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BACKGROUND:
Recent studies demonstrated that successful chronic disease management requires a coordinated effort that includes health care providers who follow recent clinical guidelines in their everyday practice, educated patients who are adherent to their prescribed treatment plans, and
More than half of obese African-Americans (AA) with newly diagnosed diabetes presenting with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) display clinical, metabolic, and immunogenetic features of type 2 diabetes during follow-up. Prior studies by our group and other investigators indicate that, at presentation,
Type 2 Diabetes in youth is an emerging public health concern that disproportionately affects minority children. Among minority youth, African-Americans have the highest complication rates, yet the reasons underlying this health disparity are not fully understood. Furthermore, current treatment
High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a major cause of heart disease, heart failure, and stroke. Natriuretic peptides are cardiac derived hormones that may protect against hypertension. The classical actions of the natriuretic peptides include natriuresis, vasodilation, and inhibition of the
Dysregulation of the HPA has been suggested as a mechanism through which social and biological factors contribute to racial disparities in breast cancer outcomes.The HPA axis plays a central role in regulating the physiological stress response;a prolonged and elevated glucocorticoid (GC) response
Infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) poses a growing threat to the health of women in childbearing years and occurs disproportionately among lower socioeconomic populations and minority women. Early identification of HIV infection and advances in antiretroviral therapies have begun
A. Specific Aims Aim One The major aim of the proposed study is to compare the effects of a TG by conference call for AAWBC with usual psychosocial care. We hypothesize that AAWBC who receive the TG by teleconference will have significantly greater cancer knowledge, less fear, less isolation, better
This research protocol is designed to study the genetic basis of Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) and related conditions in Africa. This project, the Africa America Diabetes Mellitus (AADM) Study, has been continuously funded for over a decade by multiple institutes at NIH including an R01 grant from the NIDDK
A.1 Aims
The overall goal of this project is to examine role of strength training as a therapeutic intervention to improve the cancer and obesity-related metabolic risk profile in African-American adolescents. The project is prompted by the urgent public health need to prevent and treat cancer and
There are several medicines that are given to kidney transplant patients to prevent the body's immune system from rejecting (not accepting) the transplanted kidney. Frequently, more than one medicine is used at the same time to prevent rejection after kidney transplant. Some of the medicines
The response to therapy with a fixed dose combination of isosorbide dinitrate and hydralazine (FDC I/H) is enhanced in African Americans with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) when compared to similar white cohorts. Despite the clear survival benefits of treatment with FDC I/H in
We will test the effectiveness of a primary care practice-based comprehensive therapeutic lifestyle intervention, delivered through group-based counseling and motivational interviewing (MINT-TLC) in a two-arm, randomized controlled trial (RCT) in 200 low-income, poorly controlled hypertensive
STUDY OVERVIEW - PURPOSE AND BACKGROUND
African, Caribbean and Black (ACB) individuals represent only 4.7% of Ontario's population, yet account for 30% of HIV prevalence in the province. Nearly two-thirds of ACB people living in Ontario are classified as immigrant, refugee or non-status (IRNS)
The purpose of this study is to compare the difference in medication dosage and total daily dose necessary of Astagraf XL® in order to reach therapy goal, when taken with other medications that are routinely used for kidney transplantation, which may stop the development of a substance that can