An initiative proposes to legalize the essential oils of the marijuana plant for medicinal purposes in Costa Rica. This is the draft Law on Cannabis and Cannabis Production for Medical Purposes, presented last Monday by the National Integration Party...
The results of the Costa Rican Institute of Research and Education in Nutrition and Health (Inciensa) confirmed on Thursday that 2 minors, between 3 and 9 years, are the new cases of measles imported into the country.
The suspicions were...
The Municipal Council of Bagaces approved an agreement to change the work schedule of those responsible for garbage collection and maintenance of public spaces, which are exposed daily to solar radiation. The decision seeks to contribute to the prevention...
Oxygen is fundamental for the health of people, its intake is only by breathing, but it has essential and important participation for all metabolic reactions, involving the obtention of energy through the oxidation of nutrients, more so, when the...
It should be noted that proteins are fundamental for our health, giving value to their important plastic function since they constitute 80% of the dehydrated protoplasm in the whole cell. Also, thanks to their functions such as bioregulation, they...
Dr. Francisco Siles Canales, a member of the staff at the School of Electrical Engineering marked a milestone for the study of health in our country. It is a new transdisciplinary integral space created to contribute to both the...
Children are not growing at the expected pace and we can not neglect infant nutrition, every time products are introduced into the market under the promise that they can achieve this or that, we are presented with the dilemma...
Prohibited to consume alcoholic beverages pregnantly
Recently several scientific studies have been carried out, which have been published in several specialized journals, that show the action of alcohol, even in small doses on the fetus. The fetal alcohol syndrome, that...
On February 21st, 2019, was published in the Official Journal the Professional Profile of the Specialist in Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery. This new provision of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Costa Rica (CMC) makes it impossible...
Apples are one of the most popular fruits in the world, due to their practicality and availability throughout the year. While you may enjoy a bite for their sweet taste, there are many other reasons to include them in...
