Tag: treatment
CCSS Gives the Go-ahead for Resumption of Hydroxychloroquine as Coronavirus Treatment
The National Health authorities stated this week that they will again permit the therapeutic use of hydroxychloroquine to treat patients with COVID-19. This statement...
Horse Plasma Treatment Against COVID-19 Enters Final Stages and Would be Ready in a...
After receiving immunizations for two months, the horses donated to the Clodomiro Picado Institute (ICP) produced their maximum load of antibodies against the Novel Coronavirus, which now leads to the serum extraction
Costa Rica Begins Application of a Plasma-based Treatment to Patients with COVID-19
The Costa Rican health authorities recently announced that they began applying a plasma-based treatment of people recovered from COVID-19 to positive patients who are...
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...
Alarming Figures: 70% of Adults Suffer from Hypertension in Costa Rica
Studies that have been carried out by the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), indicate that 7 out of 10 elderly people in our...
Tuberculosis: An Illness that Still Causes Havoc around the World
Tuberculosis is an infection caused by a bacterium called Bacillus De Koch, which is passed through the droplets expelled by the cough of sick...
Use of Homemade Remedies Worsens Burns
Toothpaste, egg whites, baking powder, milk, or Aloe Vera. These are some of the "homemade remedies" that are recommended when a person suffers a...
Men Live Depression Very Differently Than Women
Depression is a mental disorder that both sexes suffer equally. However, in the case of men, this condition manifests itself in a different way...
Marijuana, sort of legal in Costa Rica
Juan is an average man living his mid 20's, he's got no stable job and likes smoking pot. On the other hand, there's José,...
42-hour Diabetes Medication Will Soon Be Available in Costa Rica
As soon as December, residents of Costa Rica will finally have access to a long-acting insulin analog called Tresiba®.
Insulin degludec, brand name Tresiba®, is...
