Recently, the existence of a compound in the plant that could counteract some cancer cells was proven. A scientific team from the Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR) found a compound in juanilama that could counteract some cancer cells, especially...
The Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica approved on Tuesday the legalization of marijuana for medicinal purposes, despite opposition from the president, Carlos Alvarado, and conservative groups in the Central American country.
The production and processing of cannabis was approved with...
The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) will maintain the special days of vaccination against Covid-19 to the irregular migrant population residing in the country until October 28th, this after the agreement of the National Vaccination and Epidemiology Commission...
COVID-19 has had a negative impact on the mental health of workers around the world. According to the annual study "Artificial Intelligence (AI) at work" by Oracle and Future Workplace, 7 out of 10 people say that this situation...
20 deputies voted in favor of changing the regulations that control the advertising of alcohol-containing beverages in Costa Rica. Unfortunately, some health defenders from Costa Rica were absent and the vote was 20 to 19. If this bill is...
Breast cancer is the most common malignant tumor in the female population and the second most common. In 2020, 2.2 million cases were detected in the world and 685,000 women died from this cause.
Data from the World Health Organization...
Starting next Monday, Costa Rica will be off the UK's red list of Covid-19 risk, but this will not exempt Costa Rican tourists from continuing to comply with the European country's guidelines against the pandemic.
The British embassy issued a...
Collagen is key in the formation of fibers and works to give consistency to tissues such as skin, hair, nails and joints. It progressively deteriorates over the years, as well as due to genetic predisposition and external aggressions.
The World...
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. Among these diseases are coronary heart disease, heart attacks and strokes. Currently, high mortality rates are being registered in people with previous suffering from cardiovascular diseases as a result of...
