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Latest FAU Poll Finds It’s Harder for Hispanics to Afford Healthcare but More Covered...
BOCA RATON, Fla., May 6, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- An increasing number of Hispanics are finding it harder to afford healthcare and the percentage of those without any health insurance is up slightly over a year ago, but a majority ...
National Alliance for Hispanic Health statement on FDA Action on Tobacco: Will Save Lives...
WASHINGTON, May 5, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- "Today's action by the FDA will save lives by finally including cigars, hookah tobacco, pipe tobacco and e-cigarettes as regulated products. No form of tobacco use is safe and the rise ...
The Bayat Foundation Partners With The Starkey Hearing Foundation To Bring Hope, Healing And...
KABUL, Afghanistan, May 5, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Fulfilling its mission to serve people in need—wherever they may live—The Bayat Foundation, Afghanistan's leading health and social development organization, completed a ...
New Generation of Head Lice Treatment Tackles Super Lice
MORRISVILLE, North Carolina, May 5, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- As fears circulate around the term "super lice," misconceptions about the effectiveness of over-the-counter treatments are also spreading. Newer non-toxic, ...
March of Dimes Applauds FDA Deeming Rule on Tobacco Products
WASHINGTON, May 5, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The March of Dimes, the nation's leading nonprofit organization advocating for maternal and child health, today commended the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for deeming ...
FDA takes significant steps to protect Americans from dangers of tobacco through new regulation
SILVER SPRING, Md., May 5, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration finalized a rule extending its authority to all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, cigars, hookah tobacco and pipe tobacco, ...
More Young Children with ADHD Could Benefit from Behavior Therapy
ATLANTA, May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- More young children 2 to 5 years of age receiving care for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) could benefit from psychological services – including the recommended ...
SC Johnson and IFRC join efforts to protect families from the Zika virus
RACINE, Wisconsin, May 4, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Today, SC Johnson announced that it will donate nearly $1.5 million to support the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and provide ...
Two Scientists Receive 2016 March Of Dimes Prize For Revolutionary Co-Discovery Of MicroRNAs, The...
BALTIMORE, May 2, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Victor R. Ambros, PhD, of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and Gary Ruvkun, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, have been awarded the 2016 March ...
Gluten-Free Food Labeling:
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 2, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- May is Celiac Awareness Month. An estimated 3 million Americans suffer from celiac disease, a genetic autoimmune digestive disorder that damages the small intestine. Celiac ...
Colgate Total® Springs Into Action With The Simplemente Saludable Initiative
NEW YORK, May 2, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Colgate Total® has partnered with nutritionist and entrepreneur Chef Lala, yoga instructor and entrepreneur Yudy Arias and dentist Karent Sierra, to launch its Simplemente Saludable ...
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® to honor legendary Hispanic TV personality Cristina Saralegui at...
MIAMI, May 2, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® will celebrate its 14th annual FedEx/St. Jude Angels and Stars Gala, by welcoming back model and television personality, as well as co-founder, Daisy ...
DIR Honors Workers’ Memorial Day and Cal/OSHA’s Commitment to Workplace Safety
OAKLAND, California, April 28, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Today on Workers' Memorial Day 2016, the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) remembers the men and women who have lost their lives and renews its 43 year commitment to ...
Nation’s Ophthalmologists Declare Support for Critical Patient Protections Under Congressional Contact Lens Proposal
WASHINGTON, April 25, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The American Academy of Ophthalmology is supporting a proposal introduced recently in Congress to protect safety for millions of patients who require contact lens prescriptions. The ...
New campaign seeks to eliminate HIV / AIDS stigma among Latinos
WASHINGTON, April 25, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- In an effort to eliminate the stigma around HIV / AIDS in the Latino community, Pinyon Foundation and Hispanic Communications Network-La Red Hispana, in collaboration with the Act ...
Rongxiang Xu Memorial Center Site Dedication Ceremony held in the US to Commemorate the...
LAKE ELSINORE, California, April 22, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- On April 15, 2016, family members Dr. Li Li, wife of Rongxiang Xu, and Kevin Xu, son of Rongxiang Xu and current President of National Rongxiang Xu Foundation, ...
Department of Industrial Relations Reports 2014 Fatal Occupational Injuries
OAKLAND, California, April 21, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) reports the number of Californians who died on the job decreased in 2014. A review of the past ten years indicates that workplace ...
Taking Simple Steps Can Help Protect Your Sight
Taking Simple Steps Can Help Protect Your Sight
American Academy of Ophthalmology provides tips to help keep eyes at their best during Healthy Vision Month in May
SAN FRANCISCO, April 21, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ ...
Cal/OSHA Cites Taylor Farms, Temporary Employment Agencies for October Chemical Release
TRACY, California, April 21, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Cal/OSHA has cited Taylor Farms Pacific, Inc., and two temporary employment agencies following the October 15, 2015, release of chlorine gas at the company's food production ...
Over $30 Million in Free Health Care Services to be Made Available To Los...
LOS ANGELES, April 20, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Approximately 4,200 healthcare professionals and volunteers will operate a no-cost medical and dental clinic in Los Angeles, California on April 27-29, 2016. Over $30 million in free ...
Lung Association “State of the Air” 2016 Report Finds More Than 80 Percent of...
LOS ANGELES, April 20, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The American Lung Association State of the Air 2016 report released today found that despite continued improvements in air quality, eight out of 10 Californians live in counties that ...
Statement of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health: New CDC Data Show Hispanic Tobacco...
WASHINGTON, April 14, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- "While Hispanic adults have always had smoking rates below the national average, new data released today show that Hispanic middle school students are more likely than their peers to ...
Can Your Fitness Tracker (Fitbit®) Save Your Life in the ER?
WASHINGTON, April 14, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Emergency physicians used a patient's personal activity tracker and smartphone to identify the time his heart arrhythmia started, which allowed them to treat his new-onset atrial ...
Advocates Hail FDA Decision To Improve Infant Health, Prevent Birth Defects
WASHINGTON, April 14, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Advocates enthusiastically praised today's announcement by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that the agency will permit fortification of corn masa flour with folic acid ...
SC Johnson Donates 50,000 Units of OFF!® Mosquito Repellent to AmeriCares to...
RACINE, Wisconsin, April 13, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- SC Johnson today announced a partnership with AmeriCares to donate 50,000 units of OFF!® personal repellent to be distributed in Florida and El Salvador to help families combat ...
