Obama Administration Moves to Implement Health Care Law
Obama Administration Moves to Implement Health Care Law
By Hispanically Speaking News The Obama administration moved forward today to implement provisions in the health care law that would make it illegal for insurance companies to discriminate against people […]
Latinos Still at Higher Risk of Diabetes than Other Groups
By Latinovations November is Diabetes Awareness Month, and statistics reveal that Latinos develop diabetes 1.5 times greater than White Americans, making Latinos one of the top racial and ethnic groups athigher disk of […]
Modern Macho: Bigotiembre (Movember)
By Claudio Alberto Cortes, Gozamos Emiliano Zapata, Vicente Fernandez, Pedro Infante, Salvador Dali, Cantinflas, and Teddy Roosevelt. All famous mustached men, all icons, and torch holders of the ideals held […]
The Outlook for “Obamacare” in Two Maps
By Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica It wasn’t just President Barack Obama who won Tuesday. His signature health care plan did as well. But while the Affordable Care Act remains alive, less […]
Latinos More Likely to Overeat – What to do About it
By Yaromil Fong-Olivares, Being Latino This past week the market research company NPD Group released a report explaining Latinos’ unique nutritional philosophy. According to thereport’s findings, Latinos define a meal’s nutritional value based […]
Lard, Cheese and the Rewards of an Unhealthy Childhood
By Oscar Barajas, NewsTaco I was a fat kid. I mean, fat. I was so fat; I would start to sweat if I stood still long enough. I would like […]
Celebrating Chávez Monument, But Where Are Farm Workers Now?
By Ivan Delgado, Aurora Saldivar, Johnny Flores, New America Media KEENE, Calif. — On October 8, 2012, over 6,000 people descended upon Villa La Paz — the home, operational headquarters and […]
Autism Does Not Speak Spanish In Latino Children
By Victor Escalante, NewsTaco According to a study released earlier this year from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, autism spectrum disorders are up 78% from 2007. That equals […]
How The U.S. War on Drugs Casts a Shadow over Communities of Color
By Robert Valencia, Latinovations When Dr. Ethan Nadelmann, director of the Drug Policy Alliance, took the stage at the San Francisco Freedom Forum on September 28, he shared a staggering figure […]
Morning NewsTaco
Tuesday October 2, 2012 Hispanic Chamber: Where’s the spending on Spanish TV? (Tampa Bay Times): This article goes to the heart of a Latino political quandary. Should politicians spend money on […]
