FDA bans some cilantro from Mexico, cites human feces in fields

* Oh no! Here’s the official reason: the cilantro in question has been found to cause “Cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness caused by the microscopic parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis.” Got that? Translation: “Investigators […]

By Juan H. Flores and Dr. Rogelio Saenz, NewsTaco The American Dream is fading for many Latino families today and for their children tomorrow.  This is especially true in Texas where […]

*This piece goes through the usual list of political public statements, but it also shows how the Latino community was, in its majority, in favor of and aided by the Affordable […]

* A bill now in the hands of the California House of Representatives will make it the first state to allocate funds for the health of undocumented children. VL By […]

*What’s new about this study is that it doesn’t separate environment from behavior, as many other studies do. This one looks at the way young Latinos interact with their environment. […]

By Juan H. Flores, NewsTaco Texas legislators are holding firm in their decision not to accept the 66 billion in federal dollars available under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to expand […]

*The Centers for Disease Control released the findings of a first-ever, national study on Latino health. Among many things, they found that Latinos have a higher mortality rate due to […]

*Love this! Sandra Hernandez is invited to do a keynote address at the National Hispanic Medical Association conference. She notices the event is sponsored by Coca Cola, that there are […]

*We talk about Latinos caring for their elders as an honor, an obligation. But sometimes the path isn’t straight, or easy. It ends in the same place, though. That’s what […]

*The problem, according to the study, is “the dismantling of affirmative action programs in California, and a decrease in anti-poverty programs over the past few decades.”VL By Suzanne Potter, California […]