Hispanic Health News
Latin America News: City in Brazil Sees Over 9,000 Cases of Dengue Since Beginning of Year
January 21, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Municipal authorities in Campo Grande, the capital of the southwestern Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, on Monday declared a health emergency due to a serious outbreak of dengue fever. continue reading »
Eat Healthy But Cuidado with Superfoods
January 19, 2013 | by NewsTaco
Are you familiar with superfoods? A story in The Guardian this week highlighted an issue that has been popping up in recent years: our “superfoods” are the regular foods of communities in other places. One case in example is quinoa from Bolivia—and how with our increased consumption, there is a negative impact on the communities that produce it. continue reading »
Many Young Americans Plan to Own a Gun, Survey Finds
January 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Included are depressed, unpopular teens and avid gamers. Many young Americans say they plan to own a gun later in their lives, a new study reveals. This finding suggests a possible reversal of a trend that pointed to continue reading »
48 States Now Report Flu Activity, Elderly Hit Hard
January 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff
It's still not too late to get vaccinated, experts say. Forty-eight states are now reporting widespread flu activity, up from 47 last week, and the virus is proving particularly dangero continue reading »
H1N1 Flu Shots are Safe for Pregnant Women
January 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff
NIH researcher assists in study of Norwegian women - Norwegian pregnant women who received a vaccine against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus showed no i continue reading »
U.S. Lung Cancer Deaths Highest for Blacks in Segregated Areas: Study
January 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Public health efforts needed in these regions, researchers say. U.S. lung cancer death rates are higher among blacks than whites, and highest among blacks who live in the most segr continue reading »
Migraine Sufferers Stigmatized Because of Their Condition: Study
January 17, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Those around them don't take their attacks seriously, consider them unreliable, expert says. People who suffer from frequent migraines are stigmatized in much the same way continue reading »
Latina Health Advocates Commemorate Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
January 17, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) is proud to commemorate January as Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. Jessica González-Rojas, executive director of NLIRH, issued the following statement: continue reading »
Latino Attitudes on Abortion: Roe v. Wade 40 Years Later
January 17, 2013 | by National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health
The upcoming 40th anniversary of the historic Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision is sure to be a widely covered moment in U.S. culture and politics. But two narratives often und continue reading »
Hispanic Health: White Young Adults More Like to Have DUI’s than Latinos and Other Minorities
January 17, 2013 | by Health Behavior News Service/Center for Advancing Health
White young adults were 50 percent more likely than their Black, Hispanic or Asian peers to self-report driving after drinking at age 21, finds a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health. continue reading »
