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Minority Women's Health
Asian American/Pacific Islander women have the highest rates for new cases of stomach cancer compared to women of all other groups. Rates of stomach cancer are three times higher than among white women. Stomach cancer can develop in any part of ...More…
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Asian American/Pacific Islanders
Healthy Minds — The information contained on the HealthyMinds.org Web site is not intended as, and is not, a substitute for professional medical advice. All decisions about clinical care should be made in consultation with your treating physician.More…
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Alcohol Flush Signals Increased Cancer Risk among East ...
National Institutes of Health — Many people of East Asian descent possess an enzyme deficiency that causes their skin to redden, or flush, when they drink alcohol. Scientists from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and Japan's Kurihama Alcohol Center ...More…
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Search of: "Asian Americans" OR "Chinese Americans" OR ...
Clinical Trials — Educational Intervention on Weight Management in Chinese-American Children Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Filipino Americans Increasing Adherence to Follow-up of Breast Abnormalities in Low-Income Korean American Women Behavioral: ...More…
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Osteoporosis and Asian American Women
National Institute of Arthritis — Asian American women are at high risk for developing osteoporosis (porous bones), a disease that is preventable and treatable. Studies show that Asian Americans share many of the risk factors that apply to Caucasian women. As an Asian American ...More…
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Letter to Vietnamese Women
National Cancer Institute — I learned about cervical cancer when my friend died from it. After that, the women in my family started to talk about this disease. My family is religious. My aunt said, "We cannot stop fate. What will be, will be." In some cases, I think this ...More…
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Calcium and Vitamin D
National Institute of Arthritis — When you think about your health, you probably do not think about your bones. But keeping your bones healthy and reducing your risk of fractures by preventing osteoporosis is very important throughout life and especially as you get older. Here is ...More…
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Enfermedad de Kawasaki
Kids Health — La enfermedad de Kawasaki es un trastorno que afecta a la piel, la boca y los ganglios linfáticos y que típicamente se da en niños de menos de cinco años de edad. La causa de la enfermedad de Kawasaki se desconoce pero, si sus síntomas se ...More…
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At a glance - Infant Mortality Rate:
Office of Minority Health — Among Asian/Pacific Islanders, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the fourth leading cause of infant mortality. The infant mortality rate for Asian/Pacific Islanders was 40% greater for mothers under 20 years old, as compared to mothers, ages ...More…
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Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander (NHOPI) Populations
Centers for Disease Control — Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (NHOPI) Populations Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders (NHOPIs) are people having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands,1 even if they do not ...More…
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At a glance - New Cases:
Office of Minority Health — Asian Americans generally have lower cancer rates than the non-Hispanic white population. However, disparities still exist in certain types of cancer. Although Asian/Pacific Islander women are 30% less likely to have breast cancer as white women, ...More…
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Environmental Health Perspectives
American Lung Association — Asian/Pacific Islander mothers experienced higher mean levels of air pollution and were more than twice as likely to live in the most polluted counties compared to White mothers. This additional risk of residing in areas with poor air quality may ...More…