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Bilingual Kids Less Likely To Get Alzheimer’s

Mary Mata October 18, 2010

Children who grow up speaking at least two languages have less of a chance of developing Alzheimer’s later on in life and are less likely to be easily confused, according […]

NewsTaco Week in Review: Machos, Telenovelas, Militares y la Política

Mary Mata October 16, 2010

Taco Bell’s Real-Life Tacos Not as ‘Good’ as the Ads

Mary Mata October 15, 2010

‘Hippy’ versus Latina, Body Politics

Mary Mata

A while back, “Sex and the City” star Krisin Davis said that she was considered “hippy” but had found a way to accept her body.  At the time, I laughed […]

The “Latino Paradox”: Immmigrant Latino’s have the best health

NewsTaco October 14, 2010

It must be true, that Latino immigrants have better health than other ethnic groups in America. You can cite diet and exercise, but I think Latino immigrants and Latinos of […]

Saying Latinos live longer than whites or blacks is like telling the miserable that the meek will inherit the earth. They may feel better but it doesn’t change their reality.

Mary Mata

It is well established that Latinos are the population group most likely to get inadequate health care and suffer from chronic maladies like diabetes and coronary afflictions. A recent government […]

It isn’t toast, as such, and it may not even be French, but what I make is sinfully good …

Mary Mata October 13, 2010

In France, what we call “French toast” is called pain perdu. That means “lost bread,” perhaps because it is a way to salvage stale bread by soaking it in a […]