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Electronic waste threatens water, fish and the country’s health

Michael — Sun, 30 May 2010 16:14:26 +0000

by JAIRO VILLEGAS S. The aquifers, fish and people of Costa Rica are exposed to contamination by heavy metals released by technological garbage. If these computers, cell phones, batteries, photocopiers, televisions and appliances are not recycled or treated properly, they can release substances such as chromium, lead, mercury, nickel and cobalt. David Benavides, coordinator of [...]

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Avoid Tanning Beds And Use Sun Block To Prevent Skin Cancer

Ileana Alfaro — Tue, 25 May 2010 15:38:21 +0000

Featured Columnist – Health Ileana Alfaro Certified Dermatologist With thousands of new cases diagnosed annually and increasing numbers daily, skin cancer is the most common cancer in the world, even above breast and prostate cancer. Melanoma is not the only risk of UV light overexposure. Also linked to UV exposure are basal and squamous cell [...]

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US Health reform nears final vote

Lance Harrell — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:42:22 +0000

With President Barack Obama’s sweeping healthcare overhaul headed for a final House vote this week, House Democratic Whip James Clyburn said Democrats were short for now of the 216 votes needed but he was confident they could find them. “We don’t have them as of this morning, but we’ve been working this thing all weekend, [...]

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New stomach cancer clinic opens in Costa Rica

Lance Harrell — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:00:25 +0000

by TCRN Staff A Costa Rican clinic was recently declared as a Gastroclínica International Training Center in Gastroenterology by the World Organization of Gastroenterology. This means that professionals in health sciences from other countries can come to Costa Rica to train in new techniques for early detection and treatment of gastric cancer and other digestive [...]

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Ministry of Health will monitor voting booths

Lance Harrell — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:09:54 +0000

by TCRN Staff The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) gave the go ahead for the Ministry of Health to carry out AH1N1 checking and monitoring on election day. Permission was granted by the Registry of the Court, granting authority to the Ministry to incorporate health personnel and surveillance at all the voting centers in the country. [...]

AH1N1 vaccinations start next week

Lance Harrell — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:00:11 +0000

by TCRN Staff Medical centers across the country next week will notify patients who have been selected to be the first to receive the vaccine against pandemic influenza AH1N1. The authorities will contact 200,000 patients via phone calls, which equals the number of doses that will reach the country next week. This information was conveyed byMaría Luisa [...]

Acetaminophen may ease a broken heart

Lance Harrell — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:16:14 +0000

Acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, may not only ease physical pain, but the pain of social rejection as well, U.S. researchers found. Psychologist C. Nathan DeWall of the University of Kentucky said physical and social pain appear to overlap in the brain — relying on some of the same behavioral and neural mechanisms. In [...]