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Doctors to Perform LatAm’s First Ovary Transplant in Mexico

2013-05-24T10:10:58Z

A Mexican woman received Latin America’s first transplant of ovaries in a hospital in the western city of Guadalajara, the director of the Mexican Infertility Institute, Luis Arturo Ruvalcaba, announced.

STUDY: Latino Teen Birth Rate Drop Dramatically

2013-05-23T14:48:09Z

A new government study by the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics shows that teen birth rates have plummeted especially for Hispanic teen girls.

The teen birth rate from 1991 to 2011 dropped by 50 percent from every 62 birth per 1,000 teens to 31 births for every 1,000 teens. The decrease was equally dramatic from 2007 to 2011 – the most recent timeframe for the study.

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HISPANIC HEALTH: Hispanics More Likely than Others to Seek Early Treatment for Lung Cancer

2013-05-22T09:36:52Z

A new large scale 10-year study on the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer shows there are racial disparities on which patients undergo surgery as early treatment with Hispanics leading the way.

The study looked at 1.2 million patients diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer from 2000-2010. The American Cancer Society notes that 90 percent of all lung cancers are non-small cell cancer.

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Latinas Support Hirono Amendments to Immigration Reform Bill

2013-05-20T16:25:51Z

Health advocates applaud Hawaii Senator’s leadership to keep aspiring citizens healthy and productive

The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) applauds the leadership of Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) to improve the Senate’s current immigration reform bill (S. 744) to ensure immigrants can fully participate in society once obtaining lawful status. As currently written, the Senate’s “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act,” (S. 744) excludes most on the roadmap to citizenship from affordable health coverage and vital family economic supports for up to 15 years or more.

Jessica González-Rojas, executive director of NLIRH notes, “Women and families on the roadmap to citizenship who are working and paying taxes shouldn’t be forced to wait up to 15 years or more before they can get basic health care like cervical cancer screenings or contraception. For an immigrant woman, being able to protect her health and care for her family is the first step to full social, economic and civic integration into the American community. Medical coverage plays a crucial role in health and well-being, and all Americans should have access.”

Forcing new Americans to delay access to affordable health care and family economic supports will only lead to worse health outcomes, higher costs to families and the health care system, lower worker productivity and wider health disparities. The Senate bill for immigration reform is also out of touch with the majority of Americans who support improving aspiring citizens’ participation in health coverage programs. Hirono has filed amendments that would allow aspiring citizens to access health, nutrition and other programs supported by their own tax dollars so that they can stay healthy, provide for their family, and have the opportunity to fully participate in society.

CNN Anchor Zoraida Sambolin to Follow in Angelina Jolie’s Footsteps with Double Mastectomy

2013-05-14T16:37:07Z

CNN anchor Zoraida Sambolin has announced that she too will undergo the same cancer-preventive double mastectomy procedure as movie star Angeline Jolie.

Today the Hollywood superstar via a NY Times op-ed announced she decided to surgically remove both her breasts to reduce the high risk of breast and ovarian cancer that runs in her family. Jolie’s mother, Marcheline Bertrand, died of breast cancer at 56 years-old after a decade long battle. Jolie, 37, also disclosed that she carries the BRCA1 gene that gives her a high predisposition to both breast and ovarian cancer.

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80% of Rapes in Mexico Go Unpunished

2013-04-26T19:43:55Z

With more than 14, 000 reported rapes in Mexico last year, a whopping 80 percent remain unpunished. These statistics do not take into account the fantastic number of cases that go unreported. The Commission on Gender Equality and Chamber of Deputies legislative body reported these statistics today with disdain. There are several high profile cases involving foreign women, such as the Spanish in Acapulco, and there are even more reportedly committed by members of police forces.

Gates and Slim Join Forces to Rid the World of Polio in Six Years

2013-04-25T13:31:32Z

Billionaires Bill Gates and Carlos Slim said in an exclusive interview with Efe that they planned to join forces to eradicate polio in six years.

Gates, the founder of U.S. tech giant Microsoft, said it was not often that you received a letter proposing to wipe out one of the most harmful diseases of the 20th century, especially when that missive was sent by the world’s richest man to the holder of the globe’s second-largest fortune.

HISPANIC HEALTH: Sun Exposure Amongst Latinos Varies by Language They Speak

2013-04-24T12:09:40Z

English-speaking Hispanics in the United States are less likely to take measures to protect themselves from skin cancer than Spanish-speaking Hispanics, a new study finds.

The findings suggest that language needs to be considered when developing skin cancer prevention strategies for Hispanic Americans, according to Elliot Coups and colleagues at the Cancer Institute of New Jersey.

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Many Parents Text, Phone With Kids in Car: Survey

2013-04-22T18:20:17Z

Work-related calls a priority for nearly one-third polled.

Nearly two-thirds of adults use a cell phone when they’re driving with children in the car, and about one-third text, according to a new California survey.

The dangers of such behavior are well-documented. In 2011, about 3,300 deaths and 400,000 injuries in the United States occurred because of distracted driving, according to experts in the driving safety program at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine.

Their online survey of 715 drivers, aged 30 to 64, in San Diego County revealed that many people either are unaware of the dangers of distracted driving or choose to ignore them.

Women’s College Grades May Suffer Due to Too Much Texting, Facebook

2013-04-22T18:10:33Z

Media use for freshmen adds up to 12 hours daily, poll finds.

Media use is a serious distraction for college freshmen, with a new study finding young women devote up to 12 hours daily on pursuits such as texting, posting status updates and surfing the web.

And the more time spent using media, the research suggests, the worse their academic performance.

“The implication of these results would seem to be that reducing college students’ media use might improve their academic performance,” said study lead author Jennifer Walsh, an assistant professor at the Miriam Hospital Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine in Providence, R.I.