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Celebrate Puerto Rican Heritage at the Comité Noviembre Puerto Rican Artisans & Health Fair – Saturday, Nov. 23 – Bronx, NYC

Hispanic y Latino News :: November 16th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Colgate-Palmolive and the American Diabetes Association Recognize American Diabetes Month Through Hispanic Outreach

ASU, ALRE release major study on Arizona’s Latino population – (direct link to report & powerpoint)

Physician bias might keep life-saving transplants from black and Hispanic patients

Hispanic y Latino News :: November 5th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

The Prevention Research Center (PRC) in St. Louis is launching a multinational research project focused on preventing the leading causes of death in Hispanics in the United States and Latin America. – will conduct a four-year, $2.8 million effort to apply and adapt evidence-based strategies for preventing heart disease, cancer, diabetes and obesity in the United States, Mexico and Brazil

The American Heart Association Launches Go Red Por Tu Corazon at the Latin Grammy’s to Educate Latinas About Their Heart Health

Dr. Eliscer Guzman From The Mount Sinai Hospital Among Comunilife Honorees

Patient Medical Home Linked to Reducing Health Disparities – Studies Find Chronic Disease Awareness Lacking Among US Latinos without Usual Source of Care

Special Issue of Medical Journal Explores Latino Health and Healthcare – New Facts Uncovered to Advance Healthcare Systems and Policy for US Latinos

Health Insurance Status Among US Latinos Affects Perception of Quality of Health Care – Researchers Link Socioeconomic and Other Factors to Health Insurance Coverage

National Council of La Raza: Groundbreaking Forum on Latino Children Offers Solutions to the Challenges Faced by this Growing Community

UnitedHealthcare Launches PlanBienSM for Colorado Hispanics; Plan Combines Health Benefits, Bilingual Support Services

Dynamic Response Group Announces Test Results for Medico Express

LATINO Magazine to Host Latino Issues Forum on Health in Washington DC

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: September 21st, 2009 :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Nearly 2.5 million Latinos in the United States, or roughly 10 percent of the nation’s Latino population, are afflicted with diabetes, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Diabetes Education Program. – By 2050, the agency predicts, two of five Latino young people, and one in two Latino females born in the year 2000, will have developed diabetes.

Diabetes is killing Latinos in Ventura County, CA at twice the rate it is claiming lives in other racial and ethnic groups. – Nearly 6% of Latinos who died in Ventura County in 2005 and 2006 were killed by diabetes

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: September 15th, 2009 :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Dr. Eliscer Guzman, with The Mount Sinai Medical Center, Join Forces to Celebrate the Community Diabetes and Cardiovascular Care Program’s Graduation Ceremony on September 16th

National Hispanic Medical Association Supports Universal Health Coverage

Government of Puerto Rico and Together Rx Access Join Forces to Improve Prescription Access for Uninsured Residents

Latino Nutrition Month Inspires Latinos To Bring Healthy Choices To The Table

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: July 23rd, 2009

Black and Hispanic women in their 20s tend to accumulate more fat in their midsection than their male and older counterparts, possibly putting them at a greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes, new research suggests.

AHRQ Launches Monthly Health Advice Column and Enhanced Web Site in Spanish

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: June 24th, 2009

About 40.9 percent of Hispanic children between 10 and 17 years old are obese in the United States, according to the BHC. But in Texas this number is even higher, at 46.8 percent.

The U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission has announced that obesity and diabetes are its top priorities for 2009-2010. – Approximately 1.5 million adults in the border region are overweight or obese and another 1.2 million have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes

National Hispanic Medical Association to Focus Health Reform on Health Disparities and Comparative Effectiveness Research

VidaySalud.com :: Univision’s Doctora Aliza Launches VidaySalud.com(TM)

Hispanic children are getting most nutrients, but eating too much fat

Hispanics Placing Their Oral Health at Risk by Cutting Back on Routine Dental Care

Latinos in Chicago and Suburbs Face Alarming Numbers of Cases of Alzheimer’s Disease While Thousands More are at Risk of Being Diagnosed

Mark Daniel Lyttle, 31, is mentally handicapped, suffers from mental problems, requires insulin for type II diabetes and has depended on others to care for him his entire life. A U.S. Citizen, he was wrongly determined to be a Mexican, deported to Mexico

Already a respected small businessman in the city of Hondo, Pete Pedroza first got involved in local politics because of flooding on the west side of town. Pedroza, the first Hispanic mayor of Hondo, died Friday of complications from diabetes. He was 91.

