Browsing Harvard Medical School by Keyword "race"
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Dementia and Race: Are There Differences Between African Americans and Caucasians?
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2001)This study provides an overview of racial differences in etiology and prevalence of dementia. Preliminary findings indicate that the clinical and molecular etiologies of dementia differ between races. African Americans ... -
Disparities in antidepressant use in pregnancy
(2014)Background: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Psychiatric Association both recommend pharmacotherapy for perinatal depression when the benefits outweigh the risks. While minority ... -
The Effect of Race and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease on Long-Term Survival after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2013)Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a known predictor of decreased long-term survival after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Differences in survival by race have not been examined. Methods: ... -
Emergency department visits for acute asthma by adults who ran out of their inhaled medications
(OceanSide Publications, Inc., 2014)This study was designed to determine the percentage of asthma-related emergency department (ED) visits made by patients who recently ran out of their inhaled short-acting beta-agonists or inhaled corticosteroids and to ... -
Lower Use of Hospice by Cancer Patients who Live in Minority Versus White Areas
(Springer-Verlag, 2007)Background: Although hospice care can alleviate suffering at the end of life for patients with cancer, it remains underutilized, particularly by African Americans and Hispanics. Objective: To examine whether the racial ... -
Prenatal Vitamin Use and Vitamin D Status during Pregnancy, Differences by Race and Overweight Status
(2014)Objective: We aimed to study whether prenatal vitamin (PNV) use protects against low 25(OH)D levels in all women and particularly in obese and black women who are both at risk of vitamin D deficiency and poor pregnancy ... -
Race/Ethnicity, Educational Attainment, and Pregnancy Complications in New York City Women with Pre-existing Diabetes
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2013)Background: More women are entering pregnancy with pre-existing diabetes. Disease severity, glycaemic control, and predictors of pregnancy complications may differ by race/ethnicity or educational attainment, leading to ... -
Racial and ethnic variations in phthalate metabolite concentration changes across full-term pregnancies
(Nature Publishing Group, 2016)Higher concentrations of certain phthalate metabolites are associated with adverse reproductive and pregnancy outcomes, as well as poor infant/child health outcomes. In non-pregnant populations, phthalate metabolite ... -
Racial Differences in Circulating Natriuretic Peptide Levels: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2015)Background: Natriuretic peptides promote natriuresis, diuresis, and vasodilation. Experimental deficiency of natriuretic peptides leads to hypertension (HTN) and cardiac hypertrophy, conditions more common among African ... -
Racial variations in frequency and phenotypes of APC and MUTYH mutations in 6,169 individuals undergoing genetic testing
(2016)Purpose To assess whether differences in frequency and phenotype of APC and MUTYH mutations exist among racially/ethnically diverse populations. Methods: 6169 individuals with personal and/or family history of colorectal ... -
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Environmental Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Women’s Reproductive Health Outcomes: Epidemiological Examples Across the Life Course
(Springer Science + Business Media, 2016)Disparities in women’s reproductive health out comes across the life course have been well-documented. Endocrine disrupting chemicals may be one factor driving disparities, as studies suggest exposure to certain environmental ...