Latino Fatalism May Cause Cancer Deaths

Latino Fatalism May Cause Cancer Deaths

Mary Mata October 26, 2010

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 […]

Latina Suicide on NPR’s Latino USA

Mary Mata

You may remember a previous article I wrote talking to Professor Luis H. Zayas about Latinas’ high suicide attempt rates, well, he was on NPR’s Latino USA to chat about […]

Guapura 101: Biotin for Your Hair and Nails

Mary Mata October 25, 2010

Here’s a tip that anyone with thin nails or hair can appreciate:  biotin. I first heard of biotin after complimenting my friend Moni on how wonderful her nails looked (chronic […]

Tantos Tacos: Hate, Escándalo, Food, Tech, Mexico and Hate

Mary Mata October 23, 2010

This week on NewsTaco we talked about food, hate, politics, voting, tech and a little more hate.  It was a long week! We started off the week talking about hate, […]

Guapura 101: Looking Younger With Vitamin E

Mary Mata October 20, 2010

Ok, look, I know I’m not “old old” but that doesn’t mean that I’m not starting to notice all my creeping creases around my face. But never fear! I have […]

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

Time to round up this week’s NewsTaco news…. It was the most racist of times when we saw how low some Republican lawmakers were willing to go with their scary […]

¡Qué se Casen! Less Americans Get Married

Mary Mata October 4, 2010

A study came out recently showing that less Americans are getting married, and more are just shacking up.  I’m sure this is driving mothers and grandmothers everywhere crazy.  The Population […]

Squeeze Nopales into Your Diet

Mary Mata September 26, 2010

Nopales, aka prickly pear cactus leaves, is super good for you.  It’s one of my favorite all-time foods, but many people don’t like them. There are lots of reasons to […]

¡Qué Rico! How to Make Healthy (Re)fried Pinto Beans

Mary Mata September 13, 2010

Hey y’all, not to give away the family recipe or anything, but there are a few easy and healthy things you can do to make your refried beans just a […]