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Por la Dra. Athena Philis-Tsimikas, Scripps Health ¿Es usted uno de los 18.8 millones de adultos y niños en los Estados Unidos a quien le han diagnosticado diabetes, o tal vez uno de los 7 millones que aún no se diagnostica? Ya considerada una epidemia nacional, la diabetes es una enfermedad que afecta la capacidad [...]

While cervical cancer affects all races, Latinas are diagnosed with cervical cancer nearly twice as often as Caucasian, African American and Asian Pacific Islander women. Latinas and African American women are also more likely to die of cervical cancer than Caucasian and Asian Pacific Islanders – due in large part to a lack of screenings [...]

By Zaineb Mohammed New America Media Advocates for both ethnic communities and children reacted with alarm to the state budget that Gov. Jerry Brown proposed last week. The proposal aims to reduce the budget deficit from the $26.2 billion budget hole of one year ago to $9.2 billion through budget cuts and revenue generators amounting [...]

By Pablo Jaime Sáinz     In August of 2010, Patricia Saenz learned about the Environmental Health Coalition (EHC) when her rental house in City Heights tested positive for lead.     The non-profit organization headquartered inNational Cityhelped her begin the lead abatement through a program funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).     [...]

 Por Pablo Jaime Sáinz En agosto del 2010, Patricia Saenz conoció a la Environmental Health Coalition (EHC) cuando la casa que rentaba en City Heights salió positiva en una prueba de plomo. La organización sin fines de lucro con sede en National City le ayudó a iniciar el programa de retiro de plomo a través [...]

(Part II) By Janet Wilson EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second and final part of an investigative report by California Watch, that chronicles the struggle of one Latino family from Maywood, Calif. – a small city in southeast Los Angeles County that sits in a sea of heavy industry — as they attempt to pinpoint [...]

(Part I) By Janet Wilson EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part one of an investigative report by California Watch, that chronicles the struggle of one Latino family from Maywood, Calif. — a small city in southeast Los Angeles County that sits in a sea of heavy industry — as they attempt to pinpoint the cause of [...]

Dra. Collazo-Clavell es endocrinóloga de Mayo Clinic en Rochester, Minnesota     Dra. Collazo-Clavell, ¿Qué es la diabetes mellitus? ¿Y por qué se llama mellitus?     La diabetes es una condición en que el cuerpo está teniendo problemas de controlar el azúcar en la sangre. La insulina es la hormona que controla el azúcar en la [...]

By Mariana Martínez     An 11 year old girl giving birth in Puebla made national headlines in Mexico. Doctors suspect she is the victim of sexual abuse.     The girl is from San Francisco Totimehuacán, a rural community outside Puebla. She arrived to the Women’s Hospital in the capital city, Puebla, in full labor and [...]

LA COLUMNA VERTEBRAL El Soporte Informativo Para Millones de Hispanos Por Luisa Fernanda Montero      Mientras escribo estas letras, un fumador confeso y arrepentido, un hombre al que he querido y admirado por años libra su última batalla contra el cáncer de pulmón y se debate entre la vida y la muerte en una unidad [...]

Instan a las Familias Hispanas a Prevenir la Enfermedad Adoptando Hábitos Sanos     La nacionalmente reconocida especialista en salud Dra. Aliza A. Lifshitz, M.D. y la Chef Ejecutiva de Qué Rica Vida, Adriana Amione, dieron inicio el pasado jueves al Mes Nacional de la Conciencia de la Diabetes instando a las familias latinas en todo [...]

    Aclamado autor, Víctor Villaseñor habla apasionada y abiertamente sobre sus obstáculos personales y nos comparte las dificultades de crecer sintiéndose perdido entre dos mundos, en un estrago constante para encontrar el balance entre la cultura de sus antepasados de origen Mexicano-Indígena-Europeo y el nuevo hogar adoptivo de su familia en los Estados Unidos. Víctor [...]

County Health and School Officials Working Together to Notify Students and Staff     An individual who attends Southwestern College was recently diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) and may have exposed students and staff to the disease, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) reported today. HHSA is working in close collaboration with college [...]

By Jennifer Dreyer     Someone I know is struggling to talk with her 12-year-old son about sex.      Someone I know has a hard time using the word “penis” with his 5- and 7-year-old sons.     And someone I know panicked and stuttered when her 6-year-old daughter asked how babies get inside a woman’s tummy.  [...]

    Respirar aire limpio es una necesidad humana fundamental. Por desgracia, la exposición al humo de tabaco perjudica fuertemente a esta necesidad y tiene gran impacto en nuestra salud en general. Humo de segunda mano es el producto que sale de la punta encendida de un cigarrillo o producto de tabaco como un cigarro o [...]

Planned Parenthood offers a year’s supply of birth control pills By Angela Reed-Smith, Senior Vice President of Patient Services Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest     Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest offers a year’s supply of birth control pills in one easy visit.  We know that women running out of pills is one of [...]

By Alejandra Guillén     Did you know that stress may be responsible for many of your health problems? Stress can cause headaches, stomach aches, high blood pressure, depression and even weight gain. There are numerous ways one can manage stress to reduce and prevent these health problems.      One of those ways is exercise! When [...]