"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.
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.
Every 67 seconds someone in the United States develops Alzheimer's disease, which is the only top ten leading cause of death in the U.S. that presently cannot be prevented, cured or slowed. Just as unfortunate, the disease and other dementias disproportionately affect older African-Americans and Hispanics.
Everyone experiences sadness or momentary depression; however, individuals living with bipolar disorder experience extreme bouts of despair and sadness that can be dangerous. According to a new study, when comparing bipolar patients to "unipolar" depressed patients, their brain showed notable differences when attempting to regulate emotions.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new report on Hispanic health, which highlighted important facts about Hispanics, including news that Hispanics have better health outcomes than whites for most analyzed health factors, despite socioeconomic barriers. However, Latinos aren't totally out of the dark.
“The State of Higher Education in California,” a report designed by the Campaign for College Opportunity, addresses the future of California’s economy depends on the educational success of Latinos.
The National Alliance for Hispanic Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently joined forces to launch the education campaign, "The Tips from Former Smokers (Tips)," which features advice from Hispanics who quit smoking to help others quit smoking.
"Cholesterol Counts," a new national campaign geared at measuring America's cholesterol knowledge, was recently launched, and it aims to equip the public with information about managing cholesterol and understanding the risks associated with it.
Breast cancer survival can be a likely outcome for many, thanks to the continuous production of thoroughgoing research, medicines and devices developed by scientists, experts and oncologists. But, survival is also determined by women and men owning knowledge about the most common form of cancer in the U.S, which usually is first detected by a breast lump or an abnormal mammogram.
