BACKGROUND Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is rising in low-income countries. However, the impact of modifiable CVD risk factors on myocardial infarction (MI) has not been studied in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Therefore, we conducted a case-control study among patients with acute MI (AMI) in SSA to explore its association with known CVD risk factors. METHODS AND RESULTS First-time AMI patients (n...

is the current phase of the Healthy People Initiative, which began in 1979 with the vision of making America's communities healthier and happier places (http:⁄⁄www.healthypeople. gov). Healthy People 2010 is a comprehensive set of health objectives to be achieved over the fi rst decade of the century. The overarching goals are to increase the quality of life and years of healthy life for all Am...

From the early 1980s through 2000, the number and the percentage of African American men in prison skyrocketed. This would be expected to have negative impacts on Black well-being, but Black child poverty generally decreased during this period. Using data from the U.S. Prison Census and the Current Population Survey for the period from 1983-1998, we examine the effects of Black male imprisonmen...

African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) carry a pattern of black spots on their chests that does not change from season to season during their adult life. Further, as far as we can tell, no two penguins have exactly the same pattern. We have developed a real-time system that can confidently locate African penguins whose chests are visible within video sequences or still images. An extraction of ...

The African American/Black population in the United States (US) is disproportionately affected by hepatitis C virus (HCV) and has lower response rates to current treatments. This analysis evaluates the participation of African American/Blacks in North American and European HCV clinical trials. The data source for this analysis was the PubMed database. Randomized controlled clinical trials (RCT)...

The N-word is the ultimate insult that has tormented generations of African-Americans. Yet over time, N-word derivatives have become popular terms of endearment by the descendants of the very people who once had to endure the N-word. Therein lies the root of an ongoing argument in society today: Who has the ‘right’ to use the N-word and N-word derivatives?  A quota sample (N=347) of undergradua...

This study examined factors associated with brain donation program participation among African American and White elders. By postal mail, participants were recruited from an Alzheimer's research registry (all of whom had been invited to participate in the Center's brain donation program) and asked to complete surveys assessing brain donation knowledge, trust in healthcare systems, and religious...

BACKGROUND The patterns of primary liver cancer incidence and survival are not known for detailed ethnic groups within the UK. METHODS Data on patients resident in England diagnosed with primary liver cancer (ICD-10 C22) between 2001 and 2007 were extracted from the National Cancer Data Repository. Age-standardised incidence rate ratios (IRRs) were calculated for different ethnic groups separ...

Skin and hair colour mostly depend on the activity of melanogenic melanocytes. Numerous proteins involved in melanocyte function have been identified including pMel-17, Mitf-M, Sox10, tyrosinase, tyrosinase related proteins-1 (TRP-1) and -2 (TRP-2). In the hair, melanogenic activity occurs only during the anagen phase of the hair cycle. In order to evaluate the implications of some known melano...

Criticism of black film production often includes discussions of narrow typecasting and stereotypical role portrayal. Previous research shows that consumers of black films attest that such films are an accurate depiction of black culture. However, consequences of negative stereotypes presented in mainstream media are rarely discussed. The purpose of this study is to define and examine the stere...