Self Advocacy

Preventive Care

Progress Reported in New Treatments for People with Lymphoma

12/01/2017 06:00am | 8783 views

Research and pharmaceutical executives unveil encouraging clinical trial data at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology.

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Nutrition

6 Superfoods That Help Beat Diabetes

11/01/2017 06:00am | 9407 views

By Leslie Goldman from Parents Latina

By the year 2020, it's predicted that more than half of us will be diabetic or pre-diabetic. Here are 6 superfoods that will help you beat the odds.

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Insurance & Security

New California attorney general Xavier Becerra to lead state's Trump pushback

06/01/2017 06:00am | 7585 views

By Alan Yuhas, The Guardian

Congressman Xavier Becerra was appointed as California’s attorney general on Thursday, setting him up to lead the state’s looming court battles with Donald Trump over climate change, immigration and more.

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Nutrition

The Smithsonian Honors “Southern-Latino” Cookbook Author Sandra Gutierrez 

31/01/2017 06:00am | 7651 views

By Jill Warren Lucas, Indy Week

Two years ago, museum curator Ariana Curtis tasked her team at the Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum with identifying Latino immigrants who had achieved a distinct version of the American dream by explicitly expressing their culture, through anything from creative arts and construction to social justice and celebrations. They came across Sandra Gutierrez, a Cary cookbook writer whose early accomplishment was persuading Cary News that a Latina could manage the food section of a Southern newspaper.

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In Massachusetts Town, Growing Latino Presence Fosters Entrepreneurship

02/01/2017 07:29am | 6586 views

by Brian Latimer, NBC Latino 

Getting a company started in the U.S. takes hard work, especially if there are language and cultural barriers. But a group of Latinos who have grown up in or near a Massachusetts city known for its immigrant roots are working to train and empower a new generation of Hispanic entrepreneurs.

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