By The Admin on July 29, 2009
A lack of doctor trust, access and continuity are to blame for black U.S. men having a 55 percent higher rate of prostate cancer than white men, a study found.
These factors — plus possible doctor bias, erroneous stereotypes or lack of understanding of minorities — result in more advanced prostate cancer among African-American men at [...]
Posted in Health
By The Admin on July 29, 2009
Two white police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a 73-year-old black man in northern Louisiana have resigned from the force.
The Feb. 20 shooting of Bernard Monroe Sr. sparked protests and at least two investigations.
Officer Tim Cox, who shot Monroe in his yard, and Officer Joey Henry, who was present at the time of [...]
Posted in Louisiana, Race, State & Local News
By The Admin on July 29, 2009
Attorney General Eric Holder says he was racially profiled years ago.
The nation’s first black attorney general, Holder tells ABC News that, as a college student, he was stopped by an officer while driving and told to open his trunk for a search.
The nation’s top law enforcement officer was asked about racial profiling in light of [...]
Posted in Race
By The Admin on July 29, 2009
President Barack Obama said Wednesday there will be no vote on his proposed reforms of the US healthcare system before autumn, a setback that is costing him more political capital with each passing day.
“This bill, even in the best-case scenario, will not be signed — we won’t even vote on it probably until the end [...]
Posted in Congress, Health, White House
By The Admin on July 29, 2009
After weeks of turmoil, House Democrats reached a shaky peace with the party’s rebellious rank-and-file conservatives Wednesday to clear the way for a vote in September on sweeping health care legislation.
Bipartisan Senate negotiators reported progress, too, on a bill said to extend coverage to 95 percent of all Americans without raising federal deficits.
“We’re on the [...]
Posted in Congress, Health
