NewsTaco To Go: Budget Cuts, Gas Prices, Gays, PTSD And Wisconsin

NewsTaco To Go: Budget Cuts, Gas Prices, Gays, PTSD And Wisconsin

Mary Mata February 24, 2011

Wisconsin lawmakers have agreed to put an end to debating the bill that would strip state employees of collective bargaining rights, a vote could come as soon as noon. GOP […]

Lalo Alcaraz: Rush Limbaugh Criticizes Michelle Obama’s Weight

Mary Mata February 23, 2011

Lalo Alcaraz, cartoonist and satirist, is at it again. Check out his most recent cartoon, which takes bully Rush Limbaugh to taks for his comments criticizing First Lady Michelle Obama’s […]

Cell Phones Frying Latino Brains

Mary Mata

It’s true. That cell phone you’re using is frying your brain —at least according to a new study from the National Institutes of Health. The study found that 50 minute […]

Chef Michael Reciepe: Low-Fat Watermelon Tres Leches

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Low-Fat Watermelon Tres Leches Yields 1‒13″ x 9″ cake 1 cup watermelon “water” ‒ See note 1 store bought white cake mix (Duncan Hines© Moist Deluxe was used when creating […]

Latinas Want Boobs, Butts And Other Ethnic Plastic Surgery

Mary Mata February 22, 2011

Latinas want big butts and boobs, according to a story about ethnic plastic surgery by The New York Times. What’s different about the new wave of almost post-recession plastic surgery […]

Guapura 101: Balancing A Love Of Tanning With Safety

Mary Mata February 21, 2011

I love to tan. Don’t get me wrong, I am somewhat light-complected, so I can’t really tan. What I have to do is lather on SPF 30, then go out […]

3 Million Latinos In The U.S. Have Arthritis

Mary Mata

Data released by the Centers for Disease Control show that 3.1 million Latinos in the U.S. suffer from arthritis, prompting them to limit themselves in 1/5 of these cases. The […]

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 […]

NewsTaco To Go: Cure For Baldness, Middle East, Immigration, Babies And Gays

Mary Mata

Scientists may have accidentally discovered the cure for baldness, at least baldness due to stress. The researchers were studying stress-related stomach problems by injecting mice with a stress-blocking compound, which had the […]