Category: Health
Undocumented Women Deserve Seperate Considerations When Caught
LatinaLista According to affidavits unsealed yesterday, Insolia hired illegal immigrants instead of legal workers because the immigrants were desperate for jobs and more willing to put up with working conditions in his factory. Federal investigators allege workers were denied overtime , docked 15 minutes for every minute they were late , and fined for talking [...]
Young Latinas at high risk for eating disorders
LatinaLista — In light of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, we must ask: When is a girl too flaca (thin)? When you can see her huesos (bones). To many of us, eating disorders like anorexia or bulimia affect other ethnicities – not us. After all, it was only last summer that a report was released [...]
Dallas Latino Middle School Students are Saying Cheese – But Nobody is Smiling; They’re Dying
LatinaLista — The emails started coming this past Monday: “Latino kids being targeted. Please help. Get involved.” That was the gist of a city-wide campaign in Dallas spearheaded by Latino community leaders when they heard the news of a 15-year-old Latino student, Oscar Gutierrez, who died last weekend after a long struggle with drug use. [...]
Latina Teen Date Abuse Victims have Help with New Site
LatinaLista — “It’s my fault. I make him mad.” I don’t know how many times I’ve heard or read that sentence from young Latinas trying to justify the reason why their novios (boyfriends) gave them a black eye. For these girls, it’s okay for their boyfriends to throw beer bottles at them or swear at [...]
You Should be Seeing Red Today!
LatinaLista — Red as in today is “National Wear Red Day!” Today, is when we mujeres remind ourselves that heart disease is the Number One killer among Latinas! Though the risk rises as we get older, Latinas of all ages are affected by heart disease. Especially with statistics like these: More than 60% of Hispanic [...]
Undocumented Immigrants Could Relieve National Shortage of Type O Blood — If They Were Allowed To
LatinaLista — During this time when Latino immigrants, and some Latino citizens, are continuously being told that they are not needed or wanted in this county, it’s nice to finally see some documentation that Latinos are not only wanted but are needed – badly. It seems there is a severe nationwide shortage of blood, especially [...]
Before Another Undocumented Immigrant Dies, It’s Time to Start Looking for Real Solutions
LatinaLista — Today, Tyrone Williams was sentenced to life in prison for being the Grim Reaper to 19 undocumented immigrants who suffocated in the back of his 18-wheeler one hot, sweltering day while passing through Texas on the eve of summer in 2003. Tyrone Williams led away from Houston courthouse to begin serving life sentence. (Source: [...]
Iraqi War Veterans Among Growing Trend of Homeless Veterans
LatinaLista — As President Bush delivers his speech telling the nation that it’s going to take over 20,000 more U.S. troops to bring stability to Iraq, I am rereading the sad statistics about the homeless in this country. (Source: whdh.com) It may or may not surprise anyone to know that a good portion of today’s [...]
Outfitting Undocumented Migrants with GPS Devices is a Humane Act
LatinaLista — Exactly two years ago this week, the Mexican government found itself under attack for trying to provide a humanitarian aide to the thousands of people who illegally migrate from and through Mexico on their way to the United States. It was titled Guide for the Mexican Migrant and contained instructions on how NOT [...]
Ethnically Diverse Medical Study Recognizes that Differences Exist Among All Women
LatinaLista — Not all women are alike. Such a simple statement but one that many in the medical research field still have trouble accepting. Just because women share such life experiences as periods, cramps, childbirth and menopause, among others, the popular belief was that there was probably no difference among women in these experiences. Thankfully, [...]
