Diabetes Can Shorten Life By 6 Years

Diabetes Can Shorten Life By 6 Years

Mary Mata March 3, 2011

A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine has found that a diabetic reaching the age of 50 is likely to die 6 years earlier than someone who […]

Texas Report: Poor Latinos Have Really Bad Health

Mary Mata March 1, 2011

A report released from the Health Collaborative in San Antonio, Texas shows that Latinos in this city suffer from poor health — especially the poor ones. It’s not a surprise […]

Tía Rosita’s Arroz Con Leche Recipe

Mary Mata February 25, 2011

I’m not a huge rice fan, but seriously, who doesn’t love arroz con leche? That’s what I thought. My Tía Rosita shared her scrumptious recipe from her Cuban friend with […]

Not Skinny Skinny — But Latina Skinny

Mary Mata February 17, 2011

First off, let me say I like my body. My big butt, small boobs, wide hips (insert child-bearing joke here) and big thighs have been good to me, as I […]

Ecuadorian Dwarfs Immune To Cancer, Diabetes

Mary Mata

People in parts of Ecuador with a genetic mutation preventing them from growing more than four feet tall are immune to cancer and diabetes — thanks to their genes, according […]

Tu Mamá Te Dijo: More Fiber, Better Health

Mary Mata February 16, 2011

A new report confirms what mothers and wives everywhere have been saying for years: ¡Come más fibra! In actuality what the report says is that eating a diet rich in fiber […]

Working To Medicate Alcoholism

Mary Mata February 8, 2011

Big pharma is set to special tailor drugs for the estimated 1 in 10 people in the U.S. who suffer from alcoholism during the course of their life. There are […]

NewsTaco To Go: Obesity, Abortions, Mexico Deaths, Labor and Arizona

Mary Mata

Arizona wants to undo the Constitution, there’s a labor shortage of skilled workers, childhood obesity is bad, a U.S. teen was killed in Mexico, the government is cutting programs and […]

Why Latinos Really Need Health Care Reform

Mary Mata February 7, 2011

Latinos are a population that can really, really benefit from health care reform because, as a group, they have among lowest rates of health insurance coverage of any ethnic group. […]

Diabetes Is Reversible

Mary Mata February 2, 2011

If you’re dedicated and take care of yourself, you can become un-diabetic, according to a report from CNN. We wrote last week that 1 of 3 people in the U.S. […]