LatinaLista — Suicide. It’s a single word identifying a single act by a single individual that impacts an array of people and invokes a multitude of emotions — disbelief, sadness, anger, puzzlement and guilt. The Centers for Disease Control…
Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery Address to a Joint Session of Congress on Health Care Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 Washington, DC Madame Speaker, Vice President Biden, Members of Congress, and the American people: When…
LatinaLista — Over the Labor Day weekend, I traveled to a small Mexican border town called Piedras Negras for a wedding. The town, across the bridge from Eagle Pass, Texas, was the typical Mexican border town — a gazebo…
LatinaLista — A new report by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons reveals a startling statistic — or maybe not so much startling as interesting, especially given these economic times. It seems that while the majority of plastic surgery…
LatinaLista — The old rule about cover your cough with your hand is just that — an old rule! Now, we’re all being reminded that using your hand to block your germs is about the most unhealthy thing we…
LatinaLista — We know we’re a nation of gordos (fatties). And most of us are willing to take personal responsibility for the poor lifestyle choices we’ve made that have gotten us to the point where we tip the scales….
LatinaLista — In borrowing a line used by Dem. Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank at a recent town hall meeting on health-care reform, “What planet do those Latinos live on who believe there is no health-care crisis?” Rep. Barney Frank…
LatinaLista — There’s a difference between health-care and health-care coverage. One is the act of receiving health-care. The other is the act of paying for a policy and/or entitled to coverage for impending health issues. Some of these vocal…
LatinaLista — It’s not new news that the Hispanic population is growing so fast that it’s expected to triple by 2050. Since Latinas already have sorry rates of contracting and dying of these cancers, it stands to reason that…
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health Care (CSRHC) celebrates a momentous occasion in its proud 140-year history with the opening of Westover Hills’ first full-service hospital. The new CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Westover Hills is the realization of a journey…
LatinaLista — The debate over healthcare reform is getting so ugly that President Obama has resorted to using his weapon-of-last-resort — bloggers! In a morning email, Latina Lista was notified of an afternoon blogger-only conference call with the President…
LatinaLista — We all know that when it comes to diabetes, obesity, poverty, lack of health insurance and receiving quality health care, Latinos are disproportionately affected by all of these. Yet, when it comes to mortality rates, Latinos actually…
LatinaLista — Do you Zumba? Do you know what Zumba is? Well, if you’re at all into exercise chances are you have heard of Zumba — an exercise program that melds Latin music with a calorie-burning workout. Before this…
(The following story is supplied to Latina Lista through a content partnership with Amigos805.com.) Diets are many, but most of them just concentrate in losing weight not in promoting a healthy lifestyle that keeps one fit… forever. This one…
LatinaLista — When we think of “unwanted pregnancies,” the first thought is usually of teens but the truth of the matter is it happens to anyone who doesn’t take precautions in their sexual activities. In fact, it’s found that…
LatinaLista — There’s a marrowthon going on right now. That’s right a MARROWthon, as in bone marrow. The National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) has created the Be The Match Marrowthon to register 46,000 new Registry members. They are especially…
LatinaLista — A new report about Latina teen pregnancy doesn’t just examine the issue but, for the first time, breaks down the differences found among Latino families and how they contribute to Latina teens having the highest rates of…
LatinaLista — Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among Latinas for one reason. Latinas ignore the early warning signs and wait to go to the doctor. This bit of news likely wasn’t discovered until someone had…
LatinaLista — Starting May 18 and running through May 31 is the familiar “Click It or Ticket” national seatbelt campaign by the U.S. Department of Transportation. What that means is that if you’re caught by police riding or driving…
LatinaLista — Quiz: Name the two highest-grossing illicit businesses in the world. If you said the first profitable illicit business was drugs, you were right. If you said the second illicit business that paid well was prostitution, you are…
By Mariana Llamas-Cendon LatinaLista It seems that the health emergency in Mexico City is totally under control since no new deaths have been reported, and infected people are being treated. Apparently everything has returned to normality: Public places such…
LatinaLista — This week, two very important members of President Obama’s Cabinet spoke out on the DREAM Act, the bill making its way through congressional committees to legalize the status of undocumented students and allow them to not only…
LatinaLista — Today is the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. In the United States, 53% of Latina teens become pregnant at least once before the age of 20. While there are various reasons for this high number within…
(The following article is by Mexico City-based freelance journalist Mariana Llamas-Cendon who has been providing Latina Lista, along with other news clients, reports and articles of the current situation in Mexico. In this article, the subject of the story,…
LatinaLista — Since news of the continuing spread of the H1N1 influenza virus, the blame game has run rampant among those targeting undocumented Mexican immigrants as spreading the virus. Yet, the evidence proves otherwise. It’s hard to believe that…
