What Is Race-Based Medicine?

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Posts by the author (16) Posted by Heather Aarons on June 27, 2012 at 6:28 pm

Race-based medicine, such as Bidil, the F.D.A. approved heart drug that is designed for African Americans, is an important example of why racial categories do not suffice as a determination of human biological diversity.  As race-based drugs are being developed, the question as to whether race alone predisposes a person to a disease is still in doubt.

Some geneticists argue that the focus should be on specific genes as the targets of the disease in question. In addition, studies have shown that there is much more variation within a population of a given continent than between continental populations. This large-scale variation within populations makes using race to group people medically controversial and potentially problematic.

The fact is that experts, such as cardiologists in Florida, are committed to providing the best in healthcare and cardiovascular treatment.  Race-based drugs present some very crucial matters to how to best care for patients that may be predisposed to heart disease.  Although racial groups can serve to narrow down the selection presuming that their genetic background share similarities, it is not entire accurate and it may marginalize people that may have a similar genetic background who are also in need of medical treatment.

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Study Says Coffee May Increase Longevity

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Posts by the author (16) Posted by Heather Aarons on May 17, 2012 at 8:09 am

For those of you that wake up to your favorite roasted bean every morning, the findings of a new large government study conducted on frequent coffee drinkers encourage your daily habit. The results revealed that frequent coffee drinkers are at a lower risk of dying from various diseases, compared to those that do not drink coffee, or do not drink coffee very frequently.

Surprisingly, they found the coffee drinkers were at a lower rise of heart disease. Cardiologists in Dearborn MI, a team of top physicians, who help their patients assess their risk for heart disease, may find this study of interest when working with patients to lower their risk of heart disease.

Numerous studies have been conducted on the effects of coffee, as it is a world-wide beverage that many people cannot live without. Health experts, who advise their patients on what to eat and what not to eat, need to know if coffee is safe or detrimental to some health conditions. Coffee contains caffeine, which temporarily increases the heart rate, as well as hundreds of compounds and antioxidants. Given the well-known connection between coffee and smoking, this study controlled for smoking, as well as poor eating habits.

After controlling for other health conditions and poor health habits, the researchers found that over the course of 14 years the risk of dying was about 10 percent lower for men and about 15 percent lower for women who drank two to six cups of coffee a day.

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