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5 Foolproof Fitness Exercises Jennifer Lopez Does!

By Kate Sandoval | 03/25/2011 - 18:22 | 0 Comments

In last week’s story about how to get Jennifer Lopez’s sexy legs we mentioned the fact that she does tons of lunges and squats to stay toned. Well, celebrity fitness trainer Kathy Kehler recently worked out with the star and shared five of the moves she does with Jen!

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New Hope for Latinas Afflicted with Lupus
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New Hope for Latinas Afflicted with Lupus

By Grace Bastidas | 03/11/2011 - 12:17 | 0 Comments

The bad news: Latinas and other women of color are three times likelier to develop lupus, a debilitating immune system disease that attacks healthy cells and tissues all over the body. The good news: For the first time in 50 years, there is a drug to treat this painful condition.

The medication Benlysta was approved this week by the Food and Drug...

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Our Reproductive Health Under Attack: How a New Bill Would Affect Latinas

By Grace Bastidas | 03/10/2011 - 19:11 | 1 Comment

Politicians have been waging a war against women across the country, pushing an amendment to defund Planned Parenthood and other free or low-cost clinics vital for our reproductive health. The amendment has already made it past the House of Representatives and could go even further if U.S. Representative Mike Pence (R-Ind.), who introduced the amendment,...

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Planned Parenthood Teams up with LATINA to Reach Hispanic Women

By Mariela Rosario | 02/07/2011 - 17:45 | 0 Comments

Latina magazine's editor in chief and co-president Galina Espinoza hosted a special media event this morning with Planned Parenthood to address the disparity in sexual health care among Latinas.

Standing alongside Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards and the Director of Latino Engagement ...

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Latinas Twice As Likely to Develop Cervical Cancer
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Latinas Twice As Likely to Develop Cervical Cancer

By Dorkys Ramos | 01/19/2011 - 15:35 | 0 Comments

Genital HPV (short for human papilloma viruses) are a group of more than 100 strains of the most common sexually transmitted infection that occur in the genital, oral and anal regions. Although it usually disappears on its own, infection from two high-risk strains of the virus causes 70 percent of all cervical cancer. Each year,...

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New Year, New You: 8 Tips on Keeping Your Resolutions
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New Year, New You: 8 Tips on How to Keep Your Resolutions

By Dorkys Ramos | 01/07/2011 - 13:30 | 1 Comment

How many of us compile a long list of resolutions that will surely turn us into much better versions of our current selves only to crash and burn miserably around, oh, week two?

Trading old habits for new ones can be difficult and takes serious commitment, but if you learn what makes a successful resolution you’ll increase your chances of making it into February with...

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EXCLUSIVE: Mondo Guerra on HIV/AIDS: "It's Not a Death Sentence"

By Lee Hernandez | 12/01/2010 - 09:30 | 1 Comment

In honor of World AIDS Day, we spoke to Project Runway star Mondo Guerra—who revealed his HIV positive status on the show...

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Professor Files Lawsuit Over Nursing Textbook that says Mexicans Drink and Cubans are Fat

By Fox News Latino | 11/30/2010 - 12:21 | 3 Comments

A former University of Central Florida professor has filed a complaint against the university in federal court after complaining about a book that claims Mexicans binge drink and Cubans embrace being overweight.

Dr. Nancy Rudner Lugo says that in 2008 her contract with UCF was not renewed because she complained about, and refused to use, the textbook...

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