Health Rewind: Why Is Racism So Prevalent in the Xbox Live Community?
The high health care cost of gun violence and more.
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Black Male Gamers Face Racism Online - A recent study suggests that African-American male gamers face a lot of racism in the Xbox Live community. Researchers tracked social interactions between gamers and found that white players routinely call Black gamers racial epitaphs. Even worse: Over time Black players learn to accept the racism as a part of the game, reported The Guardian. (Photo: BET)
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The High Health Care Cost of Gun Violence - Gun violence in the U.S. not only takes 30,000 lives a year, but also costs the health care industry $37 billion annually for those who die, says a new study. Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also found that for those who survive being shot, the health care industry still shells out an extra $3.7 million in medical care, says the Huffington Post. (Photo: GettyImages)
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Does Balding Increase Your Risk for Prostate Cancer? - It’s unknown why Black men are disproportionately diagnosed with prostate cancer, but a new study suggests that balding could provide some clues. Researchers found that baldness increased Black men’s risk for prostate cancer by 69 percent, with frontal baldness being a severe risk factor, reported Health Canal. Men diagnosed with the disease before age 60 also had a higher chance of being bald, too. (Photo: GettyImages)
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Low-Income Southerners Less Likely to Have Insurance - With many GOP-ran Southern states denying Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion, a new study found the residents in these states are more likely to have delays in seeing doctors. The states with the worst delays are Texas and Florida, wrote Health Day News. In addition, researchers found that that delays in care are also due to the lack of primary doctors in the region. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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CDC Unveils New Anti-Smoking Ads - As a means to dissuade people from lighting up, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unveiled new graphic ads, reported USA Today. Using real people, their anti-smoking ads speak to the complications of smoking: amputations, a range of cancers, blindness, heart disease and kidney failure. Smoking kills 440,000 Americans a year. (Photo: Courtesy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Ranting on the Web Doesn’t Make You Feel Better - Getting things off our chests usually makes us feel better. But two new studies found that venting on social media and the comment sections on the Internet may have the opposite effect. Researchers suggest that going back and forth with strangers and reacting impulsively online can make people more angry and bitter, reported HealthDay News. (Photo: GettyImages)
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A Map of HIV in Black America - TheBody.com, a website about HIV/AIDS, recently broke down AIDS in Black America. Using visuals and statistics, their “infographic” gives us a closer look at how much more the disease affects us, reasons behind those racial disparities and what we can do to reduce our risk for transmission. Take a look at the entire graphic here. (Photo: thebody.com)
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Black Kids Less Likely to Receive Antibiotics - A recent study found that African-American children are 36 percent less likely to be treated by and prescribed antibiotics compared to white children. They were also less likely to be diagnosed with minor illnesses such as strep throat and respiratory infections, reported The Atlantic. The good news: Among more serious illnesses such as pneumonia, there were no significant antibiotic treatment disparities. (Photo: Philadelphia Inquirer/MCT /Landov)
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Not Enough Children Vaccinated Against the Flu - This year’s brutal flu season has killed 105 children — deaths that may have been prevented. According to a recent CDC report, 90 percent of those children who succumbed were not vaccinated for influenza. The report also found that among the deaths, 40 percent of the children were relatively healthy, wrote USA Today. (Photo: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst /Landov)