, and White in Texas

Trends in cardiovascular mortality in Spanish-surnamed, other white, and black persons in Texas, 1970--1975.

Certain categories of cardiovascular disease have significantly declined recently as causes of death. In the present investigation we describe the variation in cardiovascular mortality in Texas by ethnicity, age and sex during 1970--1975 using age-standardized proportional mortality ratios. Specifically, the question of whether the three major ethnic groups in Texas have shared equally in any c...

Mitochondria in White, Brown, and Beige Adipocytes

Mitochondria play a key role in energy metabolism in many tissues, including cardiac and skeletal muscle, brain, liver, and adipose tissue. Three types of adipose depots can be identified in mammals, commonly classified according to their colour appearance: the white (WAT), the brown (BAT), and the beige/brite/brown-like (bAT) adipose tissues. WAT is mainly involved in the storage and mobilizat...

Tuberculosis in black and white.

186 www.thelancet.com/respiratory Vol 2 March 2014 Pictures have the power to give a voice to individuals who have not been given the opportunity to be heard. They can infl uence public opinion and ultimately aff ect the course of history. Works of documentary photographers such as James Nachtwey have been proven to infl uence decision making related to conflict and war. But Nachtwey also marke...

To Be White, Black, or Brown? South Asian Americans and the Race-Color Distinction

Trends in Cardiovascular Mortality in Spanish - surnamed , Other White , and Black Persons in Texas , 1970 - 1975 JUDITH

Certain categories of cardiovascular disease have significantly declined recently as causes of death. In the present investigation we describe the variation in cardiovascular mortality in Texas by ethnicity, age and sex during 1970-1975 using age-standardized proportional mortality ratios. Specifically, the question of whether the three major ethnic groups in Texas have shared equally in any ch...