Racial differences in time to treatment for melanoma

Marital Status and Physical Health: Racial Differences

Background and aims: As suggested by the Minorities’ Diminished Return Theory, the associationbetween socioeconomic status and health is weaker for racial and ethnic minorities compared toWhites. The current study compared Blacks and Whites in terms of the association between maritalstatus and physical health.Methods: The State of the State Survey (SOSS) included 881 adu...

racial differences in secondary hyperparathyroidism

Racial differences in hepatitis C treatment eligibility.

UNLABELLED Black Americans are disproportionally infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and are less likely than whites to respond to treatment with peginterferon (PEG-IFN) plus ribavirin (RBV). The impact of race on HCV treatment eligibility is unknown. We therefore performed a retrospective analysis of a phase 3B multicenter clinical trial conducted at 118 United States community and academic ...

Pharmacometabolomics Reveals Racial Differences in Response to Atenolol Treatment

Antihypertensive drugs are among the most commonly prescribed drugs for chronic disease worldwide. The response to antihypertensive drugs varies substantially between individuals and important factors such as race that contribute to this heterogeneity are poorly understood. In this study we use metabolomics, a global biochemical approach to investigate biochemical changes induced by the beta-ad...

Racial Differences in Healthcare Seeking and Treatment for Urinary Incontinence

Hypothesis / aims of study Epidemiological studies suggest that although urinary incontinence (UI) affects large numbers of women, many of the affected individuals do not seek care or treatment. The aims of this study are 1) to examine the prevalence of healthcare seeking amongst a population-based sample of black and white community-dwelling women with self-reported UI, 2) to examine barriers ...