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Electronic cigarettes are aimed at giving smokers an alternative to smoking
According to the American Lung Association, approximately 4.8 million Hispanics smoke compared to .... |
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Healthcare still an issue in older Latino adults
As the Latino elderly population grows rapidly, so do the number of Latinos vulnerable to chronic .... |
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Sometimes a general doctor isn’t enough
The devastation diabetes is taking on the Latino population can seem debilitating, but physicians .... |
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Parents help their children adjust to life with type 1 diabetes
For some people, medical terms can be scary. It can be difficult to accept something they know ver.... |
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Moderation is the key to control
Many have the urge to indulge in a sweet treat here and there on a daily basis. Yet, many times we.... |
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At the crosshairs: gender, sexuality, diabetes
Ricky García is a bisexual genderqueer Chicana/o that has been living with Type 2 diabetes for 30 .... |
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The doctor’s side of diabetes
“Stress caused my diabetes and that’s why I can’t control my blood sugars; I am always stressed ou.... |
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Diabetes Resources
Diabetes Care and Education Practice Group
216 W. Jackson Blvd, Suite 800
Chicago, IL 60606-6995.... |
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South African and U.S. Students Launch AIDS Prevention Project
American and South African high school students came together here this week with their teachers a.... |
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Largest ever women and children’s health study focuses on Latinos
The National Children’s Study launched last November in Cook County; one of about 100 counties in .... |
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Chicago doctor’s mission to promote relationship and sexual health
Laura Berman first realized something was wrong while in graduate school. “I was at [New York Univ.... |
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Free Flu Shots across the City
Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) officials will offer flu shots at over 50 convenient s.... |
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Local Hospital Names First Latino
CEO in Chicago
Norwegian American Hospital named José R. Sánchez as its new President and CEO.
Sánchez, wh.... |
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Free Health Expo
The Access Community Health Network will celebrate National Breast Cancer Awareness Month with the.... |
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March of Dimes Honors Latinas
Celebrando La Mujer Latina…Un Día para Ti, an annual Latina women’s conference created by the Mar.... |
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