Study Shows Health Benefit for Immigrants
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A new report suggests that immigrant children are better protected from higher rates of obesity, asthma, and adolescent risk-taking than native-born and Americanized children.
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Illegal immigrants to the United  States cost the federal government over $10 billion a year, but  that figure would increase almost threefold if they were  granted legal status, according to a study released on  Wednesday.
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CHICAGO -- For an increasing number of immigrants, the United States is a land of plenty that is going straight to their gut. While obesity is relatively rare in the foreign-born, those who have lived for
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NEW YORK  - New research hints that the   lower the birthweight, the higher the blood pressure as an   adult -- and the link becomes stronger with age.
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NEW YORK  - A program aimed at cutting  rates of sexually transmitted disease among minority women at  heightened risk seems to have lasting benefits, according to a  new study.
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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.
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THURSDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Regular home visits by health workers reduce seniors' death risk, a Swedish study confirms.
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Bad news for new Americans: A study published Wednesday shows that simply moving to the USA packs on the pounds. &quot;The longer you live here, the more likely you are to be obese,&quot; says Mita Sanghavi Goel, a
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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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Britain draws big economic benefits from an influx of migrant workers, particularly from eastern Europe, according to a report published by the Trades Union Congress (TUC).
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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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BY LAW, hospitals provide free emergency care for illegal immigrants. But the costs are bruising, and pending federal regulations could scare away patients.
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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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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Hispanic Americans have a unique cancer risk profile that requires a targeted approach to cancer prevention, according to an American Cancer Society report released Wednesday.
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The longer an immigrant lives in the US the more likely they are to be obese. Chicago, IL - Journal of the American Medical Association - Since the 1980s, the US population has become more obese, according
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A report to be released Monday found that people who live in areas with a high degree of sprawl are more likely to report chronic health problems such as high blood pressure, arthritis, headaches and breathing difficulties compared to residents in less
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Comment is free: Madeleine Bunting: An important US study shows us that the effects of ethnic diversity can be read as a challenge, rather than a threat.