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5 Ways to Work Out Without Hitting the Gym
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Summer is almost here, which means it’s almost time to break out the bathing suit and shorts. But if the thought of hitting a gym makes you cry a little inside, don’t freak out just yet – we’ve got some better activities to get you moving.
Get Biking
Whether you live by the beach, the mountains or in a big city, biking is a great way to stay...
Latinas Cross the Border for Birth Control
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We've heard of people crossing state lines in search of legal, affordable reproductive health services (birth control, abortion, etc.), but now women are crossing the Mexican border. According to a study published in the June 2010 American Journal of Public Health, more Latinas are making their way to Mexico where they have easier access to...
World Autism Awareness Day: Cases On The Rise Among Latino Children
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The United Nations has claimed April 2nd Autism Awareness Day to help spread knowledge on the disability, which affects millions of families worldwide. New studies suggest that autism is especially prevalent within the Latino community.
Reports also suggest that 1 in 88 children in the U.S. are affected by autism, but those numbers are even higher...
COMMENTARY: Occupy Your Womb!
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Why have birth control and women’s reproductive rights become such a controversial hot topic in the last few months? Didn’t women fight and win that battle decades ago?
Sure, it’s a presidential election year and the party not in power is trying to win back the White House by going under our skirts. But the efforts of the religious right to send women back...
Komen Agrees to Continue Funding Planned Parenthood And Supporting Latinas
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Despite recent reports that the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation would cut funding and preventive care for the non-profit family-planning organization Planned Parenthood, the foundation has decided to reverse its decision. “We will continue to fund existing grants, including those of Planned Parenthood, and preserve...
World AIDS Day 2011: Living with HIV
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I got HIV at the age of 16 from my first boyfriend, who went by his gang name, Flyskee. Although I grew up with a wonderful mother, I was emotionally abused by my father and sexually abused by an uncle, which caused me to run away by the time I was 13. It was then that I met Flyskee. He became my family. At the time, I didn’t know that he was an IV drug user—but I also...
World AIDS Day 2011: Only 28% of HIV+ Have Disease In Control
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As World AIDS Day is observed globally today, the question is more important than ever: Have you been tested?
That’s because most people infected with HIV do not have the disease under control, according to a new Center for Disease Control report released this week. Only 28 percent of those that have HIV are virally suppressed, the report, titled Vital Signs: HIV...
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