7 Latino Remedies From Abuelita To Prepare For Flu Season
7 Latino Remedies From Abuelita To Prepare For Flu Season
By Yolanda Machado, Huffington Post Latino Voices When my daughter was four months old, she got her first cold. I was a panicked new mom, 3000 miles away from my own […]
In shape and in spanglish: My very first 5K Mud Run
By Lissette Díaz, Being Latino Let me begin by saying that I am not that girl. You know who I mean: the chica at the gym in the sports bra and booty shorts doing squats in […]
Hispanic teens more likely to abuse drugs, survey finds
By Steven Reinberg, Medical Press (HealthDay)—Hispanic teens are more likely to abuse illegal and legal drugs than their black or white peers, a new report finds. Fifty-four percent of Hispanic teens surveyed […]
Just 1 in 10 pediatricians offer autism screenings in Spanish
By Jacquellena Carrero, NBCLatino Many studies have shown that Latino children are less likely to get diagnosed with autism than other kids, and according to a new study, language appropriate screenings may have something […]
Latino folk illnesses: Exploring ‘Caida de la Mollera’
By Hope Gillette, Saludify Caida de la mollera is the most challenging and potentially fatal of probably all Latino folk illnesses, according to Rice University. Children with this condition have what Western […]
Health care administrators: Where are the Latino role models?
By Hope Gillette, Saludify Latinos make up approximately 3 percent of hospital board members in the United States, according to the American Hospital Association (AHA), while approximately 90 percent of […]
Cultural myths about pregnancy: Culture’s role in expectations
By Hope Gillette, Saludify Cravings for pickles and ice cream, daily morning sickness, and ravenous hunger are just a few of what researcher Danielle Bessett, an assistant professor of sociology, calls […]
Latina Leaders: From East LA to the White House, trying to improve the health of Latinos
By Kristina Puga, NBCLatino Dr. Elena Rios is much more than a doctor of internal medicine. She says ever since she was a teenager in her hometown of East LA, she […]
Poll: Latinos, Blacks Worry Over Long-Term Care Crisis
By Bruce Chernof, MD, New America Media LONG BEACH, Calif.–It is no secret that Americans are aging, but what is too often lost is that most people will need help as […]
Latino food purchases most influenced by family, emotional values
By Hope Gillette, Saludify While acculturation may have a significant impact on the diet of the millions of Hispanics in the country, data from The Multi-Cultural Latino Consumer study indicates the family experience […]
