Hispanic Health News Stories

EU banks borrow less than feared

BBC News feed example - June 30, 2010 - 9:31am
EU banks borrow less than expected from the European Central Bank, easing fears over financial institutions' liquidity.

Turtle egg rescue plan announced

BBC News feed example - June 30, 2010 - 9:28am
Scientists announce plans to protect sea turtle nests and eggs from potential impacts of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Lock of Napoleon's hair sold to mystery buyer

BBC News feed example - June 30, 2010 - 9:20am
A lock of hair from former French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte sells for more than $13,000 at an auction of memorabilia in New Zealand.

Irish Republic out of recession

BBC News feed example - June 30, 2010 - 9:08am
The Irish Republic officially moved out of recession in the first quarter of 2010 as GDP grew by 2.7%, official figures show.

German jobless tally falls in June

BBC News feed example - June 30, 2010 - 9:05am
German unemployment falls from 7.7% to 7.5% in June, as its exports are helped by a healthier global economy.

South Korean star 'found hanged'

BBC News feed example - June 30, 2010 - 9:04am
A popular South Korean actor and singer is found dead at his home in Seoul after an apparent suicide, police say.

Police hurt in India bomb blast

BBC News feed example - June 30, 2010 - 8:31am
Police in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh are injured by a bomb a day after 26 die in a Maoist ambush.

Children of rape

BBC News feed example - June 30, 2010 - 8:09am
Rwandan mothers describe impact of genocide attacks

UK diplomat's Iraq 'discomfort'

BBC News feed example - June 30, 2010 - 8:04am
A former top UK diplomat says he felt "very uncomfortable" about going to war in Iraq without United Nations backing.

Israel 'to expand' flotilla probe

BBC News feed example - June 30, 2010 - 7:27am
Israel is ready to expand the powers of an inquiry into its deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, PM Netanyahu says.

French folly?

BBC News feed example - June 30, 2010 - 7:21am
Workers build medieval castle by hand, from scratch

Part 3: What's Eating African-American Women? - The Root (blog)

Google News Diabetes - June 30, 2010 - 7:08am

Part 3: What's Eating African-American Women?
The Root (blog)
Prenatal factors such as maternal obesity, excess pregnancy weight gain, and diabetes. Money has a role, as well. Still, the American Public Health ...

Part 3: What's Eating African-American Women? - The Root (blog)

Google News Obesity - June 30, 2010 - 7:08am

Part 3: What's Eating African-American Women?
The Root (blog)
The entire country is foundering under the weight of a national obesity crisis, but African-American and Hispanic kids are far more likely to be overweight ...

British stars join Scorsese film

BBC News feed example - June 30, 2010 - 5:47am
Jude Law and Sir Christopher Lee are among the British cast of Martin Scorsese's next movie, The Invention of Hugo Cabret.

New Philippine president sworn in

BBC News feed example - June 30, 2010 - 5:32am
Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III is sworn in as the 15th president of the Philippines, promising to attack corruption.

Data: 33% of Arizona Hispanics are obese - Arizona Daily Star

Hispanic Health search - June 30, 2010 - 3:01am

Xinhua

Data: 33% of Arizona Hispanics are obese
Arizona Daily Star
... Foundation and the Trust for America's Health lists Arizona among the six most obese states in the country when it comes to its Hispanic population, ...
South has the higest obesity rate, Florida does better than most statesExaminer.com
Study: Arizona among most obese states in USKTAR.com
Utah named the eighth least obese stateSt. George Daily Spectrum
WTAQ -dBTechno -NPR (blog)
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Data: 33% of Arizona Hispanics are obese - Arizona Daily Star

Google News Diabetes - June 30, 2010 - 3:01am

Xinhua

Data: 33% of Arizona Hispanics are obese
Arizona Daily Star
"The link between poverty, race and diabetes is undeniable." Glover Blackwell said nearly 40 percent of Latino children are overweight or obese, ...
Schools Can Help Obese Kids Shed Weight, Get HealthierNPR (blog)
Study: Arizona among most obese states in USKTAR.com
New study says adult obesity on the riseWashington Examiner (blog)
East Valley Tribune -WBIR-TV
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Orange North support groups - Times Herald-Record

Google News Diabetes - June 30, 2010 - 2:16am

Orange North support groups
Times Herald-Record
RAPP also offers Cafe y Conversaciõn Hispanic support group in Middletown. Call 344-1234. SDRC support group — First and third Tues., St. Patrick's Church, ...

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National briefs: Adult obesity still on the rise - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Google News Obesity - June 30, 2010 - 12:20am

Pittsburgh Post Gazette

National briefs: Adult obesity still on the rise
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
The numbers come from a new report, "F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future," from the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson ...

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