The United States may be considered a super power, but lately with the government shutdown, confusion surrounding Obamacare and the initial HealthCare.gov fiasco, we seem to be in need of a systematic prescription ourselves.
Latino women and men are finding that diabetes and cardiovascular diseases are disproportionately affecting them. Health care professionals suggest that healthier diets and regular exercise will decrease cases of diabetes and risk of heart failure, but Latinos aren't heeding advice or understanding that those sensuous curves can kill.
Barack Obama called Republicans out, on Thursday, for compromising a government shutdown, and possibly causing a debt default, in their newest attempt to oust Obamacare.
In an effort to combat one of the deadliest cancers in the world, a government task force is now recommending that patients get screened annually for lung cancer.
President Obama urged Californians, particularly young people and Hispanics, to sign up for health insurance, now that Obamacare has lowered rates to more affordable levels.
A central topic during the runoff for Los Angeles' mayoral position, as well as one that has long burdened the state of California as a whole, has been the troublesome financial situation of the area. New legislation is coming through the pipeline that looks to change that, and Wal-Mart has become one such target for reform.
