Study finds blacks, Latinos get worse care for neurological disorders

Study finds blacks, Latinos get worse care for neurological disorders

NewsTaco June 13, 2017

* NewsTaco HEALTH TUESDAY By Dave Lindorff, Salon (4 minunte read)  A pioneering study published recently in the Journal of the American Academy of Neurology has found that black and Latino […]

Bilingualism: Key to delaying dementia?

NewsTaco November 18, 2013

By Danielle Restuccia, Saludify If you speak more than one language, here’s some good news: you’re protecting yourself against dementia. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh, in Scotland, recently showed that […]

Multitasking, Reduced Alzheimer’s, More Bilingualism Pluses

Mary Mata May 31, 2011

Being bilingual — really bilingual, where you constantly use both languages — has all kinds of positive benefits for people. The New York Times had a conversation with cognitive neuroscientist, Ellen […]

News Taco To Go: Latino Harassment, Castro & Obama Takes On Immigration

Mary Mata April 19, 2011

Fidel Castro will not be be a part of Cuba’s Communist Central Committee. A man who sent threatening emails to Latino activists is headed to jail in New Jersey. President […]

News Taco To Go: Obama, Budget, Airplanes, Teachers And Alzheimer’s

Mary Mata April 4, 2011

President Barack Obama launched his 2012 re-election campaign today. A government shut down is set to happen unless Congress can come up with a budget by Friday. Southwest Airlines has several […]

Latinos Hit Hard By Alzheimer’s

Mary Mata November 23, 2010

The Los Angeles Times reports that Latinos tend to develop Alzheimer’s Disease about seven years earlier than whites. This, combined with lower levels of health insurance, income and education and […]