Good food, good music, and good conversation – three key ingredients to many Hispanic/Latino family gatherings.  But what is missing from many of those get-togethers is a life-saving conversation about the family’s medical history.  The American Diabetes Association is encouraging people to discuss any family history of diabetes, a conversation that could help stop diabetes before it starts. (Alexandria)

Medical experts have known for some time that Latinos living in the US have on average a better life expectancy than non-Hispanic whites.

Neighborhoods with easy access to healthy foods and safe places to exercise may help residents reduce their risk for type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests.

The study found that the risk of developing diabetes was 12 percent lower in neighborhoods with access to healthy foods. The researchers also found a 21 percent reduced risk of type 2 diabetes in areas with greater opportunities for physical activity.

CHICAGO — We’ve said it before, we’ll say it again: Hispanics show poorly at the polls.

The nation’s foreign-born population is projected to reach 78 million by 2060, making up 18.8% of the total U.S. population, according to new Census Bureau population projections. That would be a new record for the foreign-born share, with the bureau projecting that the previous record high of 14.8% in 1890 will be passed as soon as 2025.

Yet while Asian and Hispanic immigrants are projected to continue to be the main sources of U.S. immigrant population growth, the new projections show that the share of the foreign born is expected to fall among these two groups.