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The Future of 3D Printing: Replication of Human Organs

Since its inception, 3D printers have been a great help to medicine creating from functional prostheses to custom bones, but scientists want to go for more. The new challenge of 3D printers is to create human organs that can...

Costa Rican Doctors Will Apply New Strategies to Improve Diabetic People’s Quality of Life

According to Dr. Ileana Chiari-Shan: Novo Nordisk drives innovations in health First-care doctors -generals and internists-, diabetologists, and endocrinologists in the country analyzed the new strategies that will improve the quality of life of those who will live with diabetes...

Taking Care of Your Ears: a Health Aspect Sometimes Overlooked

Caring for your ears is one of the most forgotten habits in daily hygiene. Although the ear canal has a system of ‘self-cleaning' it is necessary to take care of the external area, not only for aesthetic reasons but...

Somatic Tissue Oxygenation: Can It Improve Our Health?

Oxygen is essential for human health, its intake is only by breathing but it has a special and important participation in all metabolic reactions such as obtaining energy through the oxidation of nutrients. When the cells of the body...

Cherries: a Fruit Variety Full of Flavor and Benefits for You

One sometimes does not realize the thousands of health benefits of fruits. Today we present to you the infinite qualities of cherries, known as the "superfruit": *Full of antioxidants called anthocyanins that help reduce heart disease and cancer. *One of the...

“CyberKnife” Completed Its First Successful Prostate Cancer Radiosurgery Treatment

In the first days of July, the first successful treatment of robotic radiosurgery for prostate cancer was completed. It is a procedure that was carried out by Dr. Rolando Loría, a radiation oncologist, and the team of the Center...

Alert in Costa Rica: Cheap Liquor Has Killed 20 People

Sitting on the sidewalk of Avenida 5 de San José, in the red zone of the capital of Costa Rica, Roberto Baca, says he remembers other homeless people nicknamed Pato and Rasta. They were lying on the floor after...

Do You Know What Bromodosis is? Here’s how to Avoid it.

Sometimes our feet can give off a bad odor. But what are the reasons why they smell like this? Are home remedies effective? Why do feet smell? What medical treatments can we apply? Maintaining good hygiene, drying your feet well...

Decipher the Meaning of the Rarest Craving in Pregnant Women

How are they explained? Scientists are not entirely sure, but food cravings during pregnancy may be the way your body warns that some nutrients are missing from your diet. Although it is difficult to explain how mustard and ice...

Did You Know that a Costa Rican Engineer Is Helping to Develop the Augmented Reality Technology in the US Army?

Increasing security while saving human lives is part of the actions carried out by the US military, with a research where the Costa Rican contribution has played a key role in the development of a new technological procedure. With support...
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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...