HEALTH DISPARITIES BLOG

October 14, 2009

links for 2009-10-14

• In Over 50 Percent Of Randomized Clinical Trials For Cardiovascular Disease The Race Of Each Participant Not Reported
  A new study recently published online by the American Heart Journal shows that more than half of all randomized clinical trials, or RCTs, for cardiovascular disease are not reporting vital information about the study populations race or ethnicity.
• Minority kids less apt to take asthma meds | Health | Reuters
  The study published in the medical journal Chest, found that among 1,485 asthmatic children from four U.S. states, black children were twice as likely as white children to have gone to the emergency room for an asthma attack in the past year. Overall, 39 percent of black children had visited the ER, compared with 18 percent of white children.
• Can your neighborhood make you sick? | Booster Shots | Los Angeles Times
  A study being published today in the Archives of Internal Medicine calculates that people who live in neighborhoods that are conducive to physical activity and healthy eating have a 38% reduced risk of developing diabetes compared with people who don’t.
• Health Reform Proposals Enhance Children’s Dental Care - Kaiser Health News
• Study Shows a Little Money Buys a Lot of Calories at City Corner Stores - RWJF
  Children in Philadelphia who attended public schools and shopped at corner stores before or after school purchased almost 360 calories of foods and beverages per visit, according to new research published in Pediatrics.