Safety in numbers When the thalidomide tragedy of the 1960s revolutionized the drug regulatory system in the United States and elsewhere, the only group that did not benefit from the new safety net was the same group devastated by thalidomide’s destructive effects: pregnant women and their babies. Location is everything African American women who live […]
Eating lots of carrots and cruciferous vegetables — collard greens, cabbage, broccoli — could reduce breast cancer risk, particularly an aggressive form common among African American women, suggests a large new study. Read more at Reuters
Here are the real numbers on what the 59,000 women in the Black Women’s Health Study (BWHS) are doing to cut their health risks across the board. Read more at Heart & Soul
Black women who tend to eat foods more likely to lead to higher blood sugar may have slightly greater risk for uterine fibroids, suggest study findings. Read more at Reuters
A new national study could give pregnant women more information about which medications are safe to take and which ones could harm their developing babies, and Boston University’s School of Medicine is playing a key role in the research. Read more at WBUR
African-American women who were younger at menarche, or the onset of their menstrual periods, were more likely to report a history of childhood sexual abuse, according to a new study led by a researcher at Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center. Read more at Boston University
BU study finds one in 30 adults takes opiates for pain. Read more at BU Today
Researchers from Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center have found that approximately one in ten U.S. children uses one or more cough and cold medications during a given week. Read more: One in ten children using cough, cold medications
Slone Epidemiology Center uncovers link between zip codes and health. Read more at BU Today
A subgroup of black women may be at higher risk for developing hypertension due to racism, say researchers at Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center. Read more at Boston University