Latina Cervical Cancer Rate Twice National Average
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 […]
Was First Latina Governor Ignored?
The folks over at Fox News, not Fox News Latino-which is the same thing only different, like another hat or the servants’ entrance-have come to the defense of a Latina. […]
Living Near Freeways Associated With Autism
Researchers from California recently found that living near a freeway might correlate with a higher risk of autism. The researchers from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, the Keck School of Medicine […]
Three Latinas in Colorado Senate, a First
It’s a first, for Colorado at least. Three Latinas will be sworn-in as Colorado state senators on January 12th, and that, for many, is reason to celebrate. All three-Angela Giron, […]
Latino Babies At Greater Risk For Birth Defects
Latino babies are much more likely than white babies to be born with neural tube defects, those are birth defects that affect the brain and spine. A lack of folic […]
30 Years Later, the First Latina Drum Major at Notre Dame
Many of you college football fans already know this, but Notre Dame is playing in the Sun Bowl, in El Paso, this year. That fact induced a local TV station […]
Latina Student Fights for Indigenous Protection in Mexico
There’s a wonderful story about a Latina law student who petitioned for and won legal protection for an indigenous group in Oaxaca, Mexico. The story of Carla Espinoza’s fight for […]
Guapura 101: Stretching And Relaxation
Okay everybody, as someone who has done several types of martial arts, but yoga only once, I thought it would be a good time to talk about stretching. If y’all […]
Teen Latina Birth Rates Lowest In 20 Years
According to new Centers for Disease Control information, the teenage Latina pregnancy rate is the lowest it’s been in two decades. In a report, the CDC found that teenage Latina […]
Latino Backlash Against GOP Hardliners
[Latinalista.net‘s Marisa Treviño published a great piece about a growing wave among Latino Republicans against their fellow GOP’ers who have acted against passage of the DREAM Act. It’s good, it’s […]