Hispanic fight against cervical cancer and more women alert

Maggie Alvarez never thought the word “cervical cancer” would be part of your everyday vocabulary until she was diagnosed with the disease at 49 years of age. All women who have sex may be at risk for cervical cancer, but Hispanic women as Maggie, face the highest incidence rate compared to...

On the listeria, listeriosis, melons and food security

The outbreak of listeriosis caused by contaminated cantaloupe melon type, which has affected 72 people in recent weeks in the United States has raised concern among farmers, consumers and health organizations in the United States. Wherever you live, learn more about this disease can be fatal so you can...

Parasite infected U.S. blood supply

A parasitic disease transmitted by ticks infected blood supplies in the United States. According to Reuters, there are currently no diagnostic that can detect the ‘Babesiosis’ before people give blood, so the disease is becoming a greater threat to the country’s blood supply. Babesia...

How many sugary beverages you drink each day?

Are you one of those who took at least one soda or sugary drink a day? According to health authorities, more than half of Americans do so. But some people even take more than that. The Associated Press reported that one in twenty people drink the equivalent of more than four cans of soda (12 ounces)...

Salmonella, recall 36 million pounds of turkey meat

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Cargill meat producing company is recalling 16.3 million kilos each (36 million pounds) of ground turkey meat linked to one death in California and at least 76 people sick with salmonella, it was reported Wednesday. Sick people in this outbreak began in March and has been...