Tag Archives: Health

Entre el tabaquismo, el cáncer y la insensatez

November 11, 2011

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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 [...]

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La Dra. Aliza de UNIVISIÓN y la Chef Adriana de Que Rica Vida Inauguran el Mes de la Conciencia de la Diabetes

November 11, 2011

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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 [...]

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Aclamado Autor Motiva a Personas con Diabetes

November 4, 2011

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Aclamado Autor Motiva a Personas con Diabetes

    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 [...]

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Tuberculosis Case Reported at Southwestern College

October 28, 2011

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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 [...]

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Someone You Know Is Having a Tough Time Talking to Their Children About…um, Stuff

October 28, 2011

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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.  [...]

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San Diego, Comunidades De Fe: Que Nos Guía Hacia Una Mejor Salud y Mañana Libre de Tabaco

October 14, 2011

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    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 [...]

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New Study Shows Long-Term Supply of Birth Control Pills Helps Women Stay Consistent With Contraception

September 30, 2011

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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 [...]

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Dealing with Stress

September 30, 2011

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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 [...]

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Entrenamiento y Consciencia Son la Clave para Prevenir Suicidios

September 16, 2011

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Por Ruth Kenzelmann, Ph.D.     Cada 15 minutos, una persona en Estados Unidos se quita la vida. En el Condado de San Diego, una persona muere por suicidio cada día.     Estas estremecedoras estadísticas explican por qué el suicidio es la 11ava causa de muerte en el país y la tercera causa de muerte en [...]

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The High Cost of Birth Control Should Become a Part of Health Care Coverage

July 29, 2011

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Commentary: By Angela Reed-Smith    One of the greatest barriers to effective family planning may soon come tumbling down for millions of American women. The Institute of Medicine (IOM), an independent, nonpartisan organization of health care professionals, recently recommended that contraception be covered as a preventive service under the federal health care reform law. If [...]

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Assembly Health Committee Approves Low-Cost Health Plan Legislation

July 15, 2011

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Proposal to Offer $30-Per-Month Plans to Some 700,000 Californians Advances in Key Committee Vote SACRAMENTO – The California Assembly’s Health Committee today approved health care legislation authored by State Senator Ed Hernandez, D-West Covina, to provide basic coverage to low-income families for as little as $30 a month.     Senate Bill 703, which creates a [...]

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Preserving the Amazon, one berry at a time

July 8, 2011

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By Pablo Jaime Sáinz     A colorful, flavorful little Brazilian berry is taking San Diego health-enthusiasts by storm, at the same time that they help preserve the environment in the Amazon.     The açaí (the ç is pronounced like an “s”) is a dark, purple berry that looks like a grape or blueberry that for [...]

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Cómo perder peso y no fracasar en el intento

July 8, 2011

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    En un mundo que nos bombardea con publicidad de comida, bebidas altas en azúcar, alcohol, y comidas chatarras llenas de sal y grasa. Muchas veces no tenemos el tiempo de cocinar y nos preguntamos: ¿Cómo lograr nuestro peso ideal? ¿Cómo perder aquellas libras que nos atormentan y nos acarrean enfermedades y malestares?     Lo [...]

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House Medicaid Plan Would Stunt California Economic Recovery

July 1, 2011

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By Viji Sundaram New America Media     California could lose as many as 28,440 more jobs, and up to $3.7 billion in related revenue, if federal budget cuts to Medicaid proposed by U.S. Congressman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., were enacted, according to a new report released Wednesday by the nonprofit health-advocacy group, Families USA.     The [...]

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Think you can’t afford family planning services?

June 10, 2011

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California program offers low-to-no-cost services By Alisha Wilkins     Do you know people who need sexual and reproductive health care like cervical cancer screening, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, or contraception, but think they can’t afford it?     Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest is urging people to educate their family, friends and [...]

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Cuidado de la Salud y Centros de Vida Asistida Libre de Humo: Un paso en la dirección correcta

June 10, 2011

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    Llegó la primavera! Tiempo para limpiar la casa, borra el aire, y hacer más avances en la eliminación de exposición al humo del cigarrillo en el Cuidado de la salud y centros de vida asistida el la provencia de San Diego. El proyecto Libre de Humo para Todos los Sandieguinos (LHTS) es la prevención [...]

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Hora de controlar los incrementos drásticos a nuestros seguros médicos

June 3, 2011

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Comentario: Por Jorge Corralejo, Zara Marselian y Rosa María Martínez    Un nuevo proyecto de ley muy importante dirigido a proteger a nuestras familias y pequeños negocios de drásticos incrementos al costo de cobertura médica está moviéndose en la legislatura estatal. Todos necesitamos decirles a nuestros representantes que aprueben esta ley de inmediato.    Introducida [...]

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