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• Assessing institutional support for Hispanic nursing student retention: a study to evaluate the psychometric properties of two self-assessment inventories

  Authors:Mary Lou Bond and Carolyn L. CasonFrom:Nursing Education Perspectives (Vol. 35, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  May-June 20143,767 words Article 1460LAbstract AIM To assess the content validity and internal consistency reliability of the Healthcare Professions Education Program Self-Assessment (PSA) and the Institutional Self-Assessment for Factors Supporting...

• Vitamin D deficiency among Hispanics

  From:Clinical Advisor (Vol. 15, Issue 2)

  Feb. 2012238 words Brief article 1240LHow prevalent is vitamin D deficiency in the Hispanic population? Should we routinely check vitamin D levels in Hispanic patients as we do in others?--BETH PRETTI, NP, Indianapolis In a 2009 national survey of...

• Research from Harvard School of Medicine Has Provided New Information about HIV/AIDS

  From:Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week

  June 2, 2012353 words Brief article, Repor... 1440LBy a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Investigators publish new report on HIV/AIDS. According to news reporting from Boston, Massachusetts, by NewsRx journalists, researchers stated...

• National Hispanic Medical Association Slates Forums Across the Country to Inform Health Leaders on Opportunities Created by the New Affordable Care Act

  From:Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week

  July 16, 2011847 words Article 1500LThe National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) headquartered in Washington D.C. will host one in a series of forums across the country in El Paso, Texas on Friday, July 1, 2011 at the Camino Real Hotel, 101 S. El Paso...

• Cardio risk tied to CIMT in Latino kids

  Author:Heidi SpleteFrom:Pediatric News (Vol. 44, Issue 4)

  Apr. 2010232 words Brief article 1610LWASHINGTON -- Progression of cardiovascular disease risk factors over a 3-year period predicted subclinical atherosclerosis in overweight Latino children, according to a study of 113 children. Risk factors for...

• New Human Genetics Study Findings Have Been Reported by Investigators at School of Medicine (Cranio-facial clefts in pre-hispanic America)

  From:Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week

  Nov. 7, 2015337 words Brief article, Repor... 1260L2015 NOV 7 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Fresh data on Genetics are presented in a new report. According to news reporting out of Wroclaw, Poland, by NewsRx...

• got milk? Presents Milk, Nature's Wellness Drink, to Hispanics With a Little Help from Universal Beauty Dayanara Torres

  From:Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week

  Feb. 14, 2009234 words Brief article 1380LInternationally recognized beauty queen, author, actress and humanitarian Dayanara Torres is adding two major accolades to her long list of accomplishments: she's the latest famous face to proudly wear a milk mustache...

• Many among growing U.S. Hispanic population lack usual source of care

  From:The Nation's Health (Vol. 38, Issue 8)

  Oct. 2008281 words Brief article 1390LMore than one-fourth of U.S. Hispanics do not have a usual health care provider, according to a new survey. Released in August by the Pew Hispanic Center, the survey found a similar proportion reported obtaining no...

• Black, Hispanic kids more likely to be poor

  From:The Nation's Health (Vol. 38, Issue 4)

  May 2008124 words Brief article 1600LBlack and Hispanic children are 12 times as likely as white children to live in both poor families and poor neighborhoods, upping their risk for racial and ethnic health disparities. A study in the March/ April issue...

• Paraoxonase polymorphisms, haplotypes, and enzyme activity in Latino mothers and newborns

  Authors:Nina Holland, Clement Furlong, Maria Bastaki, Rebecca Richter, Asa Bradman, Karen Huen, et al.From:Environmental Health Perspectives (Vol. 114, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 20066,543 words Article 1410LRecent studies have demonstrated widespread pesticide exposures in pregnant women and in children. Plasma paraoxonase 1 (PON1) plays an important role in detoxification of various organophosphates. The goals of this...

