Medical 7-18-16Medical Monday – July 18, 2016

Medical Monday is a service of Project RACE for the multiracial community. We seek, gather, and list health articles of interest to interracial families and people of all races. We welcome health information from outside sources as long as the original source is cited.

  1. Pigmentation in African American Skin Decreases With Skin Aging

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

http://www.practiceupdate.com/c/41074/2/4/?elsca1=emc_enews_daily-digest&elsca2=email&elsca3=practiceupdate_derma&elsca4=dermatology&elsca5=newsletter&rid=NTk3MzgyODQ0ODIS1&lid=10332481

  1. Genetic Variant Increases Risk for Atrial Fibrillation in Whites

JAMA Cardiology

http://www.practiceupdate.com/c/40829/2/2/?elsca1=emc_enews_daily-digest&elsca2=email&elsca3=practiceupdate_cardio&elsca4=cardiology&elsca5=newsletter&rid=NTk3MzgyODQ0ODIS1&lid=10332481

3.    Adolescent birth rate drops across all racial groups, annual report shows

Source:  www.childstats.gov.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/311702.php

 

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