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NewsTaco To Go: Wireless, Racism, Cancer, Homeless Vets And Escándalo
New treatments for breast cancer, some good ol’ racism in Mississippi, wireless infrastructure, the veterans everyone loves to forget and some juicy escándalo. Breast cancer patients may not need many […]
NewsTaco To Go: iPhone, Economy, Obama and Breast Cancer
A good news roundup this morning, with a list of the Oscar nominees, affordable iPhones and the economy. Verizon’s iPhone will be available to consumers at a rate of $30 […]
Latina Cervical Cancer Rate Twice National Average
Cervical cancer rates in Los Angeles County show that Latinas and Asian women suffer from higher rates of cancer than other groups, according to this report. Women in LA proper […]
Latinas Less Likely to Get Treated for Breast Cancer
Latina women are less likely to receive breast cancer care because health care providers are less likely to recommend treatments. This disparity for Latinas and African-American women does not exist […]
Tortillas Cause Liver Cancer, And Other Lies
Well, scientists have saved us again! Put down that taco bub — unless you want liver cancer.  A study from the Southside of San Antonio found that people there had […]
Latino Fatalism May Cause Cancer Deaths
The International Journal of Behavioral Medicine is set to release a study showing that the Catholic-ish belief that things are in God’s hands may lead Latinas to believe that cancer […]
The EPA’s soot pollution update falls dangerously short for Latinos
On Jan. 6, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposal to strengthen the annual standards for fine particulate matter, commonly known as soot, from 12 ug/m3 to between 9 and 10 […]
When COVID Info Doesn’t Reach Everyone, These Trusted Messengers Step Up To Help In Hard-Hit Latino Communities
A silver van pulls up to a coronavirus testing site in the parking lot of La Familia, a daycare and family services center in Fort Collins. Cristina Diaz and her […]
Study finds blacks, Latinos get worse care for neurological disorders
* NewsTaco HEALTH TUESDAY By Dave Lindorff, Salon (4 minunte read) A pioneering study published recently in the Journal of the American Academy of Neurology has found that black and Latino […]
Meza had knack for getting people to move in same direction
*Choco Meza was a national Democratic Party stalwart and a long-time San Antonio political leader. VL By Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express News (4 minute read) Up until the last […]