According to a new report by the CDC more Americans are smoking less this year compared to 2014, Latin Times reports. The CDC’s Health Interview Survey show only 15.2 % of U.S. adults smoke on a regular basis compared to 16.8% in 2014. “Latinos (10.4%) were less likely to smoke than whites (17.1%) and African Americans (18.1%), the data show.” Among young adults 18-44 the smoking rate was 17%, very similar to the rate among middle-aged adults (16.9%). Among senior citizens the rate was even lower only 7.5%. The current rates show a significant drop compared to 2009 when 20.6% of adults were regular ...
Expecting a baby is one of the most magical experiences in a woman's life. But do you know how important the first trimester is for your baby and your health? Here are a few of the 19 recommendations for pregnant women in their first trimester from the Someday Starts Now campaign: Choose an obstetrician or health care provider. Make an appointment to be seen before the end of your 12th week.
Start or continue taking prenatal vitamins containing 400 to 800 mcg of folic acid.
If you have had a previous premature baby, let your doctor or midwife know. There are medications that you can take to reduce your risk of another premature delivery.
Stop drinking alcohol, smoking and using street drugs.
Contact your health insurance company about coverage. See the full set of ...
Latino, black, and white adults all list childhood obesity and bullying as two of the top-three child health issues, but Latinos rank child abuse and neglect higher, according to the annual National Poll on Children’s Health by the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. Overall, adults grew increasingly concerned about Internet safety (the 4th-biggest issue, up from 8th last year) and sexting (up to 6th from 13th). For Latinos, the issues that increased in concern were: Childhood obesity (rose to 1st biggest issue, up from 3rd last year)
Child abuse and neglect (rose to 3rd from 14th last year)
Internet safety (rose to 6th from 11th last year)
Sexting (rose to 7th from 8th last year)
Teen pregnancy (rose to 8th from 10th last year)
Suicide (rose to 9th from 13th last ...
Eric Castillo, who went from struggling with alcoholism and smoking to becoming one of the oldest athletes to play Division I college football, is featured in a documentary that debuts on DVD and at the Santikos Palladium theater on July 26, 2015, in San Antonio, San Antonio Magazine reports. Castillo overcame alcohol issues and walked on to the football team at the University of the Incarnate Word, where he made the team at age 27 and played in a game at age 30. Castillo's documentary, The Power of a Dream, offers hope for perseverance over alcoholism. Latinos who choose to drink are more likely to consume higher volumes of alcohol than non-Latinos, and about 8.3% of Latinos needed treatment for alcohol problems in the past year, federal statistics show. Castillo started ...
Latino kids who grow up in a house with a smoker are twice as likely to become smokers than those who grow up in non-smoking households, according to a new study in the journal Preventive Medicine. The findings are based on data from the Hispanic Community Health Study (HCHS/SOL), the largest ongoing study of Hispanics in the United States. “We know that exposure to cigarette smoking as a child is a risk factor for adult smoking because it’s a learned behavior, and our study results corroborate this theory,” said Dr. Elena Navas-Nacher, a researcher in the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Institute for Minority Health Research and lead author on the paper. The researchers looked at data collected through questionnaires from 13,231 adults ages 18-74 living in cities with ...
According to a new report by the American College of Sports Medicine, Washington, DC is the fittest city in the country. The report took into account two broad measures of public health: such as prevalence of diabetes and smoking and the average consumption of fruits and vegetables by city residents. They also looked at the access citizens had to bike lanes, public parks and farmer’s markets. Cities with large Hispanic populations fared badly. Phoenix, with a Latino population of more than 40 percent placed 37th and San Antonio, Texas with a population of more than 50 percent Latino placed 47th. "When you take in huge swaths of metro areas, it can hide huge disparities. These are wonderful wake-up calls for communities at the bottom of the list, but they should not be reason ...
The average age of a stroke in Latinos is 67 and 80 for non-Latinos, heightening their risk of severe disabilities, according to the The Northern Manhattan Stroke Study. A stroke, or "brain attack," occurs when an artery to the brain gets clogged or ruptures depriving a part(s) of the brain from blood flow and glucose. It can cause paralysis, problems with thinking and speaking, and emotional problems. Doctors recommend exercising and leading an active lifestyle in order to reduce stroke risk. That's especially important for Latinos, who are about 70% obese. Obesity is the main factor in determining someones propensity to cardiovascular illnesses later in life, which is one of the main causes of strokes. The average amount of excise recommended is 30 minutes a day, five days a ...
Can you reduce global health disparities using the Internet? You’re invited to a Redes En Acción webinar at 11 a.m. CST Tuesday (5/12/15) to explore how researchers are using online, scientifically tested interventions to encourage people to quit smoking and more. The webinar will feature Dr. Ricardo Muñoz, a Redes investigator who NPR Latino called the "Carlos Santana of Health" by likening his innovation in psychology to Santana's innovation in music (plus they grew up in the same San Francisco region). Muñoz will describe "massive open online interventions" (MOOIs), mental health and substance abuse interventions that are scientifically validated and available online to unlimited numbers of consumers. "Most of these consumers can be expected to drop out, but some will stay ...
The leading causes of death among Latinos are diabetes and cardiovascular disease, according to the first national annual report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report evaluates the health risks Latinos were exposed to in comparison to non-Hispanic whites in the U.S between 2009 and 2013. Despite less Latinos dying from the top 10 most lethal diseases in the United States more Latinos die from diabetes, chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. The report also found that among Latinos smoking is less common (14%) than among whites (24%), but is high among Puerto Rican males (26 %) and Cuban males (22%). The CDC also found differences among Hispanics born in the U.S. and those born abroad. Latinos born outside the United States are more prone to suffer ...
