Health

Alarming Figures: 70% of Adults Suffer from Hypertension in Costa Rica

Studies that have been carried out by the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), indicate that 7 out of 10 elderly people in our country now suffer from hypertension, a disease that is much more common in women. The...

Beware of Moral Harassment at the Workplace!

In the 1990s, sexual harassment was the most common form of abuse of power. Today workplace harassment, better known as MOBBING, is the most disguised and sophisticated form of torture at the workplace. Mobbing -a variation of bullying- is...

Ticos Immerse Themselves in Eating Disorders Due to Vanity

The studies point out to how much Ticos know and what prejudices they have about eating disorders especially the most serious anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. The study revealed truly important data. It highlights that 88.5% of the population understands...

How to Positively Overcome Relationship Breakups

Women -and sometimes men- suffer when breakup occurs, but they have a particularity to this hurting; start seeking how to be cured of the emotional pain that comes with it. You are hiding in the office bathroom, pulling out...

Proper Care for Having Happier Pets

Owning pets include several duties. Their care goes beyond providing food and hygiene. These hairy companions ask for daily attention, both in quality-time and comfortable spaces, in which to roam or rest. There are several benefits of having dogs or...

Do You Know if You Suffer from Compulsive Onychophagy?

Onychophagy is the compulsive habit that suffers a person when biting his/her nails. This practice can cause a series of different kinds of complications. These lead to having problems in the dentition, deformation of the cuticle, formation of warts...

Beauty Treatments According to Your Age

It is important to highlight in this particular case, just as happens with make-up, beauty treatments are carried out according to age. The skin is exposed to different elements when it is 20, 30, 40 or 50 years old, making...

Tattoo Artists’ Best Canvas: Your Skin

The most ancient evidence of a tattoo was found in the Chinchorro culture, on the coast of Chile. From this civilization, some tattoos -dating from 2000 BC- have been found. For example, one of them consists of a thin...

Getting Ready for an Organ Transplant

There are many steps you need to take to prepare for a kidney transplant. First, you must have an evaluation by a transplant center to decide if you are ready for a kidney transplant. If the evaluation teams decide...

Donating Hair Is Donating Hope

Hair donation is born of kind hearts. This alternative is given to take all women who go through a painful disease such as cancer, and have lost their hair in the meantime of the fight against it. It is also...
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Costa Rican Students Win Silver and Bronze at International Chemistry Olympiad in Uzbekistan

In a historic debut, two Costa Rican high school students have brought home silver and bronze medals from the...