Interesting article.

Rickets sheds light on how racial disparities happen
By Dr. Darshak Sanghavi  |  November 7, 2005

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/health_science/articles/2005/11/07/rickets_sheds_light_on_how_racial_disparities_happen/
or
http://tinyurl.com/d2szc

Surprisingly, rickets is increasingly common but almost always in children
of color. The bone disease is a fascinating example of how a racial health
disparity evolved, even though no one had bad intentions.

(see link for full article)

Janice Reynolds

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