Tag: health costa rica
As of August 1st, the Vehicle Circulation Restriction Exceptions Permit Will be Valid for...
As of August 1st, all the Permits for exceptions to the vehicle circulation restrictions must be updated and will be valid for two months...
Why both Women & Men Should Massage Their Breasts
Contrary to popular belief breast cancer not only effects women. Men can get breast cancer too. What ??? I hear you squeal. Before you get your boxers in...
Costa Rica with the Lowest COVID-19 Mortality Rate in Latin America
Once again, the small and stable Central American democracy emerges as the best of its kind, with an advantageous universal public health system and...
All Costa Rica Must Stand Together As a Team to Win the Battle against...
The COVID-19 Pandemic has become one of the most difficult situations for mankind to overcome in the past one hundred years. However, Costa Rica...
UCR and CCSS ready to produce COVID-19 treatments with blood from recovered patients
The Clodomiro Picado Institute of the University of Costa Rica (UCR) and the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) have ready the first protocols...
Artificial Respirators Are Created At the University of Costa Rica
Costa Rica, like all other countries of the world, is fighting the pandemic due to COVID-19, taking all sanitary and protective measures for the...
Current Figures for COVID-19 in Costa Rica
For the second time this week, the number of cantons with confirmed cases of COVID-19 has remained stable. In the last four days, only...
Ticos Rush to the Beaches This Weekend, Despite the Severe Warnings by Authorities about...
Hundreds of Costa Ricans have left this weekend for the beaches and other recreational areas around the capital, despite the warning and recommendations of...
Visual Impairment. How Should You Prevent Blindness?
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Costa Rica Alert: Coronavirus, the world wants to wake up from this nightmare
The Covid-19 virus that started in late 2019 from Wuhan-China has become the worst nightmare for the world. The symptoms of the virus are in...
Self-Healing: Not Only Viable but Also Transcendental For Our Well Being
"Self-healing transcends the scientific since it is believed that the body has mechanisms to heal without the use of medications". This fact is not...
10 Steps How to Help Your Addicted Husband Quit
An addict is a huge burden for a family since every member is faced with the severity of the drug addiction consequences. Passion, wine,...
Costa Rica Reaffirms Its Commitment in the Fight against Cancer
Every February 4, World Cancer Day is commemorated to raise awareness and mobilize society for the prevention and control of this disease. With regards...
Craving For Effective Well-Being Therapy? Come to Costa Rica
If you are looking for an ideal place to improve your physical and mental condition and integrate healthy habits and activities into your lifestyle
Breakfast: the Most Important Meal, Find Out Why
Nutritionists insist that breakfast is one of the most important meals of the day because after 7 or 8 hours of fasting we need energy and nutrients to perform our daily activities
The Process of Sleep: Not As Passive As We Thought
While we sleep, most people assume that the brain is in a state of rest, relaxation, tranquility, however, this is not the case, it is the time when many neurological phenomena happen
Anorexia and Bulimia: The Eating Disorders that Threaten Costa Ricans
Anorexia and bulimia are eating disorders. The most serious eating disorder is anorexia nervosa, which is characterized by dangerously low body weight
Digitalizing the Costa Rican Health System Data Base to Save Lives
Since 1941, Costa Rica has a health system that has been developed under the directive of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS). Since...
The Great Importance of Fruits and Vegetables for Our Health
The consumption of fruits and vegetables is of great importance for our health motivated to all the nutrients, vitamins, minerals, fibers that they contain. Fruits in...
Depression: A Silent Disease that Affects Thousands of Costa Ricans
Depression is a concept of mental health, which is characterized by the presence of sadness, loss of interest or pleasure, feelings of guilt or lack of self-esteem, sleep or appetite disorders, feelings of tiredness and lack of concentration
How Can Natural Disasters Affect Our Childrenโs Emotional Health?
It is a wise decision knowing beforehand how to care for our children if a natural disaster occurs where we live
Do You Have an Asymptomatic Condition?
Is there anything more frightening than the thought of a dangerous yet asymptomatic condition? It can be truly unnerving to consider a medical condition that has...
The Costa Rican Health System: Among the Best in the World
The Costa Rican Health System has a very high-efficiency level compared to health systems in other countries. Proof of this, the elevated statistical number...
Americans Take Advantage of Inexpensive Quality Dental Treatments in Costa Rica
In recent years, dental tourism has been growing increasingly popular among North Americans and one of the countries with which they feel more secure and satisfied with the procedures and their accessible costs in Costa Rica.
3 Big Reasons Why Self-Diagnosis is Dangerous
Gracias a Internet, la gente comรบn ahora tiene acceso a una cantidad ilimitada de recursos educativos. La cantidad de informaciรณn gratuita y de calidad disponible en lรญnea es asombrosa. Obviamente, esto es algo muy beneficioso. Simplemente saltando en lรญnea puedes aprender valiosas habilidades como cambiar una llanta o aplicar un torniquete
Costa Rica Leads Latin America in Fight Against Breast Cancer
Recently it was made known through the international study: โFacts and figures about cancer in 2018โ of the American Cancer Association, that Costa Rica...
The Costa Rican Health System Aims To Be One of the Best in the...
A report was recently presented at the 57th session of the Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in Washington, where progress...
Dengue Fever Is Doing The Rounds in Costa Rica
Recently it was known through the Ministry of Health of Costa Rica an increase of 160% in cases of Dengue infections in the nation,...
Celiac Disease: Signs, Symptoms And Treament
Celiac diseaseis a digestive disorder caused by an abnormal immune reaction to gluten. Most people with Celiac disease have one or more symptoms; However, some have...
Eating Healthy To Beat Anxiety: Here’s Some Pointers
Have you ever been tempted to reach out for a high-calorie food when you're not hungry? It turns out that the human brain tends...
4 Effective Home Methods to Purify Your Water
Purifying water to make it drinkable means eliminating waste and organisms that are harmful to health: bacteria, parasites, fungi, viruses, and impurities. There are...
Smoking: How Does Costa Rica Compare To the Rest of the World
โTobacco doesn't just cause cancer, it ruptures hearts," stated the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom; This official made the...
Be Careful With Dengue: Know Its Causes and Prevention
Dengue is a mosquito-borne disease that occurs in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. Mild dengue causes high fever, rash, muscle, and joint...
Oxygen: Are You Breathing Properly?
Oxygen is essential for peopleโs health, not only for breathing but also it has a special and important participation in metabolic reactions such as...
All You Need to Know About Making and Using Homemade Saline Solution
A child can become dehydrated because of severe diarrhea, gastroenteritis or heat; all these conditions are very serious for a minor and must be...
How to Stay Healthy and Fit in Costa Rica
Staying fit and healthy in Costa Rica is simple. The reason for this is that there are many activities that are easy to take...
What 5G Technology Means for Our Health
As compared to the current 4G networks, 5G technology assures a ten-fold upsurge in data transmission rates with the lightning-fast speed and the ability...
All you need to Know about HGH Therapy for Women!
The most amusing fact about women is that they are unique, determined, cheerful and strong. But as time goes by, each one of...
5 Tricks on How to Relieve Neck and Shoulder Pain
Neck and shoulder pain is an extremely unpleasant condition that can significantly affect your life. Whatever the cause behind it, it's recommended to consult a...
Top-6 Countries with the Best Health Care Systems in the World 2019
"The medical bills you can pay, the doctors who make home visits and the medical care so that affordable retirees simply pay out of...