Health services Clinic Volio Jorge Jimenez in San Joaquin de Flores, Heredia, belonging to the Social Security Fund (CCSS), were closed yesterday by the Bethlehem-area Flores leadership of the Ministry of Health because it was found that no plant sewage treatment, while there is a junction box near the emergency area, which confirmed the presence of fecal matter. Read Article
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What was a downward trend of diseases such as dengue and malaria has been altered by new reports of the National Malaria Eradication (NCME) in Esmeraldas. Only in May so far there have been 34 cases of dengue fever were confirmed, while the second condition and there are 64 patients. Read Article
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RIO – Niteroi already has eight cases of dengue type 4 confirmed by laboratory tests. The city was the first outside of North and Northeast regions of the country to register these viruses. Like all the state’s population is susceptible to the virus 4, this increases the chances of a major epidemic in Rio next […]
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The genetic manipulation of foods derived from GMOs are harmful to the health of people, said the engineer Hugo Huamaní Yupanqui, an expert on the subject. Therefore warned that the Government’s intention to open the market for such products would be very dangerous for the population. Read Article
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An extended family in Colombia struck by hereditary and very early onset Alzheimer’s is taking part in a new drugs trial that doctors hope will lead to a cure for sufferers worldwide. Read Article
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The countries of Latin America are working slowly to overcome barriers in the fight against the often brutal violence suffered by children and adolescents in their homes, schools, workplaces or juvenile detention centres. Five years after the release of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Study on Violence against Children in 2006, a new study presented Thursday […]
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The Chilean government has suspended the use of tear gar by police to disperse protests. The decision comes after police used tear gas on a demonstration in the capital that drew some 30,000 people opposing proposed dams in Patagonia. A tear gas canister fired by police in the city of Concepcion wounded one person in […]
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Belize is one of six countries participating in a global study of national AIDS responses, investigating the management and coordination of AIDS responses. The study focuses on the leadership and structures of coordination, inclusive and multi-sector responses, financing of AIDS response, and the participation of civil society organizations. Read Article
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In spite of the potential risks posed by unwanted or uncontrolled radioactive materials, Mexico lacks comprehensive mechanisms to keep track of these “orphan” sources, originally used in medicine or industry, and to prevent them going astray. Read Article
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An alleged malpractice that allegedly cost the life of a woman of 28 years, will be the offense for which he will be tried three doctors named Smith, Pandora and Zeledon, and a doctor surnamed Morera, starting today in Turrialba. The debate is marked from 17 to 27 this month and will include the statement […]
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The Ministry of Health yesterday ordered the closure of Taco Bell restaurant located in Montes de Oca Sabanilla for violating the administrative requirements established by national legislation to function. Read Article
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MANAGUA, Nicaragua – Luis Picado’s mother remembers the day her son thought he had won the lottery. He came home to their tin-roofed cinder-block house in a Managua slum and said he’d found a way to escape poverty and start a new life in the United States. An American man had promised to give Picado, […]
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Costa Rica: Second McDonalds Closed In Less Than A Week By Health A “barrida” (sweep) of fast food outlets by the Ministerio de Salud (Health ministry) resulted in the closings of 90 businesses in Desamparados alone on Friday. The ministerio de Salud announced sweeps across the country when it was forced to close a downtown […]
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Canadian left to die in Dominican Republic Hospital Faced with the choice between a comfy bed and a hearty meal after spending more than seven weeks in a Dominican hospital, Max Ronayne opts for blueberry pancakes. Wasaga Beach resident Megan Ratnam obliges, taking him out for a midnight breakfast in Toronto while waiting for his […]
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A group of mothers held a group session on breastfeeding in São Paulo, in the Brazilian Southeast, as a protest. The “Mamaço” (Big Breastfeeding Event), as the event was called, happened in events center of Itaú Cultural, on Avenida Paulista, a public space sponsored by Itaú, one of Brazil’s largest financial institutions. Read Article
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800 to 1000 Indigenous Protestors Block the Highway Between Medellín and Quibdó • Eltiempo.com reports that the highway has been blocked starting 04:00 on Wednesday and through Thursday night for health care and other promises made by the government. • April 4th saw a similar protest against EPS Caprecom for the expansion of reservation areas […]
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Over Half of Colombians Suffer from Mental Health Problems • Per rcnradio.com , Héctor Zambrano, the Secretary of Health of Bogotá, stated that more that 50% of Colombian citizens (not just from Bogotá) suffer from some kind of mental health problem. • Although these numbers are lower than those of other Latin American or European […]
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The scientific community recognized the medicine again Heberprot Cuban-P, formulated for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers. The innovation earned the award for Best Young Inventor at the recent thirty-ninth edition of the International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva, Switzerland. Read Articlee
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Argentina on Monday banned the import, sale and promotion of electronic cigarettes, saying there is no proof they help smokers kick the tobacco habit. Read Article
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• Rcnradio.com reports that Saludcoop has been using funds for soccer teams, sports tournaments, and other business that does not involve healthcare. • Current councilor of Medellín, Bernardo Alejandro Guerra Hoyos, held a hunger strike because the Seventh Commission of the Senate would not allow a debate to discover the business between Saludcoop and Carlos […]
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Millions of people living near the Andes Mountains face a significantly higher risk of a giant earthquake than previously thought, and such a temblor could be more than 10 times stronger than anything the region has expected in the past. Read Article
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Every year 37% of maternal deaths are recorded in health centers in Bolivia. According to data by the organization Visión Mundial, more than 17 000 kids and 600 mothers die annually in the country. A study conducted by the United Nations National Sexual and Reproductive Health Programme of the Population Fund (UNFPA), three main causes […]
