Christmas is the perfect holiday to learn more about your family history and listen to the stories of your abuelo and abuela; catch up with la typical tia who wants to know everything about your romantic life and los primos you haven’t seen the whole year. Christmas can also be the perfect opportunity to learn about your family medical history and how likely you are to develop one of the 100-plus autoimmune diseases. The American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA) has the following advice to help you get started: 1. Get educated.
There are more than 100 known autoimmune diseases and an additional 51 diseases that are suspected to be autoimmune-related. Autoimmunity is the underlying cause of these diseases. It is the process whereby the immune system mistakenly ...
Editor’s Note: This is the story of a graduate of the 2015 Èxito! Latino Cancer Research Leadership Training program. Apply now for 2016. Andrea Fernandez
San Antonio, Texas It’s not always easy to stay calm, cool and collected under stress or facing adversity. However, Andrea is ready for anything that comes her way thanks to her mother, who stayed positive and encouraged her to continue her education despite battling cancer. As the first person in her immediate and extended family to attend a university, Andrea has the desire to evolve and excel. Andrea completed her bachelors in Psychology at UT Pan American and her masters in Public Health from the UT Health Science Center Houston-School of Public Health. Andrea thought that she might be past the stage where she ...
Latino immigrant youth who have been discriminated tend to suffer more from depression and low self-esteem, Latina Lista reports. A study conducted by the University of Missouri followed “302 immigrant youth, ages 13 to 17, who had lived in the United States for five years or less, three questionnaires over the course of a year. The surveys asked about their experiences with discrimination, their mental health, and whether they volunteered or helped others.” The study concluded that immigrant youth who have been exposed to discrimination had higher symptoms of depression and felt negative about their surroundings and helping others. “This study showed unlike previous studies that there may be a cyclical process such that discrimination is related to both depressive symptoms ...
Un reciente estudio encontró que los hombres tienden a comer mas cuando están en la compañía de mujeres, reporta Fox News. El estudio realizado por la Universidad de Cornell encontró que de los 105 hombres que participaron en el estudio el 93% comió mas pizza y el 86% mas ensalada cuando estaban entre mujeres. “El comer de mas es una forma de utilizar el lenguaje corporal para decir que uno tiene tanta energía que puede involucrase en una actividad de riesgo o altruista,” dice el investigador principal Kevin Kniffin. Sin embargo los investigadores encontraron que este tipo de actividad tiende a no ser buen visto por el sexo opuesto. De hecho las mujeres reportaron que cuando están en la compañía de hombres sienten que comieron de mas o que fueron apuradas a ...
In California, Spanish speaking Latinos who have been denied health coverage, experience delays or are dissatisfied with the decisions made by their health plan will now have a place to send their complaints and get help using the Spanish version of MyPatientRights.org created by the California Chronic Care Coalition (CCCC). "MyPatientRights.org is a beacon of light in a stormy health care sea, particularly for patients with a chronic condition," said Liz Helms, president and CEO of the CCCC. "With the future of the nation's health closely linked to the well-being of the Hispanic and Latino communities, it is imperative they access quality, affordable health care and navigate the complaint system when they are not able to access the specialists or medicines they need. As more ...
Es la época de gracias y estar agradecidos por las bendiciones de este año. Pero sabias que el ser agradecido tiene efectos positivos en la salud del corazón? Un reciente estudio por la universidad de California recluto a 186 personas con problemas del corazón por años de presión arterial elevada o como resultado de un ataque cardiaco. Durante el estudio los investigadores le pidieron a los participantes que que llenaran un cuestionario en donde catalogaban que tan agradecidos estaban por las personas, lugares y cosas en sus vidas. “Encontramos que la gratitud esta asociada con mejor estado de animo, mejor sueño y menos fatiga,” dice el investigado principal Paul Mills. Mills y su equipo decidieron investigar mas a fondo los efectos de la gratitud en la salud ...
The first deadline for health insurance under the Affordable Healthcare Act (ACA) starting January 1st is Tuesday, Dec. 15. Under the ACA law, not having health insurance can be costly. This coming year, the fine will be $695 per adult, $347.50 per child or “2.5 percent of income-whichever is higher.” According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) over 30% of Latinos under 65 are without health insurance. You have until midnight to sign up for health coverage that will begin on January 1st. To learn more, visit ...
Nuevos casos de diabetes continúan en descenso en los EE.UU, después de décadas de ir en aumento. Entre los latinos y afro-americanos el descenso no es muy significativo, reporta Univisión noticias. Datos del centro para la prevención y control de enfermedades (CDC) muestran una caída de nuevos casos del 20% entre 2008 y 2014. El año pasado 1.4 millones fueron diagnosticados a comparación de 1.7 millones en 2008. Sin embargo según la CDC entre los latinos y afro Americanos continúan siendo mas vulnerables. En la comunidad latina el numero de nuevos casos de diabetes no ha cambiado drásticamente. Expertos advierten que la batalla contra la diabetes no ha terminado. Alrededor de 29 millones de personal viven con diabetes y 86 millones están en riesgo de ...
Ahead of the open enrollment deadline Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell will be in San Antonio on Monday to promote and get more Latinos to sign up for the Affordable Healthcare Act (ACA). A recent report by the University of Maryland School of Public Policy found that ACA has improved insurance coverage and health care for Latinos. Despite the significant gains more than 30% of Latinos under 65 are without health insurance. The deadline for open enrollment is January 31, 2016. To sign up and learn more, visit ...
