U.S. Health Initiative Targets Aging Hispanics
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TUESDAY, Sept. 11 (HealthDay News) -- A U.S. federal effort aimed at boosting the health of Hispanic seniors, especially when it comes to diabetes care, is set to launch in eight communities nationwide.
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Seeking to put Alzheimer&#39;s disease on the same footing as cancer and heart disease, health officials are embarking on a landmark initiative that regularly will scan the brains and analyze the bodily fluids of 800 people.
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NEW YORK  - Compared with white women, Hispanic women develop risk factors for heart disease about a decade earlier, according to a presentation today at the American Heart Association's 47th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention.
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Washington Adventist Hospital and a District-based health center plan to open a primary care clinic for low-income and uninsured families, an unusual partnership geared toward the burgeoning Latino population in Takoma Park, Langley Park and southern Silver Spring.
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The Bush administration plans to expand a two-year-old initiative to improve nursing home quality that has so far had mixed results, officials announced yesterday.
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The World Health Organization launched an initiative on Monday to improve medical services for the elderly in a bid to tackle the growing public health implications of a rapidly aging global population.
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Democratic presidential candidates say they are reaching out to Hispanics &#151; a group that could play a key role in Iowa's caucuses.
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Regional Health Department works to make sure that area&#39;s elderly people living in group settings receive scarce flu shots. A new supply of flu vaccine is finding its way to area nursing homes.
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Health plan targets middle-aged people who regularly drink over the limit at home.
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FRIDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- For U.S. Hispanic children, a lack of health insurance often decides whether they see a doctor or go without regular check-ups, a new study finds.
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BOSTON -- On Friday&#39;s HealthBeat, Rhonda Mann reported on some good news about teen agers and tobacco use, what gives us gray hair as we age and a possible way to prevent the building up of plaque in arteries.
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Childbirth and pregnancy  complications account for most of the Emergency Medicaid  spending for undocumented immigrants, new research indicates.
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Hispanic cultural events such as Diez y Seis de Septiembre (Mexican Independence Day, Sept. 16) have long provided venues for promoting major brands to Hispanic consumers. But with the growth of Hispanic retailers and the need for more data on the demo, marketers are gravitating to more targeted promotions, particularly in-store efforts, to reach the group, industry executives said.
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The National Resources Defense Council report shows Hispanics, now a majority in some of the nation&#39;s most polluted areas, are particularly threatened by waterborne diseases, air pollution, pesticides and contaminants such as lead and mercury.
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ged with smog, Latinos are disproportionately exposed to health threats, according to a report released Wednesday by an environmental group.
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The United States needs more black,  Hispanic and American Indian doctors and nurses if minorities  have any hope of catching up to whites in terms of the quality  and accessibility of health care, a special commission said on  Monday.
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TUESDAY, Dec. 28 (HealthDayNews) -- There's a new U.S. government Web site to provide seniors with information about the safe use of medicines.