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2/3 of Preterm Births Have No Known Biological Explanation: Finding Comes From First Comparative...
WHITE PLAINS, New York, Sept. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- A first-of-its-kind multi-country analysis has determined that all known risk factors combined cannot account for two-thirds of the preterm births in high-income nations, ...
Poor blood-pressure control puts 5 million older Americans at risk
ATLANTA, Sept. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Some 5 million Medicare Part D enrollees age 65 and older are not taking their blood pressure medicine properly, increasing their risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, and ...
Statement of National Alliance for Hispanic Health on FDA Regulation of Menthol and Flavorings...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- "The White House can truly celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month this week by directing the FDA to issue a proposed rule to remove all flavored tobacco products, including menthol ...
Macy’s “Shop For A Cause” Raises More Than $3 Million For The March Of...
WHITE PLAINS, New York, Sept. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Macy's "Shop For A Cause" event has shown that superheroes come in all shapes, sizes and ages. This year's three-day shopping event, held August 26-28, raised ...
Are You Dense Inc. Launches Hispanic/Latina Breast Health Program
WOODBURY, Connecticut, Sept. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Are You Dense, Inc., global nonprofit breast health organization, in collaboration with Madre Latina Inc., announces educational breast health resources in Spanish named ...
New Data: Avon Foundation For Women Funds Comprehensive Breast Cancer Study Uncovering Prevalence And...
MIAMI, Sept. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Today, at the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade's biennial Breast Cancer Forum, healthcare providers, breast cancer survivors, and leading care advocates from across the nation gathered for the ...
Public Health Advocates Hopeful About ABC Changes
SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 7, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- After an unprecedented meeting with the California Alcoholic Beverage Control Department (ABC), public health advocates are cautiously optimistic about a new level of ...
CVS Health Increasing Access to Health Care with Annual Project Health Campaign
WOONSOCKET, R.I., Sept. 7, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- In its continuing commitment to help improve access to health care for all Americans, CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) today announced the rollout of Project Health, its annual free health ...
Hispanic Physicians Recommend Strategies to Reduce Health Disparities, starting with Reducing Added Sugar in...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) will hold a Congressional Breakfast Briefing tomorrow at the Rayburn House Office Building B340 from 8:00 am – 10:00am to discuss ...
FAIR Health Launches Connecticut Consumer Healthcare Mobile App
NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- FAIR Health, a leading national independent nonprofit organization that advances system-wide healthcare cost transparency through consumer resources, data products and health services ...
New survey finds gaps in Americans’ knowledge about the Zika virus, but significant support...
WHITE PLAINS, New York, Sept. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Fewer than 1 in 4 Americans are very confident in the federal government being able to respond to a Zika virus outbreak in the United States or abroad, according ...
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 2, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- This year, parents of nearly 16,000 children in the U.S. will hear the words: "Your child has cancer." One in five of those children won't survive. September is Childhood ...
FDA Helps Kids Learn to Read the Label
SILVER SPRING, Md., Sept. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- September is National Childhood Obesity Month. To help young people make healthy dietary choices, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) encourages kids to Read the ...
USANA Changes The World Of Nutritional Science
SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- USANA Health Sciences is pleased to announce an innovative technological advancement: its U.S. patent-pending USANA InCelligence Technology™. This exclusive cell-signaling ...
Pregnant Women Can Lower Their Risk Of Birth Defects With A Flu Shot, March...
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Aug. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Getting sick with the flu early in pregnancy makes you twice as likely to have a baby with a serious birth defect of the brain, spine, or heart as women who don't catch the ...
Study Finds That 63% of Women Still Consider Some Feminine Care Topics Off Limits!
SHELTON, Connecticut, Aug. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- In 2016, being a woman is all about speaking freely. From breaking down glass ceilings, to proclamations of feminism, women are speaking up about topics that affect their ...
Young Living Essential Oils Celebrates Northern Lights Farm
LEHI, Utah, Aug. 24, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Young Living Essential Oils, the world leader in essential oils, announced the grand opening of its Northern Lights Farm in Fort Nelson, British Columbia. In conjunction with its ...
One Year Later, Heroic Firefighter Who Underwent Most Extensive Face Transplant Is Thriving
NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The severely burned Mississippi firefighter, who captivated the world when he successfully underwent the most extensive face transplant ever performed, is thriving one year ...
Saving patients from sepsis is a race against time
ATLANTA, Aug. 23, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Sepsis is caused by the body's overwhelming and life-threatening response to an infection and requires rapid intervention. It begins outside of the hospital for nearly 80 percent of ...
Ophthalmologists Encourage Making Your Eyes Part of a Healthy Aging Strategy
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- According to a national survey released today by the American Academy of Ophthalmology, nearly two out of three American adults report having eye or vision problems. A significant ...
Colgate Fields Largest Multicultural Oral Care Survey In The U.S. Revealing That Diverse Communities...
NEW YORK, Aug. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Colgate today revealed the results from a national oral health care survey1 of more than 3,000 multicultural Americans, specifically Hispanics, African-Americans, Asian Americans and ...
This School Year Parents Can Treat Super Lice Fast Without a Prescription
MORRISVILLE, N.C., Aug. 16, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Students are heading back into the classroom, which means every family is at risk for the spread of lice, and super lice, in their homes. Vamousse Lice Treatment is clinically ...
American Lung Association in California’s Doctors for Climate Health Campaign says Climate Change is...
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 16, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Dozens of doctors from around California have joined forces to declare that our state's air quality is in critical condition and action must be taken to address climate ...
SALUD al dia magazine offers to health care providers the opportunity to promote their...
WESTON, Fla., Aug. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The video production team of SALUD al dia magazine will come to the customer's office, to make a minimum of 4 videos of 5 minutes maximum duration each. These videos will reside on ...
FDA Publishes Final Finding of No Significant Impact and Environmental Assessment on Oxitec’s Self-limiting...
OXFORD, United Kingdom, Aug. 5, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The US Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine (FDA-CVM) today published a final finding of no significant impact (FONSI) and final environmental ...
