Despite the Governor of Puerto Rico signing an executive order to legalize medical marijuana this past Sunday, smoking marijuana for medicinal purposes will not be allowed in the U.S. territory.
Apple has taken the health and fitness craze to a new level that would also involve the prevention of health problems. New iPhone apps could help users test their DNA and share the information for research.
The University of Utah School of Medicine released new research that indicates workers who participate in light intensity activities, such as hourly, two-minute walking sessions will likely have better health outcomes and longer lives than their sedentary counterparts.
Alejandro Garcia Padilla, governor of Puerto Rico, signed an executive order authorizing the use of medical marijuana over the weekend, adding the island territory to the growing list of nations and territories allowing for the drug's medical use.
Reigning Miss Universe Paulina Vegas is planning to work with Latino Commission on AIDS to stamp out the virus in the Latino community, New York Daily News reports.
Due to a Paraguayan law which bans abortions except in cases where the pregnancy will endanger the life of the mother, a 10-year-old girl who was impregnated by her stepfather will not be allowed to get an abortion.
"Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect," a newly published report, found that U.S. Hispanic/Latino workers are 18 percent more likely to be killed on the job than workers of any other racial/ethnic group. Furthermore, immigrants face greater risk.
The Venezuelan government is set to implement a medicine-rationing system it hopes will ease shortages that have left many patients unable to treat ailments from hemorrhoids to cancer.
Domestic violence, the horrendous pattern of abusive behavior whereby an intimate partner inflicts violence on their significant others, is impacting women and men across the U.S. But, Latinos are ready to challenge domestic violence victimization.
Infectious disease outbreak in southern Indiana, CDC works with state to control it. The spread of the HIV virus in rural Scott and Jackson counties in Indiana since December has been staggering.
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.
Two clinical trials suggest that drugs that help "supercharge" the body's immune system also show promise in treating advanced melanoma, a type of skin cancer.
Extract from rosehips, the red-orange fruit of the rose plant, could drastically reduce the development and migration of cells from a type of breast cancer, known as triple-negative, which represents about 10 to 20 percent of breast cancers.
The national uninsured rate continues to drop, and this is doubtlessly due to the Affordable Care Act, which has increased insurance rates access among all racial/ethnic groups and prompted a drastic decrease in the health care disparities faced by people of color.
