INTRODUCTION
Osteoporosis drug is a metabolic bone disorder that affects more than 25 million Americans. Osteoporosis is characterized by low bone mass, which makes bones fragile and susceptible to fractures.

Crack cocaine use has physical, social, and biological effects that may explain why it remained an independent risk factor for HCV in our study. Physically, when crack cocaine is smoked, individuals can suffer mucosal burns and ulcerations, which could enhance the likelihood of HCV viral transmission. Crack has neurochemical effects that make it uniquely addictive [...]

The BIH intervention program contributed to the observed lower rates of very preterm and VLBW outcomes. The content and characteristics of the intervention are important to the discussion of study results. The BIH intervention program was funded by the California legislature in 1989 to improve the health of African-American women, infants, and children, thereby reducing [...]

This is the first study to assess racial differences in HBV and HCV infection rates and self-reported behavioral risks among veterans with SMI, a very high-risk subpopulation. Overall, the prevalence of both these infections was high. Over half of these infections were newly diagnosed; thus, most veterans were unaware of the infection. African Americans had [...]

Profiles
Comparison of the risk profiles of women who stayed in BIH and had a singleton birth (n=2031) with those who dropped out of the program (n=l,060, 28% of 3,834 enrolled women) shows that BIH retained the women with the highest risk profiles (Table 1). Table 1 shows that women who remained in the program were [...]

This study examined the John Henryism hypothesis on blood pressure in an urban population of middle-aged black men and women. The population in which James and colleagues first demonstrated the importance of John Henryism on blood pressure was located in the rural south, where it was demonstrated that less educated John Henry active copers had [...]

Population Characteristics
The final sample was 376 persons with SMI: 155 Caucasian and 221 African-American military veterans, of whom over 90% were men (see Table 1). Compared with Caucasians, African Americans were younger, a smaller proportion were currently married, and a greater proportion were institutionalized or homeless. There were no racial differ ences in educational status [...]