People Under 20 Developing Diabetes At Alarming Rates
People Under 20 Developing Diabetes At Alarming Rates
More young people than ever are being diagnosed with diabetes, meaning that the future of health care in this country is going to be even worse than we thought, and […]
News Taco To Go: Libya, Japan, Cuba, 401K, Face Transplant
A U.S. fighter jet crashed in Libya after experiencing technical problems. Crew members ejected safely and returned to the military. Japan’s earthquake- and tsunami-ravaged area continues to experience problems; radiation […]
Latinas Want Boobs, Butts And Other Ethnic Plastic Surgery
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 […]
Big Pharma Trying To Market, Sell To Latinos
Pharmaceuticals companies aren’t effectively marketing to Latinos, what’s more, Latinos have a hard time getting access to the drugs in the first place. A new survey of doctors shows that […]
Quelino Ojeda Jimenez And The Cost Of No Immigration Reform
Okay, this is a really, really sad story that takes us to the extremes of why we all need immigration reform in this country from The Chicago Tribune. Thanks to […]
Guapura 101: Latinos Should Donate Blood
Recently I voluntarily agreed to have a needle plunged into my arm so that I could donate blood to a stranger. Ew, right? You’re right, but, I say it’s important […]
Latinos Need Health Care Reform, Spanish Speaking Providers
Latinos not only need health care reform, but Spanish speaking health care professionals, writes Matthew Stieglitz in an excellent post from Latino Politics Blog. Stieglitz’s abuelita broke her hip during […]
Stereotypes: Latinas Tested For Chlamydia More Than Whites
From the “there’s no such thing as racism why do you have to make everything about race” school of thought, a report that Latinas and African-American women are much more […]
