Health

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Costa Rica's President Laura Chinchilla promised that health authorities will not lower their guard in the fight against dengue virus that has affected 17,000 people in Costa Rica so far this year.The president...

Medical tourism is gaining more and more traction these daysIn response to exhausting wait times and skyrocketing costs, people from the U.S. and Canada are beginning to seek out international doctors for the surgeries, dental work, and preventative care...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Government of Laura Chinchilla signed a regulation obliging tobacco companies to place prevention messages on cigarette packs.The regulation indicates that 50% of the envelope of cigarette packs must be covered with pictograms,...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Ministry of Health of Costa Rica declared by health alert because of the increased cases of dengue, which now has reach 11,672, four times more than the same period last year.Costa Rican...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The six-month period established by the Interamerican Court of Human Rights (Inter-American Court) in a judgment against Costa Rica to allow IVF passed yesterday, but the bill on the subject has not advance...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The World Health Organization included Costa Rica in the list of countries with controlled risk of "mad cow disease", said the Ministry of Agriculture.This recognition is achieved when a country meets OIE requirements...

“The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest her or his patients in the care of the human frame, in proper diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease.” Thomas Alva EdisonA century later...

The Ministry of Health is analyzing current legislation to prevent the importation of electronic cigarettes into the country.Electronic cigarettes are an alternative for people who wish to continue smoking but not inhaling noxious substances of snuffs.The ministry has not...

Costa Rica and Canada signed an agreement to promote the marketing of organic products. Both countries recognized the regulations governing the accreditation and certification of organic agricultural products in both countries.Based on this recognition, Canada accepted that fruits and...

Nearly 30% of Costa Ricans will be obese by 2015, according to data from the World Health Organization (WHO). There is a great deal of misinformation around the causes of obesity and how to combat it as more and...