• Hispanics get most exercise at work and home

  Author:Joy KellerFrom:IDEA Fitness Journal (Vol. 3, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 2006291 words Brief article 1400LDoes your community have a strong Hispanic component? Do you find it challenging to interest this group in structured exercise programs? A study published in the March issue of Annals of Behavioral Medicine (2006; 31...

• Help educate Hispanic immigrant parents about proper car seat use. (Lack of That Custom in Native Country)

  Author:Damian McNamaraFrom:Pediatric News (Vol. 36, Issue 1)

  Jan. 2002441 words Brief article SAN FRANCISCO -- A survey of Hispanic families seeking prenatal or newborn care at two rural North Carolina health departments and a separate survey of health care workers show some interesting disparities in perceived...

• New Quality of Life Study Findings Have Been Reported by J. McNulty and Colleagues (Interventions to Improve Quality of Life, Well-Being, and Care in Latino Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Literature Review)

  From:Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week

  June 4, 2016467 words Article 1150L2016 JUN 4 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Current study results on Quality of Life have been published. According to news reporting out of Phoenix, Arizona, by...

• New Hypertension Findings from University of Colorado Discussed (Longitudinal Changes in Vascular Risk Markers and Mortality Rates among a Latino Population with Hypertension)

  From:Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week

  May 21, 2016441 words Report 1370L2016 MAY 21 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Research findings on Cardiovascular Diseases and Conditions are discussed in a new report. According to news...

• Researchers at Cayetano Heredia University Discuss Findings in Obesity (Metabolic Abnormalities Are Common among South American Hispanics Subjects with Normal Weight or Excess Body Weight: The CRONICAS Cohort Study)

  From:Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week

  Nov. 26, 2016476 words Clinical report 1450L2016 NOV 26 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Fresh data on Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Conditions - Obesity are presented in a new report. According to...

• New Findings Reported from C. Virili and Co-Authors Describe Advances in Endocrinology (Liquid and softgel levothyroxine use in clinical practice: state of the art)

  From:Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week

  Dec. 3, 2016423 words Article 1320L2016 DEC 3 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- A new study on Health and Medicine is now available. According to news reporting originating from Latina, Italy, by...

• Pastoralism in Northern Peru during Pre-Hispanic Times: Insights from the Mochica Period (100-800 AD) Based on Stable Isotopic Analysis of Domestic Camelids

  Authors:Elise Dufour, Nicolas Goepfert, Belkys Gutierrez Leon, Claude Chauchat, Regulo Franco Jordan, and Segundo Vasquez SanchezFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 31, 201415,478 words Article 1600LAuthor(s): Elise Dufour 1,*, Nicolas Goepfert 2, Belkys Gutiérrez Léon 3, Claude Chauchat 2, Régulo Franco Jordán 4, Segundo Vásquez Sánchez 3 Introduction Andean pastoralism and the establishment of trade routes...

• Studies from Clinica del Country Reveal New Findings on Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (Pemetrexed/Carboplatin/Bevacizumab followed by Maintenance Pemetrexed/Bevacizumab in Hispanic Patients with Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Outcomes ...)

  From:Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week

  Aug. 12, 2017559 words Report 1480L2017 AUG 12 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Fresh data on Oncology - Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer are presented in a new report. According to news reporting...

• Investigators at University of Puerto Rico Target Thrombosis (Potential of a Pharmacogenetic-Guided Algorithm to Predict Optimal Warfarin Dosing in a High-Risk Hispanic Patient: Role of a Novel NQO1*2 Polymorphism)

  From:Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week

  Sept. 2, 2017447 words Report 1540L2017 SEP 2 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Investigators publish new report on Cardiovascular Diseases and Conditions - Thrombosis. According to news reporting...

• Findings in Colon Cancer Reported from M. Cruz-Correa and Co-Researchers (Assessing Colorectal Cancer Knowledge Among Puerto Rican Hispanics: Implications for Cancer Prevention and Control)

  From:Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week

  Nov. 25, 2017539 words Article 1230L2017 NOV 25 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Investigators discuss new findings in Oncology - Colon Cancer. According to news reporting out of San Juan, Puerto...