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World AIDS Day 2011: Living with HIV

World AIDS Day 2011: Living with HIV

By Maria Mejia | 12/01/2011 - 14:50 | 0 Comments

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...

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World AIDS Day 2011: Only 28% of HIV+ Have Disease In Control

World AIDS Day 2011: Only 28% of HIV+ Have Disease In Control

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 12/01/2011 - 12:22 | 0 Comments

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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How To Avoid A Holiday Hangover

How To Avoid A Holiday Hangover

By Dorkys Ramos | 11/24/2011 - 13:00 | 2 Comments

’Tis the season to drink our faces off, but the trade-off for being smaller (and cuter) than men is that we dehydrate faster and are therefore more susceptible to hangovers. No worries. We’ve got tips that will keep you out of the fetal position, plus what to do if it’s too late.

Prevent

Eat before you imbibe; you’ll absorb the alcohol more...

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I Had Cancer

Latina Starts a Social Media Revolution for Cancer Survivors

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 10/28/2011 - 13:30 | 0 Comments

You turn to Facebook to share your smallest every day thoughts and crazy night out pictures, but if you have been touched by cancer, whether you are a patient or survivor or have a family member or friend who is, there is now essentially a Facebook for cancer, IHadCancer.com, where you can share your experience and connect with others in worldwide network of support.

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National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: 10 Latinas Send Messages to Loved Ones
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10 Latinas Send Messages to Loved Ones with Breast Cancer

By Amaris Castillo | 10/13/2011 - 12:11 | 0 Comments

In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we asked Latina readers on our Facebook page to send a message to a loved one who is suffering or has suffered from breast cancer. The outpouring of stories was remarkably touching – we appreciate those who responded.

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Immigrant Woman Forced to Give Birth While Shackled

By Latino Voices | 09/21/2011 - 14:15 | 0 Comments

"When I was in bed, I was begging the sheriff, 'Please let me free— at least one hand,' and he said, no, he didn't want to," Juana Villegas said in an interview with a local Nashville television station. She was describing the experience of...

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Beyond the Baby Blues: Latina Moms & Postpartum Depression
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Beyond the Baby Blues: Latina Moms & Postpartum Depression

By Grace Bastidas | 08/30/2011 - 09:00 | 0 Comments

Milestone birthdays are usually accompanied with mixed feelings, and for Thalía, who just turned 40, the mood is one of sadness.

“I have never faced such a difficult week in my life,” the Mexican singer tweeted on Monday. “On the 25th, my son Matthew is two months old, the 26th is my birthday and on the 27th, it will be...

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Revenge

Does Getting Revenge Provide Relief?

By Grace Bastidas | 08/26/2011 - 14:02 | 0 Comments

“Revenge is beautiful” is the tagline for Colombiana, a new action-adventure flick starring Zoe Saldana as a young woman out to get even after witnessing the murder of her parents at a young age. Trained as a...

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