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    MINOR/My friend Gene Taylor  Aug 27, 2009
    Meantime, Dr. Aaron Shirley, the African-American health care pioneer who now heads the Jackson Medical Mall operated in cooperation with the University Medical Center, says hundreds of Mississippians from every part of the state with no medical insurance (or who lost it from unemployment) come to the mall to receive low-cost or subsidized medical treatment unavailable to them back home. Shirley who also insists only a single payer plan will solve the U.S. health care crisis, contended that each... (Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat, MS)

    North Korea leader Kim has life-threatening cancer: TV  Jul 13, 2009
    Get free health advice from our African American health experts. Breaking News, Expert Tips, Member Support, Treatment Options. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)

    YOUR HEALTH: Skin color matters in vitamin D debate  Jun 23, 2009
    John Flack, principal investigator at the Center for Urban and African American Health at Wayne State University, Detroit, says: "I think it's potentially a very important explanation for some of the differences, from hypertension to cancer to heart failure. The actual proof is not there, but it's plausible.". But Flack adds that many factors contribute to African Americans' poorer health. (USA Today -- News)

    Americans Choose Media Messages That Agree With Their Views  May 30, 2009
    11, 2008) News articles that stress African-American health disparities, like higher cancer mortality rates than other groups, may discourage black patients from being screened for cancer, according to a new. (Dec. (Science Daily)

    Roche drug Avastin fails cancer study, shares fall  May 3, 2009
    Get free health advice from our African American health experts. Genentech Jobs Available. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)




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