LatinaLista — One of the most frightening messages any woman can receive is being told that she had an abnormal mammogram. Most women immediately follow instructions for follow-up examination and proceed with treatment, if it’s needed. Most women, just not most Latinas. A new study released today by the Redes En Acción research network found [...]
Latino Young Adults: Living With Mom and Dad, Happily
By Insight Tr3s Young Latinos have always been more likely to live with their families in early adulthood – and that is especially true today. With the cost of living on the rise and the recession making stable jobs a scarce commodity, moving out can be a major financial risk. As a result, Hispanics 18 [...]
Marathon puts new spin on ‘run to the border’
LatinaLista — The phrase “Run to the Border” has taken on new meaning for people in South Texas. No, it doesn’t have anything to do with immigration or fast food tacos but it does have to do with Mexico, Texas Latino culture, the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo, fitness and running. Starting on Saturday, March 16, teams [...]
New bilingual health site refreshingly keeps Latino readers in mind with articles and recipes relevant to Latino lifestyles
LatinaLista — Too often, organizations wanting to reach Latinos, both Spanish-speakers and non-Spanish speakers, think it’s enough to translate into Spanish content geared to an English-speaking audience. They are clueless that most Latino readers want to read content that is relevant to their own lives and lifestyles. That’s why news of a new bilingual ‘Latino [...]
Bridging traditional healers with modern medicine
By Priya Shetty SciDev.net Traditional and modern medicine have much to offer each other despite their differences. Priya Shetty assesses an uneasy relationship. Traditional medicine (TM) is due a revival. For millennia, people around the world have healed the sick with herbal or animal-derived remedies, handed down through generations. In Africa and Asia, 80 per [...]
Indigenous descendants of builders of San Antonio’s missions hold forgiveness ceremony to reinter remains of ancestors
LatinaLista — Visitors to any of San Antonio’s five historic missions — Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo, Mission Concepción, Mission San Francisco de la Espada, Mission San Antonio de Valero “The Alamo,” and Mission San Juan Capistrano are immediately struck with several impressions. First, that as old as the missions are — all [...]
