Article: WHY SO MANY BLACK WOMEN ARE OVERWEIGHT --And What They Can Do About It.

Article: Book weighs in on health issue for black ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  February 14, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... weight-loss book written especially for African-American women. In addition to addressing the serious health concerns of black women, ``Slim Down Sister'' offers tips for exercising and streamlining your diet, real-life testimonials from women who ...

Article: Lupus...silent killer of young Black women
New Pittsburgh Courier;  October 31, 2001 ;     417 words ...Lupus ... silent killer of young Black women Lupus is a significant health issue for young African-American women. According ... Caucasians, affecting as many as one in 250 Black women. A market research study conducted by the ...

Article: Center takes bold stance on violence against Black ...
New Pittsburgh Courier;  July 4, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Violence against Black women should be a national public health issue, according to the Center ... Violence in the lives of Black Women: A Call to Help and Healing ... Violence in the Lives of Black Women: Battered, Black, and ...

Article: Activist spotlights black women's health
The Boston Globe;  October 21, 1991 ;     700+ words ... ... of women, especially black women, whose health concerns ... that women, let alone black women, might have health concerns ... Avery began considering black women's health concerns ... health issues and the health issue

Article: Study: Black Women Stand a Tad Less Tall
The Washington Post;  January 6, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... According to the NHANES data, black women who were born in the United ... fourths of an inch taller than black women of the same age. Komlos ... the height differential for black women more noticeable at the lower ... foot 6 inches is not a major health issue," Rogol said. ...

Article: Smoking down among young Black women
Washington Afro-American;  April 6, 2001 ;     623 words ... ... American 04-06-2001 Smoking down among young Black women Young Black women have experienced a dramatic decrease in smoking ... their White counterparts. Smoking prevalence of Black women age 18-24 has decreased from 34.7 percent ...

Article: Black women hit hardest by uterine fibroids
Miami Times;  March 5, 2002 ;     478 words ... ... fibroids continues to be a significant health issue in the U.S. It impacts one in four ... S., the majority are performed on Black women. Heart disease is solidly connected ... death, this reproductive disease hits Black women at a ration unequaled with any other ...