Sesión: Riesgo de desastre en la frontera norte de México

<p>New America Media</p>
<p>&nbsp;As the death rate of the H1N1 (“swine flu”) virus surpassed 1,000 people in the United States, Chinese medicine practitioners, Ayurvedic healers, and Latino yerberas (herbalists) faced a dilemma: whether to tell their clients to get the vaccine –- which is recommended by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) -– or to prescribe alternative treatments.</p>

<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Perspective:</span></p>
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&nbsp;Once upon a time, at the outset of World War II, Japanese American students at California State Universities were rounded up and shipped off to internment camps.</p>
<p>&nbsp;Now those Institutions of Higher Learning would like to grant honorary degrees to the students who suffered such indignities.</p>

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<p>&nbsp;From November 15 until the end of the year, seniors can sign up for Medicare Part D — the prescription drug benefit for seniors. And those who are unhappy with their existing coverage can switch to a new plan.</p>
<p>&nbsp;All those eligible should take advantage of this “open enrollment” period. The healthcare reform bills working their way through Congress might soon make serious — and unnecessary — changes to Part D. And the consequences could be dire.</p>

<p>¡No Se Deje!<br>
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<p>LA COLUMNA VERTEBRAL<br>
El Soporte Informativo Para Millones de Hispanos<br>
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&nbsp;Es asombroso ver el incremento del consumo de drogas entre los jóvenes hispanos, y muy triste descubrir que en la mayoría de los casos los padres ignoran como enfrentar este problema.</p>