http://goldbamboo.com/ Minorities News from GoldBamboo.com en-us © 2005, Gold Bamboo LLC, All Rights Reserved http://goldbamboo.com/news-a222463.html A study has found that African-American and Hispanic adults have twice the odds of reporting receiving counseling about alcohol use from a physician, compared with white adults. What causes this disparity in counseling is not known, but this may be a rare instance of minority populations receiving better and more appropriate health care than the majority. [click link for full article] Sat, 24 Feb 2007 08:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a222904.html The rate of fetal deaths in the U.S. declined significantly from 1990 to 2003, but the rate remains higher among racial and ethnic minorities than among whites, according to a CDC report released on Wednesday, the Washington Times reports. For the report, Marian MacDorman and colleagues analyzed data from the National Center for Health Statistics from 1990 to 2003. [click link for full article] Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a218570.html NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Minorities from low-income areas are at increased risk for having a leg amputated as a result of severe peripheral artery disease (PAD), a type of atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, of the legs, new research indicates. Thu, 01 Feb 2007 06:15 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a215886.html Millions of U.S. residents do not receive necessary preventive care, according to two reports released on Thursday by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the AP/Arizona Daily Star reports. [click link for full article] Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a214748.html NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Telephone outreach is an effective way to increase colorectal cancer screening rates among men and women in a predominantly African American urban minority population, a new study shows. Tue, 09 Jan 2007 08:21 EST