Yet another study has linked increases in men’s incidence of oral cancer to HPV. As Dan Savage has noted in the past, I think that as we see more and more studies linking HPV to oral and throat cancers in men the debate around HPV, cancer and the prevention methods (like the newly approved HPV [...]
Archive for August, 2007
More evidence that HPV affects men
Posted in HPV on August 31, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Candlelight vigil held in memory of immigration detainee
Posted in Health Care, Immigration, LGBTQ, Reproductive Justice on August 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Victoria’s Family Speaks Out On Their Loss and Demands Answers
Los Angeles, CA –Victoria’s family will hold a candlelight vigil in memory of Victoria Arellano, a Latina transgender woman who was living with HIV and died after being denied basic medical attention at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in San Pedro, California. Medical [...]
NLIRH featured on Feministing.com this week!
Posted in NLIRH in the News on August 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This week, the staff and activists from the Latina Institute are participating in Feministing.com’s Voices of series. Check out the thoughts and writing of our awesome staff, interns and activists here!
One year of Emergency Contraception Over The Counter
Posted in Emergency Contraception on August 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This week marks the one year anniversary of the FDA’s decision to approve emergency contraception for use over the counter. Check out NARAL Pro-Choice America’s blog, Bush v. Choice, for more reflections on the anniversary, including mine, here.
NLIRH’s Silvia Henriquez on CBS-TV Last Week to Discuss Manhattan Mini Storage’s Pro-Choice Ad
Posted in NLIRH in the News on August 20, 2007 | 1 Comment »
In June, we posted up Manhattan Mini Storage’s latest ad:
Manhattan Mini Storage is known for its eye-catching ads full of political and pop culture humor. This latest ad seems to have drawn in more attention because of its pro-choice message; unfortunately most of it is coming from the anti-choice side.
Last week, [...]
Newsweek.com: Reassessing Sexual Politics
Posted in Uncategorized on August 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
At the National Latina Institute, we work to ensure that access to abortion remains a major component of the reproductive justice movement.
We also realize that not all will agree with abortion. This is true for all the Republican presidential candidates, for the exception of Rudolph Giuliani who holds pro-choice views. So far, the [...]
The Latino/a Community and Improper Spanish-Language Advertisements
Posted in Uncategorized on August 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
While “Nuestra Vida, Nuestra Voz” primarily focuses on reproductive health and justice issues, it’s important to occasionally highlight other issues that impacts the Latin@ community as a whole. Latinos encounter many stereotypes and different forms of discrimination. Even though language is the principle connection, there has to be a recognition of the diverse [...]
Don’t Forget to Sign Up for Our Instantes Newsletter!
Posted in Uncategorized on August 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
If you haven’t as of yet, please take some time to sign up for our monthly Instantes Newsletter, as well as action alerts and important news about Latina’s reproductive rights!
Click here to go to our home page, and sign up at the right hand side. NLIRH respects your privacy; we will not sell, [...]
Much needed funding for HIV/AIDs dwindles
Posted in HIV/AIDs, Health Care on August 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
An article today in the New York Times reports on the dwindling funds available through the Ryan White program, which has provided not only much-needed medical services to low-income people with HIV, but also non-medical services such as shelter, food and transportation. Though congress expanded the program’s eligible regions, funding did not increase. The result [...]
Study says skin color matters in the ER
Posted in Health Care on August 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A scary finding by Harvard researchers – skin color matters when doctors are making treatment decisions about their patients in emergency rooms, and the white patients are coming out ahead.
Physicians in the study were shown two computer-generated male patients (one black, one white) complaining of symptoms of a heart attack. Physicians were more likely to [...]
