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Senate Passes Martinez Plan Allowing Thousands of Children to Keep Health Insurance

Senate Passes Martinez Plan Allowing Thousands of Children to Keep Health Insurance

Thousands of children would be protected from losing their health insurance under legislation passed out of the Senate today by Majority Caucus Whip Iris Y. Martinez (D-Chicago). The Covering All… Read more »

Gafas con Estilo

Gafas con Estilo

Por: Ashmar Mandou La Conocida Estilista Irma Martínez se afilió con Transitions Optical Inc., por segunda vez para presentar la serie en español, “Estilo a Primera Vista” a las masas,… Read more »

El Senado Aprueba un Plan que Permite que Miles de Niños Mantengan el Seguro de Salud

El Senado Aprueba un Plan que Permite que Miles de Niños Mantengan el Seguro de Salud

Miles de niños estarían protegidos de perder su seguro de salud bajo una legislación aprobada por el Senado hoy por Majority Caucus Whip Iris Y. Martínez (D-Chicago). La cobertura del… Read more »

Lower Your Risk of Stroke with These Lifestyle Tips

Lower Your Risk of Stroke with These Lifestyle Tips

By: Ashmar Mandou Stroke is the fifth cause of death and a leading cause of disability in the United States. A stroke occurs when a blood vessel that carries oxygen… Read more »

Planned Parenthood Warns Against Deportation Raids That Will Endanger the Health of Immigrant Women & Families

Planned Parenthood Warns Against Deportation Raids That Will Endanger the Health of Immigrant Women & Families

According to a recent news report from Reuters, federal immigration authorities have instructed field officers to launch May and June raids targeting mothers and their children who have come from… Read more »

Easy Ways to Cut 100 Calories from Your Day

Easy Ways to Cut 100 Calories from Your Day

Struggling to lose weight but don’t know where those unwanted extra calories are? We have your back. By removing just 100 calories from your day, you can lose an astonishing… Read more »

Illinois Poison Center Warns Against E-Cigarettes

Illinois Poison Center Warns Against E-Cigarettes

More children are being exposed to e-cigarettes, especially children younger than 6 years, according to the Illinois Poison Center. In 2015, the Center received 131 calls related to e-cigarettes –… Read more »

Local Solutions and Partnerships are Key to Fighting Asthma, Childhood’s #1 Chronic Disease

Local Solutions and Partnerships are Key to Fighting Asthma, Childhood’s #1 Chronic Disease

By: Mike Telesky, Vice President, UnitedHealthcare of Illinois, and ALA board member Kristen Young, executive director, ALA in Greater Chicago Edited by Lawndale Bilingual Newspaper For the more than 24… Read more »

Walgreens Makes Overdose Drug Prescription Free in New Mexico

Walgreens Makes Overdose Drug Prescription Free in New Mexico

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc said on Tuesday it would no longer require a prescription for the opioid antidote naloxone at all of its pharmacies in New Mexico. Naloxone, administered by… Read more »

Planned Parenthood Advierte Contra Redadas de Deportación que Ponen en Peligro la Salud de Mujeres & Familias Inmigrantes

Planned Parenthood Advierte Contra Redadas de Deportación que Ponen en Peligro la Salud de Mujeres & Familias Inmigrantes

De acuerdo a un reciente reporte de Reuters, las autoridades federales de inmigración han instruído a sus oficiales de campo a lanzar redadas en mayo y junio contra las madres… Read more »