HEALTH

Amputee Coalition Releases Guide to Help Spanish-Speakers Adapt to Limb Loss

MANASSAS, VA – January 15, 2015 – (HISPANICIZE WIRE) – The Amputee Coalition has released a Spanish translation of First Step: A Guide to Adapting to Limb Loss. The 2014 edition targets Hispanics, whose risk of developing diabetes and related complications is double that of non-Hispanic whites. “Type 2 diabetes is an epidemic in our… Continue Reading

Doctor Says Brain Cancer Deaths Should Be a Wake Up Call

Miami Neuroscience Center medical director says education is key to saving lives

American Heart Association Op-ed: It’s time to reduce Sugared Beverage Consumption

— By Eunice Sanchez-Mata, MD–

— American Heart Association, Western States Affiliate —

Holistic Spanish Health App Empowers Users and Those They Love

COLUMBIA, MD. – November 3, 2014 – (HISPANICIZE WIRE) – Savvier Health, LLC is pleased to announce the launch of its holistic Spanish health empowerment app, Total en Salud. This app for iPhone and Android phones empowers users to take control of their health and play a vital role in preventing diseases that commonly affect… Continue Reading

American Heart Association and Latino Coalition for a Healthy California Lead Efforts to Protect Family Health by Establishing State-wide Sugar Sweetened Beverage Fee to Raise Funds for Health, Wellness

SACRAMENTO, CA – April 30, 2015 – (HISPANICIZE WIRE) – The Assembly Health Committee has the opportunity on May 5, to create a dedicated revenue source for California families to live healthier lives and to help reverse alarming health epidemics of diabetes and heart disease. A 2-cent-per-ounce health impact excise fee on sugary drinks is… Continue Reading