Latino youths are growing more obese than their white counterparts, at least partly because of a lack of recreational areas in the neighborhoods where they primarily reside.
Analysts at Jefferies Group recently restated healthcare provider company, Molina Healthcare Inc.'s "buy" rating in a research report that was released Friday according to reports. In light of this, the company is seen to have been in a positive light this year.
Every step towards curing cancer counts and detection is the first step of it all. And when it comes to detection, the earlier, the better. Gene sequencing company Illumina is paving the way to fast-track the identification of cancer by developing a universal blood test to check for early-stage cancers.
Molina Healthcare Inc., a company that provides healthcare to low-income families receiving Government assistance recently sold a heap amount of stocks by insider J Mario Md Molina, reports confirm. The news comes after the company also sold stocks one month earlier.
Scientists at Boston’s Massachusetts General Hospital have been studying how to treat obesity and in their research, they were able to form a potent weight loss pill. However, they revealed that the pills contain dried up human feces of lean and fit donors.
Cholesterol and sodium may have a tough time shedding their bad rap, but they are among ingredients that feature less prominently in the eighth version of the federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which were released on Jan. 7.
Latinos have encountered unique barriers to gaining health insurance, and more trouble could await as the House passed legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare.
The Taco Cleanse is the trending diet plan to start 2016 that promises to improve your life and fits any kind of lifestyle. It takes the simple concept of the traditional Mexican dish into a 30-day diet plan that gives a lot of benefits.
Following their midwinter recess, Republicans in Congress moved to send a bill repealing President Barack Obama's signature health care law to the White House on Wednesday.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed Dr. Herminia Palacio, a Cuban American public health official ,as his new deputy mayor for health and human services.
An artificial pancreas is currently in development, set for two stages of testing before getting approval for public use. If eventually approved, this technological advancement could mean those with Type 1 diabetes no longer need to be subjected to needles every day.
Brazil has declared state of emergency in some regions greatly affected by the Zika virus. the new epidemic has now been linked to birth defects in Brazilian newborns.
A new study revealed that a large number of doctors have not been encouraging preteens to get the vaccination for human papillomavirus (HPV), which can cause reproductive cancer.
Zika virus made its way to Puerto Rico causing an alarming outbreak. Earlier this month, news broke out that the Zika virus which cause microcephaly in newborn babies reached Puerto Rico.
Insurance policies are around for important reasons. Mainly, they are availed for protection against unforeseen risks in various aspects of life like education, home and death.
A Eurasian avian-like H1N1 (EAH1N1) swine flu virus was recently identified as potentially pandemic by Chinese researchers. The virus, which “pose the highest pandemic threat”, has circulated in pigs and revealed to be able to infect humans as well.
