Category: Health
With food allergies on the rise, more parents push for legislation to keep their kids safe in school
By Susan Tharp LatinaLista A recent study found that one in 13 children in America suffer from food allergies. Unlike other childhood medical conditions, there is no cure for food allergies and they can linger an entire lifetime. What makes food allergies even more challenging is that trace amounts of a food allergen can cause [...]
Keeping biodiversity alive and well in nature is everyone’s responsibility
By Jaclyn Lopez LatinaLista (Editor’s Update: On the day the following article was published, a new report by the World Wildlife Fund documents a 30 percent decrease since the 1970s in global biodiversity.) Biodiversity is the life blood of the planet and it is vanishing at an alarming rate. All species – large and small [...]
New web site strives to make Latinos aware of risk infection to hepatitis
LatinaLista — Most people have heard the word “hepatitis” but don’t really know what it means. In short, hepatitis is when there is a swelling and inflammation of the liver. The causes for the liver to get this viral infection stems from mainly three sources:
Making sure Latinos and blacks are no “fools” about their health during April’s National Minority Health Month
LatinaLista — For over 20 years, there has been an Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the federal level. It was created because it became evident that black, Latino and other patients of color were not enjoying the same positive outcomes for their medical conditions as white patients. Poor health outcomes for African Americans, Hispanic [...]
National conversation intensifies over the benefits of the Affordable Care Act for women
LatinaLista — Friday, March 23, is the two-year anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), known in conservative circles (negatively) as “Obamacare.” Yet, for the person/family who doesn’t have the luxury of having an employer supply insurance, or has a pre-existing medical condition or lives check-to-check such that any extra costs for [...]
Unintentional poisonings pose high risk in low-income and immigrant Latino communities
LatinaLista — Most people think poisoning deaths are stuff of murder mysteries and spy novels but the sad fact is that more people, ages 25 to 64-years-old, die of unintentional poisonings than get killed in car accidents. It’s something to always remember but especially during this 50th anniversary of National Poison Prevention Week (March 18-24). [...]
Latinas more prone to having thyroid disorders than Latinos
LatinaLista — At a time when most people operate in overdrive, it’s easy to ignore feeling tired. After all, who isn’t tired juggling multiple commitments, tired of stressing out over the job situation or even tired trying to create a good work-life balance? But when that tired feeling just won’t go away, it might be [...]
Guest Voz: Latinos off to a healthy start in 2012 with a gift from the EPA
By Javier Sierra LatinaLista All the world’s riches are useless without good health. And although 2011 was not a year of riches, we ended it in a healthy way. In a historic decision, the EPA has issued new protections called Mercury and Air Toxics Standards that will block more than 90 percent of mercury emissions [...]
Forget what’s your sign. What’s your dosha?
By Deborah Charnes Latina Lista I happen to love broccoli, kale and brussel sprouts. My mother couldn’t stand them. It turns out, some people have different taste buds, and for many people, vegetables like broccoli can be extremely bitter. I eat these three greens like candy. While I never particularly had a sweet tooth, as [...]
Latino youth have higher rates of smoking than Hispanic adults
LatinaLista — January 1 is more than just the first day of a new year. To a lot of people, it’s the start of either recycling old resolutions or making new ones. The two most popular resolutions have historically been losing weight and quitting smoking. In this day and age when smokers are treated like [...]
