Growing up, children have been taught that the Black Death, which spread throughout London in the mid-1300s and killed roughly 60 percent of the population, was caused by fleas off the backs of rats traveling on boats from Asia.
Fine points regarding Latino health has been revealed in multiple studies over the last number of years, and the public has become privy to information regarding conditions and diseases that most affect the Latino community.
Added sugar in one's diet should be monitored closely and done in moderation as new research confirms excessive intake of sugar may lead to heart disease.
DNA extracted from the remains of a 7,000 year old man's tooth has helped researchers find out more information about our ancestors, a study published by the Nature journal reports.
The New Year has just begun, but there are already plenty of health theories out there that have the potential to turn 2014 into a very risky year. Here are five health-related stories to hit the news this year that, for one reason or another, we hope are not true. If they are, then 2014 could end up being a very sick year (and not in the good way).
Jessica González-Rojas, the executive director at the National Institute of Latina Institute of Reproductive Health, highlighted "Nuestro Texas, a human rights campaign calling for reproductive health access for all women, without distinction as to geographic location, ethnicity, race, economic class, or citizen status."
