Zumba is now increasing in popularity. Beto Perez, the founder of this dance-exercise, says that the reason why people embraced it is because it’s “different, effective, infectious and easy-to-follow.”
Andres Moreno died of heart attack but doctors revealed it is unrelated to his weight loss surgery. The 38-year-old Mexican Andres Moreno made the headlines as it was reported that the world's most obese man finally passed away at a young age.
A new study emerged which provided evidence that putting smoking warning labels that contains graphic and morbid images of the damage being caused by smoking has a greater impact in making the person quit tobacco consumption.
Milk from sleepy cows provides better health benefits in terms of insomnia and anxiety. Drinking a glass of warm milk is known to induce sleep. But a report which was released by Fox News stated that milk collected from "sleepy cows" are better in terms of inducing sleepiness as it has calming effects.
New blood test can decrease the chances of ovarian cancer. Just last Thursday, Fox News reported that a study which was published in The Lancet focused on 200,000 post-menopausal women within the ages of 50 to 74 for a span of 14 years.
Nutritionally-poor and unhealthy snacks have become increasingly present in television advertisements within the past five years, despite promises to regulate youth exposure to sugary, high-calorie food. A new report on marketing and snack food nutrition has found that Hispanic and black youth are disproportionate viewers of ads promoting unhealthy savory and sweet snacks.
"Eat everything in moderation" may be bad advice according to research produced by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University. In fact, adhering to the old saying may result in a larger waist line, the development of diabetes and poor metabolic health.
Decreasing the amount sugar in obese children's diet could reduce diseases associated with metabolic syndrome in as few as 10 days, according to a new study. The research suggests that sugar calories may be "metabolically harmful," impacting weight and health more than other calories.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services revealed medical insurance premiums for 37 states without a state-based marketplace exchange will see an average 7.5 percent increase on basic plans.
Chemicals emitted from older furniture and dollar store products can cause serious health problems, most often affecting children from black and Latino households.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America defended its practices Thursday following allegations that the organization sells fetal tissue for medical research.
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.
Neighborhood green space and natural environments populated with trees can greatly improve health. Neighborhood green space and natural environments populated with trees can greatly improve health.
In spite of an initiative by Vice President Joe Biden and a Manhattan prosecutor's $35 million grant, tens of thousands of rape kits continue to go untested in the United States.
The American Journal of Public Health published a report on weight loss and obesity, which asserts that very few obese individuals will reach a normal weight or keep of fany lost pounds if they manage to lose the weight.
Diabetes, the group of metabolic diseases defined by problems producing or using insulin, has overwhelmed the South American nation Chile. According to the International Diabetes Federation, approximately 1.7 million Chileans have diabetes, which exceeds the global average.
The U.S. Supreme Court decision ruling against the plaintiffs in the King vs. Burwell case provided security for many of the 4.2 million Latinos who have benefitted from the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also commonly referred to as Obamacare.
"Mysteries of the Brain," a new eight-part video series debuted on NBC Learn, the educational arm of NBCUniversal News Group, in early June, and it continues to highlight new leading research in brain science.
U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell reiterated the Obama administration's policy that there is no is backup plan if the Supreme Court, removes a vital provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also referred to as Obamacare.
California lawmakers agreed to invest millions for the state’s immigrant population, from health care, education, legal services and community integration.
