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that include measures of gender nonconformity and minority stress are needed. Gender, Sexual orientation, Inflammation, Immune functioning, Stress Introduction Numerous studies indicate that lesbians, gays ...
%) or pneumococcus (32%). Younger age and alcohol use were significantly associated with less frequent immunization ; Medicare insurance, depression, and more health problems and taking more medications predicted ...
threats to the health and well-being of Americans.Affecting virtually every body system, alcohol is implicated not only in liver disease, but also in injuries, hypertension, immune dysfunction ...
impairment and dementia in black persons especially. African American older adults, Cognition, Disparities, Diversity and ethnicity, Minority issues, Blacks Cognitive impairment is a major health concern ...
in immune activity. Strengths include detailed assessment of health status and alcohol use to obtain a homogeneous sample of healthy, moderate drinkers. In addition, our administration procedures achieved ...
and a required, corroborating third person , (b) assessing patient cognition, (c) establishing alcohol /substance use diagnosis to differentiate alcohol dependence , abuse and polysubstance dependence , (d) assessing ...
of Research on Minority Health through the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism , Rockville (AA11899).Corresponding author and reprints: M. Audrey Burnam, PhD, RAND, 1700 Main St, PO Box 2138 ...
also present significant health problems. In addition to disorders directly caused by alcohol , the effect of heavy drinking can be seen in disorders such as hypertension, impaired immune function ...
characteristics, perceived risk, alcohol consumption, depression, and health behaviors and access. Results Rates of HIV testing remained relatively unchanged from 2000 to 2005 (mean rates for lifetime and past year ...
examined. Among persons initially free of cardiac disease, some studiesbut not othersfound that significant depressive symptoms, often referred to as subthreshold or minor depression, increase the risk ...
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