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Gene Study Yields New Clues to Breast Cancer
September 25, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Hispanic Health News
Research involving 348 tumors shows the disease is varied, but also points to treatments. A comprehensive look at the genetic blueprint of breast cancer has revea continue reading »
Obese Kids May Have Dulled Taste Buds
September 21, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Hispanic Health News
Lack of sensitivity may lead to eating more, researchers say. Obese children have less sensitive taste buds than normal-weight children, according to a new study. continue reading »
Study Finds Suicide Now Kills More Americans Than Car Crashes
September 21, 2012 | by HS News Staff | You and Your Health
Prevention efforts lowered traffic fatalities, more attention needed for suicide, experts say. More Americans now commit suicide than die in car crashes, making suicide the leading cause of injury deaths, according to a new study. continue reading »
Study Shows Blacks Less Likely to Stick to High Blood Pressure Diet
September 20, 2012 | by HS News Staff | You and Your Health
But the good news is that the 'DASH' eating plan does help those who follow it. People who stick with the so-called "DASH diet" achieve significant reductions in continue reading »
No Deportation for Eligible Undocumented, but No Health Insurance Either
September 19, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Though earlier this year, the White House announced that hundreds of thousands of undocumented youth in the U.S. would be allowed to remain in the country, many have only recently discovered that those eligible to stay continue reading »
STUDY: Cancer Top Killer of Hispanics Not Heart Disease
September 18, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Hispanic Health News
A new report from American Cancer Society researchers finds that despite declining death rates, cancer has surpassed heart disease as the leading cause of death among Hispanics in the U.S. continue reading »
Woman’s Parasite Nightmare Shines Light on Growing Latino Health Issue
September 11, 2012 | by Scientific American | Latino Daily News
On December 20, 2010, Sara Alvarez was walking with her son in Sunnyvale, California. Before long, she was unable to feel her right leg and then right foot. When she was taken to Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Hos continue reading »
Mexican Gov’t Suspends Egg Import Tariffs in the Face of a Bird-Flu Outbreak
August 24, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Mexican government suspended tariffs on egg imports in the face of a bird-flu outbreak that has caused the domestic price of eggs to double in the last two months, the economy secretary said. continue reading »
Children of US-Born Latinas at Greater Risk for Retina Cancer Than Those Born to MX-Born Mothers
August 22, 2012 | by UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center | Latino Daily News
In a large epidemiologic study, researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Cancer Center found that the children of U.S.-born Latina women are at higher risk of having retinoblastoma, a malignant tumor of the retina which typically occurs in children under six. continue reading »
Children of US-Born Latinas at Greater Risk for Retina Cancer Than Those Born to MX-Born Mothers
August 22, 2012 | by UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center | Hispanic Health News
In a large epidemiologic study, researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Cancer Center found that the children of U.S.-born Latina women are at higher risk of having retinoblastoma, a malignant tumor of the retina which typically occurs in children under six. continue reading »
NIH Awards $31 Million for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology and Immunogen Discovery
July 18, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Hispanic Health News
Duke University and Scripps Research Institute to lead new consortium Duke University of Durham, N.C., and the Scripps Research Institute of La Jolla, Calif., continue reading »
Cuba Cholera Cases Reach 85 and May Rise
July 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
At least 85 cases of cholera have been confirmed in Cuba and three people have died since the outbreak was detected, officials of the Pan American Health Organization told Efe on Tuesday. continue reading »
Mexico Considers Importing Eggs in Response to Jalisco Bird-Flu Outbreak
July 6, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Mexican government is preparing to import up to 132,000 tons of eggs to prevent a surge in prices as a consequence of a bird-flu outbreak in the western state of Jalisco, Economy Secretary Bruno Ferrari said. The government is ready to suspend duties on egg imports from countries with which Mexico does not have free trade pacts, he told a press conference. continue reading »
Report: Untreated Mental Illness Lowers Life Expectancy by 25 Years in Latinos
June 27, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Latinos living in California suffer great disparities in the services they receive for the prevention and treatment of mental illnesses, a new report said. continue reading »
Many U.S. Workers Sleep-Deprived: CDC
April 27, 2012 | by HS News Staff | You and Your Health
Transportation workers among those getting the least shuteye, researchers say. Many American workers get fewer than six hours of sleep each nigh continue reading »
When Kidney Transplant Fails for Man he Donates Donated Kidney to Save Another
April 26, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
When 27-year-old Illinois resident Ray Fearing needed a kidney transplant his sister stepped up and donated one of hers. Sadly, due to the very disease that destroyed his original kidney, the potentially life-saving gift from his 24-year-old sister was being damaged. continue reading »
Health Tip: Know Your Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis
April 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff | You and Your Health
The leading killer of men and women in the United States. Atherosclerosis, sometimes called hardening of the arteries, occurs when sticky fat depo continue reading »
Colossal Disaster for Minorities if Supreme Court Scraps Health Law
April 7, 2012 | by New America Media | HS News Network
There was never much doubt that if the Supreme Court ever got a chance to decide the constitutionality of the health care reform law that it would be in for rough sledding from the court’s five conservatives. The three days of court questioning on the law more than bore out that dire prediction. continue reading »
Health Tip: More Reasons to Quit Smoking
April 5, 2012 | by HS News Staff | You and Your Health
Health risks start to diminish almost immediately. As soon as you quit smoking, you begin to reduce your risk of cancer, heart disease, lung disease and stroke. continue reading »
With Spanking, Nature and Nurture Create More Aggression, Study Suggests
March 17, 2012 | by HS News Staff | You and Your Health
Physical discipline seen to make problem worse in boys with certain genetic tendencies. Using spanking as a method of discipline for kids who have a genetic predi continue reading »
