Health

Digitalizing the Costa Rican Health System Data Base to Save Lives

Since 1941, Costa Rica has a health system that has been developed under the directive of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS). Since the 1990s, it is structured by levels: first level, as a gateway to the health...

The Great Importance of Fruits and Vegetables for Our Health

The consumption of fruits and vegetables is of great importance for our health motivated to all the nutrients, vitamins, minerals, fibers that they contain. Fruits in the body have a regulatory function. The main component of fruits is water (80-90%), they contain...

Depression: A Silent Disease that Affects Thousands of Costa Ricans

Depression is a concept of mental health, which is characterized by the presence of sadness, loss of interest or pleasure, feelings of guilt or lack of self-esteem, sleep or appetite disorders, feelings of tiredness and lack of concentration

How Can Natural Disasters Affect Our Children’s Emotional Health?

It is a wise decision knowing beforehand how to care for our children if a natural disaster occurs where we live

The Great Cannabis Debate: What’s Up with Medical Marijuana in Costa Rica?

From The Costa Rica News (TCRN) we have been following up on everything that happens regarding “Cannabis” worldwide, this time with good news for the United States

UCR Scientists Develop New Method for Bladder Cancer Early Detection

The method, first of its kind worldwide, was developed thanks to the use of adaptive genetic algorithms (AGA) and will allow an early alert through a urine test, capable of warning of possible bladder cancer. In the research process, the...

Scientific Understanding of Kundalini Yoga

Bhajan is a powerful technology for personal transformation which helps people to live their excellence

2nd-Dose Vaccination against Papilloma to Be Given in December 2019

Starting on December 3rd, 2019, Costa Rican parents should take their girls to whom the 1st dose of Papilloma vaccine

Do You Have an Asymptomatic Condition?

Is there anything more frightening than the thought of a dangerous yet asymptomatic condition? It can be truly unnerving to consider a medical condition that has the potential to seriously impair your well-being without giving any warning signs along the way. For many,...

The Costa Rican Health System: Among the Best in the World

The Costa Rican Health System has a very high-efficiency level compared to health systems in other countries. Proof of this, the elevated statistical number of positive health results of our citizens attended both public and private health centers. Our country's...
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The New Luxury Tourism in Costa Rica: How Privacy, Wellness, and Nature Are Redefining High-End Travel

SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica — Luxury tourism in Costa Rica is undergoing a quiet revolution. No longer measured solely...