Droppin’ Science
Next, a valuable use for the roger rabbit

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• Finally, the moonwalk is being put to good use.

• Proof that fruits and vegetables and lean meats are better than ready-made diet food.

• In NYC, just like everywhere else in the country, black and Hispanics are at high risk for diabetes.

• Older women, particularly at-risk black women, are less likely than young women to get tested for HIV.

• In case we didnt' already know, here's more evidence that pregnant black women receive inadequate prenatal care.

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What Do Black Pundits Know About The Black Vote?

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• Black political scientists, besides the big-names like Donna Brazile, are largely overlooked by news stations, although "the black vote" is always being discussed. [BAW]

• Diabetes is especially bad in New York City, particularly (surprise!) among blacks and Hispanics. [NYDN]

Baldwin Hills both busts and reinforces stereotypes. [NYT]

• Management at a California Ritz-Carlton should have treated their black and Hispanic employees a bit better. [CC]

• Older black women at high risk can't really be bothered with getting tested for HIV. [SD]

Droppin’ Science
Because telling people to stop having sex always works

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• Preaching abstinence instead of safe sex doesn't decrease HIV infections? I am simply shocked.

• American's are looking more Al Sharpton than Kobe Bryant.

• Among other things, illiteracy can kill you.

• Big tobacco will come up with a study refuting this momentarily.

• You think you know, but you have no idea.

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Let's Talk About National HIV Testing Day!

Salt 'n Pepa haven't been given their proper due on Rewound up until now and for this I am truly sorry. In light of the recent announcement that the group has been given their own reality show on VH1, I felt it was high time.

"Let's Talk About Sex," is definitely not my favorite S&P, but, in the interest of killing two birds with one stone, I thought I would use it to remind everyone that Wednesday is National HIV Testing Day! Salt, Pepa, and Spinderella encourage frank discussion about these matters.

Droppin’ Science
In Encouraging "A Diet Rich In Fish," Doctors Don't Mean You Should Increase Your Fried Whiting Intake.

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  • Because a there is a dearth of minority volunteers for drug trials for pharmaceutical companies, the research done on new medicine is not accurate. People of different races and ethnicities sometimes respond differently to certain drugs, but there's no way of knowing exactly how without conducting studies. So do your community a public service and volunteer for a drug trial. Yeah, I know that's not actually going to happen.
  • I don't think there's a specific drug out there that can solve this — the solution is something called prenatal care — but blacks in our country have the highest (by far) infant mortality rate.
  • And it's not just the infants. Doesn't it seem like blacks just have the highest mortality rate, period? Although one recent report says that the U.S. hasn't made significant strides in combating HIV/AIDS among blacks, the stats have gotten marginally better — enough to shrink the life expectancy gap between blacks and whites. Notice I said shrink, not close. There's still that pesky heart disease issue that has us dying years before our white counterparts.
  • And if heart disease is a main concern of yours (and knowing what we do now, why wouldn't it be) recent studies show that diets rich in fish, seafood and grains will prevent heart disease better than nuts and olive oil.


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