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African-Americans and Heart Disease, Stroke Updated:Sep 16,2015. Heart disease is the No. 1 killer for all Americans, and stroke is also a leading cause of death. As frightening as those statistics are the risks of getting those diseases are even higher for African-Americans. The good news is, African-Americans can improve their odds of preventing and beating these diseases by understanding the risks and taking simple steps to address them.
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- *The term African American is celebrated on this dates Registry. In August of 2005, an Ethiopian-born activist named Abdulaziz Kamus seemed to melt into the crowd; a sea of black professors, health experts and community leaders considering how to educate blacks about the dangers of prostate cancer.
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Earlier colorectal cancer screening for African Americans advised African American patients should begin screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) at age 45 years rather than age 50, according to recommendations from the American College of Gastroenterology (Am J Gastroenterol. 2009;104:739-750).
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- © 2014, American Institute for Preventive Medicine. All rights reserved. The American Institute for Preventive Medicine has developed this calendar/planner to help you plan your 2014 wellness events. The Institute is one of the first 5 companies to receive URAC Accreditation for Comprehensive Wellness.
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- As for the difference between African AIDS and American/European AIDS Duesberg says, The African AIDS epidemic has only one thing in common with the American/European AIDS epidemic-the name. African AIDS is caused by malnutrition, parasitic infection and poor sanitation. lawsuit was filed by the Frenchman who believed Gallo had used his sample to falsely take credit for his work. Gallo and Montagnier agreed to share equally the credit for discovering the AIDS virus. Part of the settlement was to create a new name for the virus.
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CDC: U.S. deaths from heart disease, cancer on the rise The burden of each disease also appears to differ by race and ethnicity. While heart disease remains the leading cause of death for white and black Americans, cancer tops the list for Hispanics and Asians or Pacific Islanders. What surprised researchers, Anderson said, was that cancer had become the leading cause of death for Asians and Pacific Islanders back in 2000.
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AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND HEALTH REFORM: However more than a quarter of African Americans do not have a regular doctor, compared with only one-fifth of Whites. * Communication with a Health Care Provider: Poor communication with health care providers results in a host of problems including less access to preventive care and higher rates of re-hospitalization.
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- Some findings show Hispanic/Latina women may have a higher number of barriers to getting screening mammography than women of other ethnicities [81]. Hispanic/Latina women have lower rates of breast cancer and breast cancer mortality compared to non-Hispanic African-American and non-Hispanic white women [82,99]. However, breast cancer is still the most common cancer (and the leading cause of cancer death) among Hispanic/Latina women [99]. So, screening in these women is just as important as it is for African-American and white women.
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- Among the 10 leading causes of cancer death in African American men,prostate cancer is second, behind lung cancer. When compared to allcauses of death, prostate cancer is the fourth leading cause of death amongAfrican American men over age 45.
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About Us Preventive Medicine is the specialty of medical practice that focuses on the health of individuals, communities, and defined populations. Its goal is to protect, promote, and maintain health and well-being and to prevent disease, disability, and death.
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Platelet infusion filter or not? They are formed by cleaving off fragments from the megakaryocytes in the bone marrow, a process regulated by the hormone thrombopoietin. The average lifespan of a platelet is 5 to 10 days. A normal platelet count is 150-400,000 µL. Platelets play a fundamental role in hemostasis. The platelets circulate in an inactivated form in the blood and are primarily found hugging the walls of the blood vessels (due to their light weight the flow in the vessels will force the platelets towards the outside).
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- CPT Code 99384 : Initial comprehensive preventive medicine evaluation and management of an individual including an age and gender appropriate history, examination, counseling/…anticipatory guidance/risk factor reduction interventions, and the ordering of laboratory/diagnostic procedures, new patient; adolescent (age 12 through 17 years).
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Treatment and Care for African Americans Treatment and Care for African Americans. Compared to the general population, African Americans are disproportionately affected by diabetes: 13.2% of all African Americans aged 20 years or older have diagnosed diabetes. African Americans are 1.7 times more likely to have diabetes as non Hispanic whites.
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African-American women have highest obesity rate: CDC says African-American women have the highest obesity rate of any group of Americans. Four out of five black women have a body mass index above 25 percent, the threshold for being overweight or obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. By comparison, nearly two-thirds of Americans overall are in this category, the CDC said.
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- Many morbidity and mortality rates are higher among African American elders than in the general population. Because of decreased educational levels and decreases in personal resources, the awareness of health problems, knowledge of causes and risk factors, and capacity to access medical care may be greatly decreased.
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AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND HEALTH REFORM: * Cancer: African Americans are more likely to develop and die from cancer than any other racial or ethnic group. African American men are 50% more likely than Whites to have prostate cancer and are more likely than any other racial group to suffer from colorectal cancer.
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- The discrepancies between African AIDS and infectious disease, and the discrepancies between the high AIDS risk of American compared to African HIV-positives can both be readily explained by the hypothesis that AIDS is caused by non-contagious risk factors and that HIV is a harmless passenger virus..
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How much does rewiring a house cost? Calling an electrician may not be the first thing that pops up in your mind when cleaning up after annoying critters, but there is good reason it should. Rats, mice, and other vermin raise your risk of a structural fire by gnawing and chewing on the wiring of your home. And pests aren’t the only cause of wire damage. Sometimes time simply wears them down. Regardless of the cause, wire damage can be a big problem. Not only can it raise your power bill and make appliances act up—it can also lead to dangerous conditions such as fire or electrical shock.
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- Federal Initiatives and Resources. 1  The HHS Plan for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Health was developed as part of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, which aims to improve the quality of life and opportunities for Asian American and Pacific Islander to participate in federal programs.
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- Certain cancers show particularly large disparities. African American men. are 50 percent more likely than whites to be diagnosed with prostate cancer and 200. percent more likely to die of prostate cancer (Slides 2-5, 2-6). However, the racial/ethnic. disparity pattern is not consistent across all cancers.
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- Type 1 diabetes accounts for 5 to 10 percent of all cases among African Americans, while type 2 diabetes accounts for 90 to 95 percent of all cases. In every age group the prevalence of diabetes is higher among African-American women than among African-American men.Among African Americans 20 years or older, 11.8 percent of women and 8.5 percent of men have diabetes.ype 1 diabetes accounts for 5 to 10 percent of all cases among African Americans, while type 2 diabetes accounts for 90 to 95 percent of all cases. In every age group the prevalence of diabetes is higher among African-American women than among African-American men.
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- Much of the research on informal networks, church supports, and extended family in the Black community was done in the early to mid 1980s. Intergenerational family support and support from the extended family has been the hallmark of health care in the African American community. Formal and informal supports are used by both Whites and Blacks in need of help.
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- While some companies tout themselves as Internet insurance firms, the term is a slight misnomer. Despite this misnomer, a Bible that speaks solely to their predicament is clearly necessary and justifiable because African-American men face particular faith challenges separate from other men of color.
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Youâre not invincible Heart disease comes in many forms, all of which can lead to serious, fatal complications if left undetected. The American Heart Association indicates that more than one in three adult men has some form of cardiovascular disease. Black men account for 100,000 more cardiovascular disease mortality cases than white men.
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African Americans and Cancer The American Cancer Society recommends that African Americans start discussing prostate cancer early detection tests with their doctors beginning at age 45. Men with several close relatives diagnosed with prostate cancer at an early age should have these discussions at age 40.
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- 1 Cardiovascular Disease—The #1 killer of African Americans. 2  Diabetes—3.2 million African Americans have diabetes, yet more than 33% do not know it.  Vitamin D Deficiency—Low Vitamin D has been associated with several types of cancer as well as certain autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus.