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Project Joy: Faith Based Cardiovascular Health Promotion for African American Women
Public Health Reports
Project Joy was designed to address the need for well-evaluated, culturally integrated programs focusing on lifestyle change in African American women. Participants in the pilot project named the program from a Bible verse, "... for the Joy of the Lord is your strength" (Nehemiah 8:10b).
Strokes in Young Black Women
Family Practice News
Black women aged 35-44 years have a 4.2-fold greater risk of stoke mortality than similarly aged white women, Dr. Carma Ayala reported at an international conference in Victoria, B.C., on women, heart disease, and stroke. The disparity shrinks with age, but...
Weight Gain Leads to Breast Cancer
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, 2004;13:224-234
A new study shows weight gain after age 18 can be a significant predictor of breast cancer risk for postmenopausal women who are not taking hormone replacement therapy. More...
Iron Linked to Diabetes
Journal of the American Medical Association, 2004;291:711-717
Findings from a new study suggest a simple blood test may help doctors identify women at risk for the potentially serious complication of pregnancy known as preeclampsia. Preeclampsia usually occurs without warning when a woman develops...
