Why Budget Cuts are Bad For Your Health, Part II

Jan. 26, 2012 / By
Tags: budget cuts, California, community, government budgets, Health

Iexaminer.org, News Report, Nan Nan Liu, Posted: Jan 23, 2012

Seattle, Wa –  In 2001, a sudden car crash shattered the wonderful life Wing Tse shared with his wife and two daughters...

Making Cents of It All: Why the Governor’s Proposed Cuts Will Hit Hard, Part I

Jan. 26, 2012 / By
Tags: budget cuts, California, community, Health

By Nan Nan Liu

Posted in News, Volume 39 No. 01

Tuyet Thi Mai, 69, already receives state public assistance, but still cannot afford rent...

Vietnamese Elders Struggle With Depression Years After War

Jan. 19, 2012 / By New America Media
Tags: Depression, Health, mental health, People, Vietnamese, War

Vien Dong/New America Media, News Report, Vanessa White, Posted: Jan 18, 2012

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif.—Lan..

California Governor’s Budget Could Hit Most Vulnerable With Deepest Cuts

Jan. 9, 2012 / By New America Media
Tags: budget cuts, California, Health, Older Americans, Poor

New America Media, News Report, Zaineb Mohammed, Posted: Jan 07, 2012

SAN FRANCISCO–Advocates for both ethnic communities and children reacted with alarm to the state budget that Gov...

Residents of Coachella Valley Suffer High Rates of Sickness

Jan. 3, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: coachella, Health, medicine, sickness

California Watch, News Report, Bernice Yeung, Posted: Jan 03, 2012

Although they live near the trappings of a fit and healthy lifestyle, close to lush golf courses and luxury day spas, Coachella Valley residents are sicker and in poorer health than other Californians, according to a new analysis of multiple health studies...

Mental Health Taboos Fuel Korean Am. Suicides

Dec. 22, 2011 / By New America Media
Tags: Health, Korean-American, mental health, suicide

New America Media, News Feature, Peter Schurmann and Aruna Lee, Posted: Dec 19, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO — Jean Yoo’s friends and co-workers all said nothing seemed to be amiss with the 36-year-old media personality, well known among Los Angeles’ Korean community as the anchor for Prime News...

Got Insurance? Calif. Program Helps Some Denied Due to Pre-existing Conditions

Dec. 16, 2011 / By New America Media
Tags: California, community, Health, hospitals, insurance, medicine, patients

New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram, Posted: Dec 12, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO–In the one year Gabe Chavez was without health insurance after being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, life, he said, “was horrible.”..

Double XP on Junk Food in Call of Duty 3

Nov. 23, 2011 / By The kNOw Fresno
Tags: Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, Food, gamers, Health, junk food, nutrition, unhealthy snacks

New America Media/The kNOw, Commentary, Luis Pacheco, Posted: Nov 23, 2011

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, released Nov...

In California, Health Reform ‘Nearly Impossible to Be Undone’

Nov. 19, 2011 / By New America Media
Tags: Health, health care, insurance, Medicaid, Supreme Court

New America Media, News Report, Liz Gonzalez, Posted: Nov 18, 2011
LOS ANGELES – As the U.S...

Health Corps Launched at Coachella Valley High School

Nov. 17, 2011 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella Valley, Health, High School, Youth

Dr oz launches health corps at Coachella Valley High School. Here we have interviews from Anthony Itan, Principal Mary Velasco and Superintendent Darryl Adams...

Breaking Down the Chain: A Guide to the Soft Drink Industry

Nov. 2, 2011 / By
Tags: diabetes, Diet, Food, Health, health care, soda, sugar

What does it take to produce and sell a soft drink today?

From manufacturing and bottling to market research and distribution, the soft drink industry involves a complex and sometimes mysterious chain of players, systems, and strategies...