Un reciente estudio revelo que el tomar varias tazas de café al día podría ayudar a disminuir el cáncer de colon (el segundo cáncer con mayor incidencia entre los latinos), reporta NBC News. Para el estudio, pacientes de cáncer de colon reportaron en un diario su actividad física y su dieta. “Lo que encontramos es que un poco menos de 1,000 pacientes es que entro los que toman café regularmente tiene más probabilidad de sobrevivencia, lo que significa tienen menos probabilidad de que el cáncer recurra o que fallezcan a causa de este,” dijo el Dr. Charles Fuchs director del centro de cáncer gastrointestinal del instituto de cáncer Dana-Farber. Investigadores encontraron que aquellos que toman cuatro o más tazas de café al día tienen un 42% menos probabilidad de ...
According to the National Alliance for Hispanic Health and the American Cancer Society (ACS), the Hispanic cancer rate is overall lower cancer rates than in non-Hispanics. However, Hispanics have higher instances of cancers associated with infectious agents, such as stomach, liver, and cervical cancer. “Hispanics live longer than non-Hispanic whites and overall have a lower incidence rate of cancer than non-Hispanic whites,” said Dr. Jane Delgado, President and CEO of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health. “These data need to be looked at as part of the larger picture of the health of Hispanics. To give dire warnings without offering resources for care and treatment is not only irresponsible but it is also unethical.” The research also found that early and comprehensive ...
Schools are part of a community. Schools also make a huge influence in a child’s health. How can schools help build a culture of health within their communities? Let’s use #SaludTues to tweet information, resources, and tips that help schools, teachers, families and students take charge of health in their communities. WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: “Building Healthier Communities Through Schools”
DATE: Tuesday, September 22, 2015
TIME: 1-2 p.m. ET (Noon-1 p.m. CT)
WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #SaludTues
HOST: @SaludToday
CO-HOSTS: It’s Time Texas (@ITSTIME), Shape America (@Shape_America), Healthy Kids Today (@HealthyKids2Day) and our special guest, Transformative Schools Network (@Cr8HlthySchools) We’ll open the floor to your stories and experiences ...
Family Futures, a program based in Western Michigan aimed at providing infants with a healthy start in life, was recently awarded over $4 million to expand its outreach to Latino families in the area. The program will receive funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to improve maternal health and child health among Latinos in Kent County, Michigan. Family Futures was created to improve the health of mothers and children and help in eliminating racial and ethnic disparities. The group provides outreach, case management, education, mental health services and fatherhood programs. “Strong Beginnings [and Family Futures] will help families navigate community services, addressing social determinants that might be barriers, and provide learning opportunities for families,” said ...
This year’s flu vaccine will be much more effective at protecting people from the virus than last year’s, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NPR Health reports. Based on “analysis of the most common strains of flu virus that are circulating in the United States and elsewhere found they match the strains included in this year's vaccine” the CDC said. Experts recommend annual flu vaccination for people 6 months or older. Unfortunately, among Latinos only 40 percent gets the flu shot every year. Flu season begins in early October and peaks between December and February. "Get vaccinated, that’s the best way to protect yourself, your family and your community against the flu,” Thomas Frieden, Director of the CDC ...
On or before January 1, 2017, Illinois (16.7% Latino) airports must provide a private space at each airport terminal for mother's to express breast milk. The Illinois public act, Lactation Accommodation in Airports Act, states that these private nursing spaces cannot be in a public restroom and they must include a chair and an electrical outlet. Chicago O'Hare International Airport had already opened a room for nursing mothers in one terminal in September 2014 and plans to open a room in each of the three other terminals by the end of 2015. Low breastfeeding and high formula use negatively impact kid's weight. Not only do health professionals and public health officials agree that breastfeeding is beneficial for the mother and baby, but state lawmakers do as ...
A new research study by UT Southwestern Medical Center has determined that one in five Latino parents aren’t told that they’re children are obese by the family pediatrician. The research noticed that, if language barriers exist between the doctor and patient, the topic of weight is not discussed.
The UT Southwestern study made three crucial findings: language barriers impact that a child is overweight; many overweight Latino children and their parents aren’t told directly that the child is overweight; few Latino children and their parents receive weight-management advice. “During primary care visits with overweight children in which there is a language barrier, it is incredibly important to provide a trained medical interpreter or bilingual provider, and use a growth chart to ...
According to a new report by the American Cancer Society, Latinos are at lesser risk of cancer than non-Hispanic whites, but it’s also a leading cause of death in the Latino community, NPR Health reports. Among the key findings “People of Hispanic origin are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer at a later stage, when it's more likely to be fatal. That's especially true for melanoma and breast cancer.” Stomach, liver and gallbladder cancers tend to be more common among Latinos, “while breast cancer, lung cancer and prostate cancer are more common among whites.” Country of origin also plays a role. Mexicans and Cubans are at higher risk of death from stomach cancer in the U.S. than other Latinos. “First-generation immigrants have lower cancer rates than Hispanics ...
According to a new report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Latino elders in California are more likely than other populations to be among the “hidden poor.” Single Latino elders and elders caring for adult children experience economic insecurity at higher levels, even if they aren’t near the federal poverty line. The study describes the “hidden poor” as those who live in the gap between the federal poverty level and the Elder Index’s poverty measure. “Many of our older adults are forced to choose between eating, taking their medications or paying rent,” said Imelda Padilla-Frausto, a UCLA graduate student researcher and lead author the study. The national federal poverty level estimates that a single, elderly adult should be able to live on an ...
