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Study shows chikungunya mutation places several countries at risk of epidemic

For the first time, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers were able to predict further adaptations of the chikungunya virus that recently spread from Africa to several continents...

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Sex proteins may help fight mosquito-borne diseases

(Medical Xpress)—Better understanding of mosquito seminal fluid proteins – transferred from males to females during mating – may hold keys to controlling the Asian tiger mosquito, the world's...

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New BMI thresholds suggested for ethnic minorities to reduce obesity and...

New BMI thresholds suggested for ethnic minorities to recognise increased obesity and diabetes risk, say researchers.

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MERS unlikely to spread in Asia: WHO expert

Asian countries should keep their guard against the deadly Middle East respiratory virus, although it is unlikely to spread to the region, a World Health Organization expert said Thursday.

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Researcher says precautions should be taken to avoid a chikungunya outbreak...

Cases of chikungunya continue to rise, with more than 100 people from the United States infected with the mosquito-borne virus that they contracted while out of the country, according to the Centers...

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Asian countries should stay vigilant against MERS: WHO

Asian countries should keep their guard against the deadly Middle East respiratory virus, although in its current form it appears less infectious than originally thought, a World Health Organization...

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Children in immigrant families more likely to be sedentary

Immigrant children from all racial and ethnic backgrounds are more likely to be sedentary than U.S.-born white children, according to a new study by sociologists at Rice University. The researchers...

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What does 'diversity' mean to you? The answer may depend on your race

Diversity in the workplace has been a contentious issue for many employers. In May 2014, Google disclosed that 70% of its employees are male, and in terms of racial diversity, the company is 61% White,...

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Deletion predicts survival in advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Bcl-2-like protein 11 (BIM) deletion in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is associated with shorter progression free survival (PFS) in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase...

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In Joslin trial, Asian Americans lower insulin resistance on traditional diet

Why are Asian Americans at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes than Caucasian Americans, and prone to develop the disease at lower body weights? One part of this puzzle may lie in the transition...

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Researcher tackles the prevalence of diabetes in South Asian population

A Rutgers graduate student is striving to reduce the chances that his fellow South Asians will acquire diabetes by getting them to alter their traditional, high-carb diet. South Asians are four times...

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Higher risk of heart disease for South Asians in Canada

South Asians living in Canada have a higher rate of heart disease and double the rate of diabetes compared with while people, McMaster researchers have found.

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Study shows ethnic groups are at higher risk for heart disease yet many...

Different ethnic groups have widely varying differences in both the prevalence and awareness of cardiovascular risk factors, a finding that highlights the need for specially designed education and...

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Ethnic minorities less aware of cancer symptoms and more likely to identify...

Ethnic minorities in England are less aware of cancer symptoms and more likely to say they wouldn't see the doctor, even when they have a symptom that they think might be serious, according to research...

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Abnormalities within muscle signaling pathways may influence insulin...

Ethnicity plays a significant role in the likelihood of developing certain diseases, such as diabetes. South Asians, for example, are known to be more insulin resistant than other Asians, and...

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Immigrants baffled by HealthCare.gov lapse

Immigrants are baffled by what looks like an obvious lapse on the government's health insurance website: There is no clear way to upload a copy of a green card.

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Asians need type 2 diabetes screening at lower body weight: experts

(HealthDay)—Obesity is a big contributor to type 2 diabetes, but Asian-Americans may need to pile on fewer excess pounds to develop the disease than other groups do, according to new guidelines from...

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Smcientists explain spread of chikungunya vector

The tropical disease chikungunya began twisting Western tongues in July when the first locally transmitted case was reported in Florida. Spotted in the Caribbean just last year, the disease spread...

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Inherited gene variation helps explain drug toxicity in patients of East...

About 10 percent of young leukemia patients of East Asian ancestry inherit a gene variation that is associated with reduced tolerance of a drug that is indispensable for curing acute lymphoblastic...

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20-year study finds ethnic differences in links between diabetes risk and...

A study of white European and South Asian men in the UK has found that levels of the amino acid tyrosine, and several other amino acids, are more strongly associated with increased diabetes risk in the...

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