New research has discovered that people who wear contact lenses have different microorganisms living on the surface of their eyeballs than those who do not.
It seems that the West Nile has reared its ugly head early this year, at least in San Diego. County health officials have now confirmed that more than two dozen dead birds tested positive for West Nile virus last month in the region. But so far no humans have been infected by the disease.
The world of genetic engineering continues to advance with scientists now revealing that they have successfully grown the limb of a rat in a lab, containing functioning muscle tissue and veins. Scientists hope that this will advance the use of genetic engineering in medicine and they hope to one day regrow missing limbs by using genetic material from the patient.
Exposure to common household pesticides has now been associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and young teens, with the association between the two being stronger in boys than in girls.
"Sábado Gigante" creator Don Francisco and Mexican-born film actress Salma Hayek have an important disease in common: diabetes, but they aren't the only ones. In fact, Hispanics represent one out of every five adult diabetic suffers in the U.S. But there are opportunities to improve behaviors.
California's state senate has approved a law allowing undocumented immigrants to gain access to the state's healthcare exchange and Medicaid benefits. The bill was introduced last year and passed with some Republican support.
Two individuals in South Korea have died from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, the country's health authorities confirmed on Tuesday. The cases marked only the second time the virus has caused fatalities in Asia since a man succumbed to it in Malaysia in April 2014.
Health insurance companies have requested double-digit hikes on insurance premiums for 2016. According to insurers, increasing drug costs and new data on consumers' health statuses have led to the request.
The Journal of the American Medical Association: Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery published findings that revealed hearing loss to be more prevalent among men and older adults. There's also a distinct prevalence among Hispanics.
A new study indicates that scientists have inched closer to developing a vaccine to control blood pressure amid lingering issues with cardiovascular disease
Cuban and Puerto Rican adults who grow up in households with smokers are twice as likely to smoke during their adulthoods than non-Hispanic populations, and slightly more likely than other Hispanic subgroups, according to a new report.
Approximately 3.8 million Hispanic children participate in afterschool programs, and 66 percent of those parents believe that afterschool programs should emphasize the importance of healthy eating and physical activity when engaging their young children.
A salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 50 people in nine states may be linked to raw tuna in sushi, according to an investigation by the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Hispanic/Latinas experience lower blood folate levels due to their limited consumption of folic acid and their lack of knowledge on the subject. For this reason, Latinas are 1.5 to three times more likely to deliver a child affected by birth defects, compared to non-Latino whites.
A lengthy study that involved 50 years of observation has come to an end; and it's yielded definitive results about nature vs. nurture, settling a several century-long debate that started as early as 1690 when philosopher John Locke coined the term tabula rasa ("blank slate") in the work "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding."
