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Diabetes In A (Thanksgiving) Cake

Mary Mata November 26, 2010

You full from Thanksgiving? No? Ready for more? How about a double-dose of Thanksgiving food and sugar? You may remember the Diabetes in Cake-Pie form we wrote about, the Pumpple cake […]

Bien Buena – Latinas Don’t Worry About Weight

Mary Mata November 24, 2010

Pilgrims, The Original Illegal Immigrants, Had it Good

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11 Year Old Attacked for Being Latino

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The reports are sketchy and few but enough is known to cause outrage. Police in Petaluma California, roughly 40 miles north of San Francisco, report that an 11 year old […]

No English? You May Be Murdered

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If you’re Latino, where you live and the thickness of your accent can make you more prone to be a victim of violence, even murder. The statement is the result […]

Latinos Hit Hard By Alzheimer’s

Mary Mata November 23, 2010

The Los Angeles Times reports that Latinos tend to develop Alzheimer’s Disease about seven years earlier than whites. This, combined with lower levels of health insurance, income and education and […]

Guapura 101: Peeing In The Shower

Mary Mata November 22, 2010

I distinctly remember people having this debate when I was in college, “Isn’t that gross to pee in the shower?” “No, it saves water.” Well, like most things in this […]