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Lifestyle alert for Hispanic men: Liver cancer rapidly increasing

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12 March 2011 elena Print Email


-    Alcohol abuse and obesity are leading factors  ---  
-    High fatality rate: 5-year survival rate of only ten percent  ---  

Thirty-year-old Pedro Espinosa's chances of developing liver cancer are much higher than most Hispanic men might imagine. Born in the United States, Pedro falls into a category of men in California whose liver cancer rates have nearly doubled over the past two decades, according to a recent study.

Whooping cough alert for infants

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16 August 2010 elena Print Email

There has been a dramatic increase in whooping cough (pertussis) infections, particularly among infants and young children in California and the Bay Area.

There has been a dramatic increase in whooping cough (pertussis) infections, particularly among infants and young children in California and the Bay Area. This increase has lead Alameda County Public Health Department (ACPHD) officials to increase awareness and remind residents to get a whooping cough vaccination.

Counties with notably high rates include Marin (94 cases/100,000); Fresno (27 cases/100,000); and Sonoma (19 cases/100,000).

Alerta de tosferina para bebés

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16 August 2010 elena Print Email

Ha habido un aumento drástico de infecciones de tosferina, especialmente entre bebés y niños en California y el Área de la Bahía.

Ha habido un aumento drástico de infecciones de tosferina (pertussis), especialmente entre bebés y niños en California y el Área de la Bahía. Este incremento ha llevado a funcionarios del Departamento de Salud Pública del Condado de Alameda (ACPHD, por sus siglas en inglés) a aumentar la concientización sobre este tema y recordar a los residentes que se vacunen contra la tosferina.

Healthy choices

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01 August 2010 Elena Miramar Print Email

Guadalupe Lopez, owner of Arteaga’s Food Center, helps customers to make healthy choices. PHOTO: Rigo Galvez 

Encouraging customers to make healthy choices every time they shop is one of the goals of Guadalupe Lopez, owner of Arteaga’s Food Center located in Newark.

Lopez’s mission is a natural one for several reasons. She is owner of several food markets in the Bay Area, and diabetes and obesity have impacted her family. When her brother was diagnosed with diabetes, it had a big impact on the whole family. Lopez decided to change her eating habits and also