Cirrhosis of the liver occurs when healthy liver tissue is replaced by scarred tissue, resulting in liver dysfunction, blockage of blood through the liver, slowed protein production, and reduced processing of nutrients, hormones, drugs and naturally produced toxins. Hispanics are greatly affected by the deteriorating condition.
"Do Hispanic infants start life's race behind the starting line, poor and disadvantaged?" questioned a new report from the University of New Hampshire's Carsey School of Public Policy.
Baltimore, "The City That Reads" and the birthplace of the Star-Spangled Banner, is home to America's first Catholic cathedral, countless attractions and a developing Hispanic/Latino market.
Latinos and black millennials are technologically connected and consume social media and news content at similar levels to their White counterparts and the national average, according to a new poll by the American Press Institute and The Associated Press.
The rate of "second cancers" have been on the upswing for the past few decades, increasingly affecting the health and lives of cancer survivors, according to a new report.
Women-owned business growth has been swelling for years. Non-white, multicultural women are the secret force behind overall progress and the introduction of more than $1.5 trillion in revenue to the nation's economy, according to a new report.
During a stroke, the blood supply to a portion of the brain is interrupted, causing a severe reduction of oxygen, nutrients and glucose, resulting in the sudden death of brain cells. Already, two-thirds of U.S. sufferers of stroke fail to call emergency services when a stroke occurs, but Hispanics are far more resistant to dialing 911 for assistance, according to new research.
By Alberto Davila, President, American Society of Hispanic Economists
The value of educational attainment to individuals and societies is unquestionable. The social science literature provides ample evidence of the positive effects of education on the earnings of workers. But the positive effects of education go beyond enhanced earnings: education has been linked to stronger civic engagement, an increase in the propensity to vote, and other social matters required for a dynamic, democratic and growing economy.
The environment has increasingly become an important issue for Latino voters. In fact, it's apparently more important than passing comprehensive immigration reform, according to a new poll.
Children's Eye Health and Safety Month comes but once a year, and August is an ideal time to focus attention on the importance of vision care and blindness prevention in order to protect the eyes and vision of American youth.
Across all ethnic and racial groups, education is expected to unequivocally boost income and wealth, and "protect" against the pitfalls of economic and financial blows. However, the wealth of Hispanics and Blacks isn't protected by education.
The ever-popular "one size fits all" approach to marketing is likely the biggest mistake that marketers, brands and businesses can make, particularly when marketers are looking to win a fragment of Hispanics' spending power.
Disconnected youth - teenagers and young adults between ages of 16 and 24 without educational or occupational commitments - are present in the U.S., but the rate of youth disconnection has fallen since the Great Recession, particularly among Hispanic populations.
Blacks and Hispanics believe racism is a big problem in society, according to a Pew report, which also shared that Hispanics are largely unaware of the Confederate flag debate.
Right on the heels of Intel's mixed-result diversity report, last week Apple also released information on its workplace demographics. The second-annual diversity transparency report from the most valuable company in the world yielded a similar mix of promise and progress, albeit slow.
Economic recovery has been on the horizon for some time now: full-time employment is up, unemployment is down, and wages have corrected following the recession to meet the needs of young adults in the labor market. Nonetheless, millennials continue to take up residency with their parents, according to a recent Pew report. This is particularly true for many young Hispanics, who are "unbanked" or "underbanked."
Coca-Cola, Mars, Burger King, Wendy's, McDonalds and many other brands spend above average on Spanish-language TV ads to promote nutritionally poor products and to steer consumer trends, according to a new report. Consequently, their decisive spending has contributed to poor diets and disease in multicultural communities.
Medi-Cal enrollees who are Spanish-speakers, Asian-American, ill and the disabled are most likely to face difficulty when searching for a doctor who will accept them as a patient, according to a recently published study.
St. Louis, Missouri relies heavily on its manufacturing, trade transportation of goods and tourism industries, but more and more the metropolis has grown to rely on its burgeoning Latino population, which offers the city labor and entrepreneurial spirit.
