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Thu14Aug2008

Another Hard Working Immigrant Detained, Tortured, Killed

As more and more ICE raids occur across the country, their is a growing concern with what is happening with people after they are detained and locked up especially with more and more prisoners of ICE ending up dead. The... Read more »

Thursday, August 14 2008 | 12:00 H

Thu07Aug2008

Using Private Health Information to Target Workers

From the newsobserver we get the story of Marxavi Angel Martinez, a North Carolinian woman who is now facing imprisonment and deportation because of her legal status. Martinez was born in Mexico, but brought to the U.S. at the age... Read more »

Thursday, August 07 2008 | 17:08 H

Tue05Aug2008

Mexican Sex Workers Kept Out Of Conference On AIDS/HIV

Conferences about AIDS/HIV are important and generally a good thing, right? But what happens when the people most affected by AIDS/HIV are (perhaps deliberately) kept out of the conference? Who is a conference like that really benefiting? Some 25,000 people... Read more »

Tuesday, August 05 2008 | 15:32 H

Mon04Aug2008

U.S. Hospitals to Undocumented : Back Where You Came From

If anyone wonders about the veracity of current immigration policy being partially responsible for the gap in health and health care access between Latinos and other groups of people, one needs only to read the recent NYT article that tells... Read more »

Monday, August 04 2008 | 12:00 H

Wed30Jul2008

L.A. Moves to Ban Fast Food from Poor Neighborhoods

Who woulda thunk it: L.A. is setting a health standard that is admirable -- the city is trying to do something about an obesity crisis affecting one of the city's poorest neighborhoods. The idea is great, but I am skeptical... Read more »

Wednesday, July 30 2008 | 13:55 H

Tue22Jul2008

It's All the Jalapeños Fault

The world is now safe from and for tomatoes. It's those spicy Tex-Mex jalapeños that are not taking the heat for a nationwide salmonella outbreak. Federal officials investigating a three-month-old salmonella outbreak have isolated the bacteria in a jalapeño pepper... Read more »

Tuesday, July 22 2008 | 09:31 H

Mon14Jul2008

Human Rights Abuses Against Pregnant Undocumented Workers

Latina Lista is reporting on the story of Juana Villegas DeLaPaz, an undocumented pregnant worker who was recently arrested and imprisoned for driving without a license. If that wasn't bad enough, Villegas DeLaPaz went into labor while in prison.... Read more »

Monday, July 14 2008 | 13:25 H

Fri13Jun2008

Mexico City Residents Losing Sense of Smell

As a former resident of the world's biggest city, Mexico D.F., I can attest to the horrid pollution, often augmented by occasional spurts from nearby El Popo (though I insist it's no worse than L.A.'s smog). Capital residents are so... Read more »

Friday, June 13 2008 | 11:05 H

Thu29May2008

A Sad Statistic : Army Suicides Up

Just as the number of casualties of both civilians and soldiers in Iraq continues to rise, the military reached another sad milestone today. Last year saw an increase in the number of army suicides, up to 108.The 108 confirmed deaths... Read more »

Thursday, May 29 2008 | 14:14 H

Wed14May2008

Two Drinks A Day Keeps the Hip Fractures Away

I just turned 31, not old enough to worry about hip fractures right? But imbibing about two drinks a day could actually help my bone health! That's right. Pour yourself a glass or two, but no more. A new study... Read more »

Wednesday, May 14 2008 | 15:27 H

Fri25Apr2008

Chilean Women Renounce Catholicism In Protest of No Public Access to Morning After Pill

When a Constitutional Court of Chile blocked a government-sponsored program that distributed emergency contraceptives to women as young as 14 free of charge, thousands of people protested in the capital of Santiago. Now, hundreds are planning to renounce their... Read more »

Friday, April 25 2008 | 12:00 H

Tue08Apr2008

Death by Blogging

What exactly is the price we bloggers pay to work in our robes? Death!!!They work long hours, often to exhaustion. Many are paid by the piece--not garments, but blog posts. This is the digital-era sweatshop. You may know it... Read more »

Tuesday, April 08 2008 | 11:51 H

Threats to Abortion Rights in Spain

The Los Angeles Times reports on a crackdown on the right to an abortion in Spain and Italy, two of Europe's most Roman Catholic countries. In Italy, abortion is a major issue for candidates in an upcoming election although... Read more »

Tuesday, April 08 2008 | 08:40 H

Mon07Apr2008

No Free Morning After Pill in Chile

After a long battle within the Chilean courts, the Constitutional Court of Chile on Friday blocked a government-sponsored program that distributed emergency contraceptives to women as young as 14 free of charge. The morning after pill, as it is commonly... Read more »

Monday, April 07 2008 | 11:48 H

Tue25Mar2008

Like I'm Not Crazy Enough: Doc Wants Internet/Tech Addiction to be a Mental Illness

As a blogger, I'm always connected. There's wifi, checking my email on my phone, texting, twittering, reading the blogs of others, and on and on and on. But does that make me sick?Alcohol, drugs, food, sex, and even shopping are... Read more »

Tuesday, March 25 2008 | 11:45 H

Thu28Feb2008

Yellow Fever Strikes the Capital of Paraguay

For the first time in 60 years, yellow fever, a mosquito born illness, has hit an urban Latin American city. There are nine confirmed cases in the suburbs of Paraguay's capital, Asuncion. The death toll from the illness, that spreads... Read more »

Thursday, February 28 2008 | 08:59 H

Wed27Feb2008

Obama vs. Hillary : The Universal Health Care B.S.

As part of that huge uninsured in the United States, this is an important issue for me. But what isn't being talked about in any detail in all of these debates is how both Obama's and Clinton's plan, as... Read more »

Wednesday, February 27 2008 | 09:35 H

Fri08Feb2008

Mexico: Cops Get Paid to Get Skinny

In Aguascalientes, Mexico, cops have a problem. It's not low pay, or even violence, but rather big old panzas. That's why the city is providing the policias with an attractive incentive: lose weight and get paid.A city spokesperson for Aguascalientes... Read more »

Friday, February 08 2008 | 16:20 H

Fri01Feb2008

Book Review : I Am Not My Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is an issue that has touched me and many others in the Latino community personally. A new book out hopes to appeal to all women struggling with this disease. I Am Not My Breast Cancer: Women Talk Openly... Read more »

Friday, February 01 2008 | 08:00 H

Tue22Jan2008

Latinas and Choice

Today is the 35th anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision, which basically overturned all state and federal laws outlawing or restricting abortion and allowed abortions for any reason a woman chooses up until the fetus is potentially able to... Read more »

Tuesday, January 22 2008 | 11:00 H

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