Health

In a landmark decision, the Chamber approved in a debate the use of marijuana for medicinal and scientific purposes. Within weeks the law will be sanctioned by the President of the Republic.In one of the countries hardest hit by...

Obesity is among the most common health problems in the country and in Latin America In Costa Rica, 64.2% of the population suffers from this problem, i.e., 3,118,831.51 people.Of these, 1,272,794.17 (26.2%) are obese and 1,846,037.34 (38%) are overweight.According to...

While the purchase of CT scanners in national hospitals is solved with flaws in their current teams, the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) take the National Insurance Institute (INS) and the purchase of private services to prevent build...

73 percent of the 685 patients who came to the Cessation Clinics Snuff of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) managed to quit the habit of smoking, the president Maria del Rocio Saenz stated on Tuesday.The campaign...

Drinking what you know is good for you, goes in hand with the saying “you are what you eat…” For thousands of years people have integrated fruits and vegetables into their lives for healing properties and to balance the...

Herbal tea’s has seen a popular increase as people take new interest in the health benefits herbal teas have to offer.  Chaga also called cinder or birch conk is now available in Costa Rica.  The mushroom tea has been...

The latest trend in “specialty drinks” is about to take flight in Costa Rica. Richard Baker said, “For it is the truth that health is the greatest wealth of wealth.”So what is a specialty drink? Specialty drink refers to a...

What’s causing microcephaly in Latin American newborns? A group of Argentinian doctors have now claimed that the recent increase of microcephaly has been caused by pesticide use rather than Zika. Other experts, however, remain skeptical. The Fight Against Pesticide Supposedly pyriproxyfen —...

First H1N1, now Zika? Read about the world’s latest epidemic in TCRN’s FAQ.Earlier today, the World Health Organization declared Zika a global health emergency. While the virus certainly existed prior to 2015, it is now said to be “spreading...

The hospital has graduated 600 patients from cardiac-related courses since 2009. For most developing countries, the leading causes of death are malnutrition, pollution, trauma and infection. Costa Rica’s health situation, however, more closely relates to that of more developed countries,...