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BMI Not An Accurate Indicator of Obesity Says Researcher 26 Aug 2013 | 07:43 pm
Everyone knows that being overweight is not healthy. It can lead to diabetes, heart disease, and many other health issues. However, some researchers are suggesting that Body Mass Index (BMI) may not b...
GM To Re-Enter Superbowl Ad Mix 26 Aug 2013 | 07:19 pm
After a year off, General Motors has announced that they will be once again paying the requisite $3.8 million or more for a 30 second commercial this February when the Superbowl airs. A change in busi...
LATISM Partners with New York Magazine LatinTRENDS 24 Aug 2013 | 03:03 am
Latinos in Social Media (LATISM) creates national media partnership with Latin Trends for the 2013 National LATISM conference, #LATISM13. The media partnership enhances efforts in fostering community ...
New Smart Watch Might Makes Calls Too 23 Aug 2013 | 08:54 pm
The newly announced Omate TrueSmart Watch is supposed to be able to actually make and receive calls by itself. If this is true, it will be quite a switch from other “smart watches” that have to be tet...
Philadelphia Anti-Salt Campaign a Great Idea 23 Aug 2013 | 08:17 pm
When Philadelphia health officials found that 37 percent of the city’s residents suffered from high blood pressure (47 percent among African American citizens), they took a very novel approach to the ...
A Trip Full of Hope 23 Aug 2013 | 07:49 pm
I just returned from a weeklong tour of the Dominican Republic and I have to say that I have great hope and optimism for the country. I was very proud to be invited by the country’s Ministry of Touris...
Student Entrepreneur To Market Caffeine Spray 23 Aug 2013 | 07:30 pm
A couple of years ago Ben Yu was a college freshman with a dream. After a semester at Harvard University, he took time off, secured a $100,000 grant and proceeded to develop something totally new: A t...
8/22 #LATISM TWITTER PARTY: BUILDING A FIT AND HEALTHY LATINO COMMUNITY 22 Aug 2013 | 08:38 pm
Did you know the lack of regular exercise has a direct impact on your physical and emotional health? Bad eating habits and living a sedentary lifestyle, also known as “sitting disease”, cause more de...
Bad Oral Health Increases Cancer Risks 22 Aug 2013 | 08:10 pm
It now appears that having good oral hygiene does more than just keep your breath fresh and your teeth white; it lowers your risk for certain cancers too. In a new study that looked at 3,439 people ag...
Obama Proposes Plan to Lower College Costs 22 Aug 2013 | 06:21 pm
President Obama is proposing a plan that would rate colleges based on a number of criteria and then tie federal aid to how they rank. Understandably, many in college administration are wary but with t...
