http://www.AlumniUnit.com News & Happenings for HBCU Alumni & Friends...The Nation's Largest Consortium of HBCU Alumni Social Networks & Blog Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:14:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2010/07/26/african-ancestry-and-breast-cancer-linked/ http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2010/07/26/african-ancestry-and-breast-cancer-linked/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:59:35 +0000 AlumniUnit http://www.AlumniUnit.com/?p=5851 A new study finds that African ancestry is linked to a more aggressive type of cancer that is more deadly. Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center in Ann Arbor found that, among women with breast cancer, 82 percent of African women had the breast cancer called "triple ne... Read more...]]> http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2010/07/26/african-ancestry-and-breast-cancer-linked/feed/ 0 http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2010/07/19/howard-u-study-using-cell-phones-for-health/ http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2010/07/19/howard-u-study-using-cell-phones-for-health/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:15:03 +0000 Associated Press http://www.AlumniUnit.com/?p=5755 What if my blood sugar's too high today? Is it time for my blood pressure pill? With nagging text messages or more customized two-way interactions, researchers are trying to harness the power of cell phones to help fight chronic diseases. "I call it medical minutes," says Dr. Richard Katz of Georg... Read more...]]> http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2010/07/19/howard-u-study-using-cell-phones-for-health/feed/ 0 http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2010/07/19/certain-genes-linked-to-kidney-disease-in-african-americans/ http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2010/07/19/certain-genes-linked-to-kidney-disease-in-african-americans/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:00:26 +0000 AlumniUnit http://www.AlumniUnit.com/?p=5747 A gene that appears to protect people from sleeping sickness in Africa also appears to make black Americans four times more likely to develop kidney disease, U.S. and Belgian researchers reported on Thursday. Their findings shed light on why U.S. blacks are far more likely than whites to suffer from... Read more...]]> http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2010/07/19/certain-genes-linked-to-kidney-disease-in-african-americans/feed/ 0 http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2010/04/19/national-minority-cancer-awareness-week-april-18-24-2010/ http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2010/04/19/national-minority-cancer-awareness-week-april-18-24-2010/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 05:00:21 +0000 AlumniUnit http://AlumniUnit.com/?p=4615 African Americans, women immigrants from Vietnam, Mexicano women living near the border -- these are some of the minority people i... Read more...]]> http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2010/04/19/national-minority-cancer-awareness-week-april-18-24-2010/feed/ 0 http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2010/03/29/saying-i-do-celebrating-black-marriage-day/ http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2010/03/29/saying-i-do-celebrating-black-marriage-day/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 04:00:47 +0000 Associated Press http://AlumniUnit.com/?p=4549 For Kenny and Lynette Seymour, last weekend's black marriage gala was about celebrating their seven-year marriage. They got to meet other black couples while spending a romantic evening togeth... Read more...]]> http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2010/03/29/saying-i-do-celebrating-black-marriage-day/feed/ 0 http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2010/03/08/d-c-to-be-first-u-s-city-to-give-away-female-condoms/ http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2010/03/08/d-c-to-be-first-u-s-city-to-give-away-female-condoms/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:40 +0000 AlumniUnit http://AlumniUnit.com/?p=4451 The District will become the first city in the United States to distribute female condoms free, part of a project that will make 500,000 of them available in beauty salons, convenience stores and high schools in par... Read more...]]> http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2010/03/08/d-c-to-be-first-u-s-city-to-give-away-female-condoms/feed/ 0