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Race and Sex Disparities in Heart Attack Care, Survival Not Improving

Differences based on race and sex in treatment patterns for hospitalized American heart attack patients have remained unchanged over an eight-year period Story:

Obesity Summer Camp Makes Biotechnology

Jackie Aldridge, the coordinator of the Obesity and its Outcomes Biotechnology Summer Camp at Delaware Technical and Community College’s Stanton campus Story:

Breast Cancer Messages Need to be Targeted Toward African-American Women, Researchers Say

African-American women are more likely than Caucasian women to be diagnosed with breast cancer at later stages of the disease and are more likely to die from the disease Story:

Faculty & Staff

Lack of Same-Sex Benefits Costly For Pennsylvania Professors, Says Faculty Union

State university professor Dr. Rita Drapkin considers herself a married woman, even though Pennsylvania doesn’t sanction same-sex marriage. Story:

Arkansas Researchers Get $2.2 Million to Study Obesity and Diabetes

Three researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will examine the links between obesity and diabetes. Story:

West Virginia NAACP Holds Annual Convention

West Virginia NAACP members want to get more young people involved in the organization. Story:

Faculty & Staff

New Research: Poverty Linked to Obesity

Poverty and obesity are strongly linked because the poor cannot afford to eat a healthier diet, according to new research. Story:

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University of Missouri Researcher: Breast Cancer Messages Need to Be Targeted Toward African-American Women

African-American women are more likely than Caucasian women to be diagnosed with breast cancer at later stages of the disease and are more likely to die from the disease, according to the National Cancer Institute. Story:

Tobacco Use Among HBCU Students Not as Prevalent, Shows NCCU Survey

Findings from a survey conducted by North Carolina Central University (NCCU) and the Historically Minority Colleges and Universities Story:

Faculty & Staff

Lack of Same-sex Benefits Costly for Pennsylvania Professors

State university professor Rita Drapkin considers herself a married woman, even though Pennsylvania doesn’t sanction gay marriage Story:

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