Health

Exposure to Sun: Benefits of Beaches for Your Health

Our country is a place with a lot of beaches, in which Naranjo and Santa Teresa beaches stand out. These are some of the best beaches that are, also, the most visited by tourists. Here, in Costa Rica, you...

Learn More about the “Gray Rape”

Casual sex, misinterpreted signs of drugs and alcohol, etc... Everyone plays a role on this confusing form of sexual assault. Here we bring you what you should know about something that some call “gray rape”. A gray rape occurs...

More Electronic Devices, Less Time for Studying

Family environment significantly affects the sedentary lifestyle of young people. Those who dedicate less time to educational activities turn out to be the ones with more screens in their bedrooms. Like those who have a greater number of electronic...

Costa Rican Company Manages Permission to Market Medicinal Cannabis Products

The company Vertical CR processes, before the Ministry of Health, the permission to be able to commercialize medicinal cannabis products in the country. Since the beginning of years, the documentation was submitted to receive the sanitary registration endorsement. However,...

Ministry of Health Approves Sanitary Registry of the “Morning After Pill”

After reviewing the documents submitted by the pharmaceutical company Richter PLC Geodon, the Ministry of Health approved the drug registration Levonorgestrel, popularly known as the "morning after pill", said the Ministry of Health. After obtaining health registration, the pharmaceutical company...

Excessive Consumption of Alcohol by Youth at “Megafiestas” Is Alarming

Authorities of the Institute on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (IAFA), alert the families of the Region for the excessive consumption of alcohol by young people in the so-called "mega-parties", parties in big houses and villages, among others. They say...

Parkinson’s Disease: 202 Years of A Medical Milestone

John Paul II, Helen Mirren. Mao Zedong, Michael J. Fox, Ozzy Osbourne, Mohammed Ali, Adolf Hitler, Manny Pacquiao, Salvador Dalí. What do all these well-known people have in common? Something called PD. In 1997, the World Health Organization (WHO)...

Nymphomania: Simple Sex Addiction or Disease?

Nymphomania is a term used to describe an unofficial mental disorder specific to women, including compulsive sexual behavior, hyper-sexuality, and sex addiction in women. The specific term for men for the same condition is satiriasis (exaggerated sexual desire in...

Depression Is the 5th Cause of Disability in Costa Rica

Among the most common mental disorders that affect the Costa Rican population is depression, which can commonly be triggered by suicidal behavior. This is the 5th cause of disability in the country, according to data from the Costa Rican...

4 Steps to Successfully Completing Drug Rehab

Drug rehab is an important part of recovery for anybody suffering from addiction. For many people who have had a brush in with drugs, drug rehab has played a very important role in them reclaiming their lives and breaking...
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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...