Crossing the border and tipping the scale: Diabetes in Latino communities

News Summaries for Friday – December 12th, 2008 – includes Business & Entertainment

The number of Americans who could lose their vision to diabetes-related eye diseases is going to skyrocket over the next four decades, with elderly Hispanics and blacks hit hardest because of higher rates of Type 2 diabetes

La cantante María José, quien en abril próximo presentará su segundo álbum como solista, inauguró la ludoteca en la Asociación Mexicana de Ayuda a Niños con Cáncer (AMANC) y convivió con decenas de pequeños con diabetes en un hospital ubicado en esta ciudad.

News Summaries for Wednesday – December 10th, 2008 – includes Business & Entertainment

Could the diabetes epidemic be down to pollution?

News Summary for Wednesday – November 19th, 2008

Study: Diabetes Costs America $218 Billion A Year – In case you didn’t know 2.4 million Hispanics have Diabetes and One in three Hispanic children in California will be diagnosed with diabetes by 2010 – (this is in my opinion one of the biggest problems we face along with education)

News Summary for Monday – November 17th, 2008

Research Gives Hispanics Another Reason to Drink Their Milk This Diabetes Month and Beyond

A Strong Connection Between Overall Health and Oral Health Means It’s Time for Hispanics to Start Focusing on Their Teeth!

New Comprehensive Study of Hispanic Family Caregivers in the U.S. Finds One in Every Three Hispanic Households Has a Family Member Caring for an Older Loved One – 41 Percent of Hispanic Caregivers Required Change to Work Situation, Even During Current Economic Crisis, as a Result of Caregiving

News Summary for Wednesday – November 12th, 2008 – 80 Posts

La Universidad de Puerto Rico (UPR) obtuvo 15 millones de dólares de fondos federales de Estados Unidos para investigar la alta prevalencia de diabetes y asma entre la población de la isla.

News Summary for November 7th – 11th, 2008

HHS Strengthens Initiative to Help Hispanic Seniors Manage Their Diabetes

SNPs Affect Folate Metabolism in Study of Puerto Rican Adults

Video: USDA and Ad Council Announce New Spanish-Language PSAs Featuring Disney’s Jungle Book Characters to Target Hispanic Families

Dr. Raul Perea-Henze Comments on How Obama’s Health Plan will Help Improve Hispanic Health

Grain Foods Foundation Presents New Research to Congressional Hispanic Caucus

The Fourth Annual SPLENDA(R) Sweeteners Chef Splendido Contest Awards Up-and-Coming Latino Chef

Colgate Total Advanced and its spokesperson, Myrka Dellanos, were present at the American Diabetes Association’s 2nd annual Feria de Salud Por Tu Familia on Saturday, September 27th at Miami’s Tropical Park. Myrka spoke about the importance of maintaining oral health as it affects your overall health and participated in a meet and greet with event guests. Myrka posing with her Colgate Total Advanced toothpaste ad after delivering her welcome speech, in which she emphasized the importance of maintaing good oral hygiene in managing diabetes. Julia Burgos, director of the ADA Latino initiatives, and Dr. Sofia Vasquez Salomon, from the ADA board of directors, pose with Myrka after an educational seminar hosted in the Colgate tent. For more information on diabetes and its affects on oral health, please visit http://www.colgatetotal.com/espanol About Colgate-Palmolive: Colgate-Palmolive is a leading global consumer products company, tightly focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition. Colgate sells its products in over 200 countries and territories around the world under such internationally recognized brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, Mennen, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sorriso, Kolynos, Elmex, Tom’s of Maine, Ajax, Axion, Soupline, and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Science Diet and Hill’s Prescription Diet pet foods. For more information about Colgate’s global business, visit the Company’s web site at http://www.colgate.com .

