A recent study found a new sexually transmitted disease that may have been common all along. A recent study found a new sexually transmitted disease (STD) that may have been common all along.
A new study detailing diagnoses and the prevalence of HIV among Latinos in the United States tells how the disease has risen among men who have sex with men and details the rates of infections among Latino millennials.A decrease in HIV infection ocurred among Latinos overall between 2008-2013 -- dropping from 28.3 per 100,000 population to 24.3 per 100,000 population 41.3 percent per 100,000 -- and the highest rate of diagnoses occurred among 25-34 years old, which was 40.1 percent, according to Dr. Kenneth Dominguez, a Medical Epidemiologist with the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention at the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD & TB Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control.
Americans of Hispanic origin are more likely to believe that taking antibiotics will ease the symptoms of a cold and thus use them incorrectly, a new report from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed.
Research scientists published a report and a map in the May issue of the Preventing Chronic Disease journal that illustrates the "Most Distinctive Causes of Death" in the U.S.
Unprotected sexual intercourse can produce outcomes far worse than unintended pregnancy, and those unfortunate consequences include the contraction and transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The DNA virus, Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common STI in the U.S. and it is one of the most infectious causes of cancer.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new report on Hispanic health, which highlighted important facts about Hispanics, including news that Hispanics have better health outcomes than whites for most analyzed health factors, despite socioeconomic barriers. However, Latinos aren't totally out of the dark.
The Georgia Institute of Technology and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are developing an incredible new microneedle patch, which will ease vaccination against measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases.
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.
Dr. David A. Grimes, author of "Every Third Woman in America: How Legal Abortion Transformed Our Nation," spoke with Latin Post, detailing facts about the epidemic of unintended pregnancies in the U.S. and important truths regarding the realities of abortion.
The performance of this year's flu vaccine is unusually poor, but doctors say you should get the shot anyway. A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that the vaccine is only 23 percent effective.
About half the country is experiencing high flu activity, showing early indication this flu season may be severe, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The severity of the influenza season seems to have peaked, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a statement, saying that the high levels of influenza in the U.S. has reached "epidemic" status.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a study Tuesday that shows teens are using drugs less in the past years, but there has been a rise in using e cigarettes, International Business Times has reported.
Puerto Rico is facing an epidemic with the mosquito-borne illness chikungunya infecting over 10,000 people in the nation, according to a statement from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Thursday.
While many people trying to stay healthy over the winter have gotten their flu shot this year, some officials are saying this year's vaccine may not be enough protection from certain strains that are spreading throughout the U.S.
According to a new report, up to 71 people from countries in West Africa that have seen the most Ebola patients have entered the United States this year, but the Customs and Border Patrol insists it has ways of keeping immigrants with the disease out of the country.
