‘East Los High’ Isn’t Just A Soapy Teen Drama — It’s Also A Science Experiment

‘East Los High’ Isn’t Just A Soapy Teen Drama — It’s Also A Science Experiment

NewsTaco January 11, 2016

*Just when you’re at the brink of bailing out of the internet for all its mindlessness, you read there’s method to some of the mayhem – whatever it takes, the […]

Latinas are less aware of weight and heart disease risk

Mary Mata January 2, 2014

By Science Codex New Rochelle, NY, January 2, 2014—Minority women tend to be less aware of the increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) they face by being overweight or obese. […]

Latinas struggle from Texas family-planning clinics cuts

Mary Mata November 15, 2013

By Hope Gillette, Saludify Approximately 25 percent of state-funded family-planning clinics in Texas’s Lower Rio Grande Valley closed after funding was cut in 2011, leaving a number of women, particularly […]

Beautiful but deadly: Latinos’ curves put them at risk

Mary Mata October 16, 2013

By Cindy Y. Rodriguez, CNN Elma Dieppa wonders if her cousin Helen Casillas would still be alive today if she had been more aware of how her weight contributed to […]

Healthy Chicas aims to help overweight Latinas in Miami

Mary Mata September 3, 2013

By Elizabeth de Armas, Miami Herald Every Monday, Iomara Morejon looks forward to attending Healthy Chicas, a program at Miami Children’s Hospital that is designed to empower overweight and obese […]

Is There A Gene that Causes Breast Cancer in Latinas?

Mary Mata June 21, 2013

By Marlo Heresco, Vida Vibrante Angelina’s Jolie’s recent disclosure about having a double-mastectomy because she was in a high-risk group of women who might develop breast cancer, has raised additional […]

7 Common Symptoms of a Heart Attack in Latinas

Mary Mata March 4, 2013

By Salud Today About 40% of Latinas have two or more risk factors for having a heart attack, according to a recent study. But fewer than half of Latinas recognize […]