Quepasa.com Gets a Lift From Dr. Rey – Top Social Networking Site, Quepasa.com, Partners With Famed Plastic Surgeon Dr. Rey of ‘DR. 90210′

Blogante News Summary for Friday – September 12th, 2008

Blogante News Essentials for Friday – September 12th, 2008

Camp helps kids cope with diabetes – A vast majority– 70 percent — of the campers are Latino – Illinois

American Diabetes Association Announces New Latino Diabetes Toolkit

National Survey Reveals Contradictory Awareness Levels of High Cholesterol and Atherosclerosis Among Hispanic Americans

President/CEO of National Hispanic Medical Association Dr. Elena Rios to Address Health Care and Health Disparities Tonight at Republican National Convention – MarketWatch

News Summary for Thursday – August 14th, 2008

News Essentials for Thursday – August 14th, 2008

White Sox star pitches in to cure childhood diabetes – Javier Vázquez

Hispanics Need “Health Reform Plus,” with Education as Well as Health Coverage

Overweight Hispanic children are at higher risk for prediabetes — higher than normal blood glucose levels — University of Southern California researchers say.

News Summary for Tuesday – August 12th, 2008

Study looks at health of farmworkers – MICASA follows everything from aches to diabetes in laborers. – University of California at Davis

Nearly 23 percent of children in families where both parents were born in Spanish-speaking countries got no vigorous physical activity. Also, two-thirds of them didn’t participate in organized sports. Moreover, among Hispanics, U.S.-born children with foreign-born parents were less active than kids whose parents were both born in the United States.

Blogante News Summary for Monday – August 4th, 2008

Blogante Essentials for Monday – August 4th, 2008

Diabetes and Me: A Reporter’s Journey From Fear to Self-Control – Louis Medina of The Bakersfield Californian

Eisai Inc.; Pfizer Inc :: First Ever Study on Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment in Hispanics Presented at Major Medical Meeting

Blogante News Summary for Thursday – July 24th, 2008

Blogante Essentials for Thursday – July 24th, 2008

Latino Diabetes Association launches new website to prevent growing Diabetes Epidemic in the Latino Community.

The National Hispanic Medical Association and The New York Academy of Medicine Showcased Health Care Reform for Minority Communities at Policy Briefing July 15

Blogante News Summary for Tuesday – July 15th, 2008

Blogante Essentials for Tuesday – July 15th, 2008

Nutrition Education Among Latinos Affected By Peers

Many Hispanics with diabetes unaware of potential eye disease, do not receive eye exams

Macalester College – Alumni Awards – 2008 Recipients – J. Michael González-Campoy ’83

Lilly Partners With the National Council of La Raza to Fight Chronic Disease

National Council of La Raza’s Latino Expo USA Offers San Diego Families an Exciting Line-Up of Free Entertainment and Activities

Blogante News for Monday – June 23rd, 2008

New Spanish-Language Consumer Guide Compares Oral Diabetes Medications

Blogante News for Thursday – June 19th, 2008

Mexican Population Threatened by Diabetes – What Are the Major Challenges?

Doctors Miss Cultural Needs, Study Says

Latina Creates History With Groundbreaking Company – Por Fin, A Direct Sales Health and Beauty Company Exclusively Latina – Mía Mariú

Selecciones, the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women and Macy’s Reach Hispanic Women with Message of Heart Health

Presumtive Presidential Nominees John McCain and Barak Obama To Speak at 2008 NCLR Annual Conference in San Diego

Hispanic Latino Minority Health Coalition Director Takes Lead in Obesity Prevention – Indianapolis

Fourth Annual SPLENDA(R) Sweeteners Chef Splendido Contest Supports Aspiring Hispanic Culinary Talent, Opens Call for Entries

Epana Networks and HealthTrans Announce Partnership to Provide Pharmacy Discounts to U.S. Hispanics

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