Health

Costa Rica registers at least 9,000 new patients each year which approximately is 196 per 100,000 compared to USA with 300 per 100,000 (World Cancer Research Fund)This disease was the cause of death of4244 people last year, especially gastric,...

The Ministry of Health is considering banning the import of electronic cigarettes, which are an alternative for those who want to continue smoking without inhaling harmful substances and avoid the smoke nuisance to people who are around.The Ministry of...

5 percent of the adult population suffers from depression in Latin America and Caribbean, but six out of ten do not receive treatment, said Tuesday the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).Comparatively, 8% of North Americas (USA) suffers from depression.At...

Ofelia Taitelbaum, the Defensoría de los Habitantes (Ombudsman's office), expressed confidence that the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Inter-American Court) will order the ban on in vitro fertilization, lifted.

Next month the country will face a trial before the International Court of Human Rights (IACHR)

“Pura Vida”-pure life. It is a phrase that is repeated by Ticos and ex-pats alike many times during the course of a day. This idea-of a clearer, uncluttered way of living and experiencing all the world can offer has...

The Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency (CINDE) will organize the Pro Life Sciences Forum 2013, one of the most important events in the medical industry in Latin America.

There is a globe movement towards medical tourism, as entrepreneurs and organizations are expanding medical tourism. The Obama’s Affordable Care Act Supreme Court ruling in is now seen as escalating this industry shift. Costa Rica’s rising medical tourism industry...