Health

What is kombucha and who are the “wild” girls brewing it here in Costa Rica?Originating in China over 2000 years ago, kombucha gained a reputation in the East as the “Tea of Immortality” after a Korean physician and physicist...

Hearty lasagna that tastes just like your great aunt Gloria’s, rich pad Thai that rivals that of even Eastern Asia, artisan pizza, authentic pesto, cheesecake, ice cream...What could possibly be missing from the menu at Mantras?Oh yeah, meat.Options for...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - This week, the Costa Rica Health Ministry delivered its findings on a pending bill to legalize medical marijuana and hemp for medical and industrial use in Costa Rica.On June 2, 2015, the Ministry...

Last week and over the weekend, rumors have been flying around Costa Rica Facebook pages that the government had approved the use of medical marijuana, but according to Costa Rica’s Social Security System this is not true, however they...

A condition called ocular toxocariasis (colloquially, "eye worms") is transmitted by a worm-shaped parasite found in the feces of infected dogs and can enter the bodies of people when infected feces comes into contact with the mouth.This parasite remains...

The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) may be ​​bringing in anesthesiologists from other countries to meet domestic demand, said the chief executive of the institution, Maria del Rocio Saenz, on Monday's Nuestra Voz program.Saenz explained that the possibility...

We are currently living in an age where we are bombarded with information. It comes in all forms on a variety of subjects, none more so than our health and the kinds of food that we should and shouldn’t...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Visitors to the Transitarte 2015 festival in San José can choose from 167 artistic, cultural and recreational activities that will take place in several parks from March 13 to March 15.The festivities will...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Great events cast their shadows long before the show begins, and Envision 2015 is no exception. One-by-one a crowd of over 4,000 people will migrate to the Southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica, where...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - A total of 4,200 jobs will offered at the CINDE bilingual job fair which starts this Friday and runs through Sunday at the Antigua Aduana in San José.The event will feature 53 companies...