U.S.-born Hispanics may have poorer health than immigrants
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Hispanics born and raised in the United States may be in poorer health than new immigrants -- with higher rates of diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
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The demise of the immigration bill may have damaged the partyâs ability to meet its goal of attracting more Hispanic voters.
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Though Michigan children are healthier, black and Hispanic children are much more likely to be uninsured, in poor health and struggling to access care, according to a report released today.
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A new report showed Wednesday that immigrant children are five times more likely to suffer from lead poisoning than U.S.-born children in New York City.
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There is a flip side to the American dream, medical researchers have discovered. Moving to the United States can make you fat. A study of immigrants&#39; health shows that
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Lilian Diaz, an emergency room technician, used to feel apprehensive when a doctor or nurse at her Takoma Park hospital would ask her to interpret for a Spanish-speaking patient. She knew she was chosen because of her Spanish surname, but what if she told someone the wrong thing? Her Spanish was...
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By the year 2050, nearly one in five Americans will be foreign born, 29 percent of the population will be Hispanic, and non-Hispanic whites will become a minority, accounting for only 47 percent of the population, according to a report released today.
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TUESDAY, Dec. 14 (HealthDayNews) -- The longer immigrants live in the United States, the more likely they are to take on what has become an increasingly common American characteristic: obesity.
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As blood levels of vitamin D increase, the risk of diabetes decreases in non-Hispanic whites and Mexican Americans -- but not in blacks -- researchers have found.
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Dec.14, 2004 -- After 10 years in the US, immigrants start to gain weight, according to a new study. While immigrants are the fastest-growing segment of the US population, little is known about weight gain among them.
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Latinos suffer from eye disease more than other ethnic groups, new research shows, but many have no clue about their condition. Experts say they don&#39;t know why the problem is so widespread and so often untreated.
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A gene known to give many Jewish women a high risk of cancer also puts many Hispanic women at high risk, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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Less than 1 percent of Medicaid  spending went to health care for illegal immigrants, according  to a study that the researchers said defied a common belief  that they are a bigger drain on taxpayer money.
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GAINING WEIGHT: Immigrants pack on the pounds after coming to America.
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Death rates from cancer have  continued to drop in the United States, with Hispanics showing  lower-than-average rates of most cancers, according to the  latest statistics published on Wednesday.
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People who live along the US-Mexico border suffer diabetes at a rate somewhat higher than the national averages in either country, according to a study released Wednesday.
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TORONTO - The stress of immigrating to Canada may be leading to poorer health, a new survey suggests. Researchers at the Canadian Institute for Health Information examined health data from the 2000-2001 Canadian Community Health Survey.