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Hispanic drivers often buckle up more Drivers from Mexico and Central and South America are far more likely to wear a seat belt than whites, the study found. Finally -- the truth about seat belt use among Hispanics Nashville, Tenn. – While seat belts reduce by about 50 percent the risks of injuries and deaths in motor vehicle crashes, results from more than a dozen studies of seatbelt use disparities between Hispanics and non-Hispanics over the years have been strikingly inconsistent. Meharry doctor, survivor target cervical cancer NORTH NASHVILLE — A Meharry Medical College doctor and a local woman have partnered to spread the word that cervical cancer can be prevented. Studies Indicate African-Americans Need to Question Doctors More; New Magazine Helps Get the Conversation Started WASHINGTON----A recent study concludes that African-Americans are less likely than Whites to question their doctors or raise concern about their care, according to an article in the most recent edition of NMA HealthyLiving magazine. Midstate briefs: Meharry, workers reach agreement Meharry Medical College and a union representing service workers at the colleges academic health sciences center have reached a tentative binding labor-management agreement. Union, Meharry ink long-awaited labor contract It perhaps took the exit of former Meharry Medical College President John Maupin and Service Employees International Union Executive Director Don Driscoll, but 18 months of contract negotiations between employees and the school ended Tuesday with the signing of a five-year labor pact. Tenn. Traffic Deaths Down Since Enactment of DUI, Seat Belt Laws Traffic fatalities in Tennessee have gone down slightly over the past two years following the passage of two important driver safety laws, according to preliminary statistics from 2006. The state l Meharry researcher wins $4 million grant to study toxins effects Meharry Medical College researcher Dr. Darryl B. Hood received a $4 million dollar grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to study the effects of environmental toxin exposures that economically disadvantaged communities are exposed to at home and in the workplace. State of the Union: Reaction from Middle Tennesseans We asked several Middle Tennesseans what they wanted to see and hear in President Bushs State of the Union speech Tuesday night -- and after the speech, we asked them what they thought. Traffic fatalities down slightly after stricter laws passed Traffic fatalities in Tennessee have gone down slightly over the past two years following the passage of two driver safety laws, according to preliminary statistics from 2006. |