While they’re the place we go for healing, all hospitals have the potential to be a hotbed  for contagious infections. But there are precautionary measures patients can take, both to reduce the need for a hospital stay and to condition the body to ward off infection and minimize pain when surgery...

  (Family Features) When it comes to health, making positive lifestyle changes is a goal for many people. But often times no matter how good the intentions, these changes only last a few weeks. Most people know what they need to do to improve their health — taking steps like making smart...

  “The start of a new year is the perfect time to take stock of the coverage and benefits available to you through your Medicare Advantage plan,” said Dr. Rhonda Randall, chief medical officer of UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement. “Many Medicare beneficiaries are pleasantly surprised when they discover all the ways...

The World Health Organization International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as possibly carcinogenic to humans, based on an increased risk for glioma, a malignant type of brain cancer, associated with wireless phone use. This is of particular concern to African-Americans and Latinos as many...

Federally mandated changes regarding healthcare affect everyone so Decisive Latino brings you this update from USA.gov. Today, you can take advantage of five major benefits of the new healthcare law, and several other important provisions will go into effect by 2015. To help you better understand the Affordable Care Act, which...