LatinaLista — There are a lot of things that keep Latinos awake at night: job insecurity, food insecurity, racial profiling by law enforcement and every-day discrimination. It’s any wonder most of us get any good sleep. And according to a…
LatinaLista — Scientists have long seen evidence of how our environment affects our health. Now, a new study focused on Latinos discovers the link between how happy we are to how healthy are our hearts. Rosalba Hernandez, a professor of…
LatinaLista — Latinos are the third-highest ethnic group afflicted with diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association: The rates of diagnosed diabetes in adults by race/ethnic background are: 7.4% of non-Hispanic whites 8.0% of Asian Americans 12.1% of Hispanics…
By Cheryl Aguilar LatinaLista Many in our immigrant community are feeling stressed, fearful, anxious about raids and deportations. The emotional reaction we are seeing is a normal reaction in the face of a threat and more common than often…
GritoBlast! — Recent studies find that when Spanish-speaking diabetics see a doctor who speaks Spanish, they are more likely to follow the doctor’s advice. The only problem is there’s not enough Spanish-speaking doctors. A UCLA study found there are 15 Latino doctors per 100,000…
By Dr. Christine Eber & Dr. Mary Alice Scott LatinaLista (Editor’s Note: The final installment in a series examining a preventable death sentence facing women in Juarez, Mexico. Read: Women in Juarez find themselves stalked by another kind of killer; The…
By Dr. Christine Eber & Dr. Mary Alice Scott LatinaLista (Editor’s Note: The third of four installments examining a preventable death sentence facing women in Juarez, Mexico. Read first installment, second installment.) In Cuidad Juárez alone several groups have formed…
By Dr. Christine Eber & Dr. Mary Alice Scott LatinaLista (Editor’s Note: The second of four installments examining a preventable death sentence facing women in Juarez, Mexico. Read first installment.) The month following Cynthia’s death, the five founding…
LatinaLista — Educators have long known that kids with full tummies do better in school. What they didn’t know was that kids, primarily, Hispanics, boys and whites, who go hungry, have a likelier chance of ending up behind bars…
LatinaLista — If you are Latino, or Latina, and unlucky enough to suffer a heart attack while out and about with familia and friends, chances are you might not survive. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), Latinos are…
LatinaLista — Science tells us that evolution is a natural process. However, it’s one thing when evolution is for the good of the species by ensuring “survival of the fittest,” versus an evolution that merely accommodates bad habits. A…
LatinaLista — Last October, the World Health Organization (WHO) had bacon lovers “squealing” when they declared that bacon, hot dogs and other processed meats caused cancer. Now, a new study has been released saying there’s evidence that bacon, sausage…
CDC Latino HIV Awareness GIF More Latinos are getting HIV than we think. Learn why & how. TONIGHT 2.18 @ 9pm ET, @Latism & @talkHIV discuss HIV. #OneConversation #LATISM #HIV Posted by Latinos In Social Media on Thursday, February…
LatinaLista — Are young people becoming less kind with one another? Less willing to help each other? Most would say no. After all, one only has to look at the success of the many crowdfunding and social media campaigns….
LatinaLista — Thirty-five years after AIDS was first identified, the world has come a long way in understanding what it is, how it is transmitted, and how it has gone from being an automatic death sentence to one that…
LatinaLista — October 15 is a day with multiple observances: Breast Health Day, Conflict Resoultion Day, Global Handwashing Day, National White Cane Day and it's even I Love Lucy Day. However, October 15 may best be known in the…
By Lisa Rapaport Reuters Health Cancer remains the leading cause of death among Hispanics in the U.S., driven in large part by lung malignancies in men and breast tumors in women, a new report finds. This year, Hispanics in…
By Belen Chacon and Molly Molloy Frontera List Ryan Bemis, DOM, is an acupuncturist and healthcare provider at the Crossroads Community Supported Healthcare center based in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He, along with other Crossroads teachers, have trained dozens…
LatinaLista — In these times of rising food prices, stagnant incomes and continuing layoffs, it’s not surprising to know that 24 percent of Latinos were classified as “food insecure” in 2013. Combine that with the following dismal facts about…
LatinaLista — In the past 20 years, the number of children and teens in the United States receiving treatment for mental health treatment has risen by 50 percent, according to a new study. …kids with milder problems accounted for…
LatinaLista — Across the country, cities are transforming urban buildings into lofts, apartments and condos to attract millennials, empty nesters and young families. Urban dwellings have become the “chic” places to live. It’s reported that 54 percent of the…
LatinaLista — Cholesterol is a word that most have learned that having too much of it is a bad thing but is it really understood? And if a person does have high cholesterol, do most people know how to…
LatinaLista — Guadalupe Diaz was the “Dr. Oz-Oprah-Dear Abby” go-to woman of her time in her urban Oklahoma City neighborhood. An immigrant who fled Mexico at the height of the Mexican Revolution, Lupe – as she was known –…
By Deborah Charnes LatinaLista Disparities in access, quality of service, and burden of chronic diseases are especially troubling for the Latino community. According to the Centers for Disease Control , Hispanics are almost twice as likely as non-Hispanic…