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he Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) is urging international travelers to get vaccinated against measles and rubella before visiting the Western Hemisphere, to reduce the risk of reintroducing these two diseases, which have been eliminated from the Americas. PAHO/WHO issued the epidemiological alert last week in view of increased international travel expected for […]
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A cholera epidemic that has killed over 4,850 people in Haiti bears striking similarities to a South Asian strain but a UN investigation said that Nepalese peacekeepers were not at fault. A panel of international health experts on Wednesday said the source of the epidemic was “debatable” but that the United Nations “worldwide” must change […]
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Argentina has assured India [ Images ] that it will resolve the issue of restrictions on import of Indian drugs to the Latin American country. The issue was raised by Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya during his bilateral meeting with Argentina’s Minister of Industry Debora Giorgy at Buenos Aires on Tuesday. Read […]
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Government efforts over the past 20 years have improved air quality in this Mexican capital but much remains to be done, local environment chief Martha Delgado said on Tuesday. Read Article
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“Soy destroys people’s lives,” she says. “It is a poison. It is no way to live. Soy is deadly to us”. Sitting outside her painted green shack in rural Paraguay, the mother of eight describes the day in January 2003 when her 11-year-old son Silvino Talavera came home from cycling to the shops. Read Article
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Brazil (Rio de Janeiro state). 22 Apr 2011. According to data released by the Rio de Janeiro state Secretariat of Health from 2 Jan – 16 Apr [2011], 56 882 suspected dengue cases have been registered. In addition, 39 [dengue] deaths were confirmed. Currently, there are 18 municipalities in an epidemic situation in Rio [state]. […]
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Since the beginning of 2011, in the region of the Americas, there have been significant outbreaks of influenza A (H1N1) 2009 that, while geographically limited, have generated a significant demand on health services. This situation is not unexpected. Since the end of the pandemic (2009-2010), the influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus continues to circulate on […]
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Maria de la Concepción Martínez is a 32-year-old micro-entrepreneur living in the outskirts of Solidaridad, an inner city slum in Monterrey (Mexico’s third-largest city by population and its industrial giant). Three times a week she wakes up at 4 a.m. and takes an hour-long bus ride to visit the Juarez Market, where she purchases fresh […]
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Costa Rica, known worldwide for its leadership in ecological preservation, sustainable development and eco-friendly tourism, will lead the world once again as it hosts the 2011 Medical Travel International Business Summit May 2-4, 2011in San José and Guanacaste provinces. Read Article
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Costa Rica must legalize in vitro fertilization according to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, or face penalties for alleged violations of human rights protected by international law. Read Article
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Among Hispanics, men are twice as likely as women to have colon polyps and are also more likely to have multiple polyps, a new study in Puerto Rico has found. The researchers also found that the study patients older than 60 were 56 percent more likely to have polyps than those younger than 60. Read […]
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In Yucatan, the conditions that have generated in recent years, the regular occurrence of red tide on the coast of Yucatan, recognizes the state secretary Urban Development and Environment (Sedum), Eduardo Batllori Sampedro. However, according to Notimex, Sampedro Batllori reports so far this year there are no reports or indications of the presence of red […]
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Due to the proximity of Easter, this morning the chief Municipal Food Science Department, Roberto Roca said: “I want to remind the community in general and all the merchants that the Undersecretariat of Fisheries and Port Activities of the Province of Santa Cruz upheld the ban by red tide around the coast of the province, […]
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The Secretary of Health of Oaxaca has been detected in at least 25 schools in the capital and the Central Valley area – between primary and kindergarten, outbreaks of lice and nits. The director of the Disaster and Emergency Unit Epidemiology in reliance Javier Salazar Ventura, reported that 18 of the outbreaks are under control, […]
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100 students were referred yesterday to the Hospital San Martín de Porres by headaches and stomach. Poisoning of children, between 5 and 14 years of college should Rufino Cuervo, apparently by eating spoiled chicken, which was supplied in the campus snack by the Colombian Family Welfare Institute, the Education Secretariat of Cundinamarca. Read Article
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The doctor there performed cosmetic surgery in which a patient died. In a divided local home that even had a sign identifying Matallana attended Dario Galvis, who was arrested last Saturday in the U.S., presumably made after cosmetic surgery in which the patient died. Read Article
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The Health Ministry, together with the SEREMIS of Health and the Institute of Public Health, ISP, made a contingency plan on the eve of Easter to control the quality of seafood and prevent the spread of red tide. Read Article
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To date there are already 10 confirmed dengue cases in Sinaloa, which is equivalent to just 12 percent of the total recorded at the same time last year. Still, according to the report of the Secretary of Health, Sinaloa remains in 16th place nationally in terms of incidence, a position he held almost all of […]
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The Ministry of Health on average closes between 15 and 30 stores, sodas and restaurants in Costa Rica for violating requirements for the health and safety of its customers. Read Article
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For the second week of June, health officials expect the epidemic of influenza in the country. The Secretary of Health, Jorge Diaz , said the expectations are is “very minor” compared to other years, and called on the people within the risk groups to come to the vaccine. Read Article
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Juan Carlos Aguirre 40, a fishing guide in the area of Alexandra, left in a speedboat with three tourists Cordoba, family, including 20 years Andrés Escribano, Andrés Carlos Escribano of 62 and one of his brothers Eduardo Escribano 55. Read Article
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The popular eatery (Cafe Mundo) was shut down on Wednesday by the Ministerio de Salud (Ministry of Health) after complaints by customers. In total, 25 people filed complaints for diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain after eating at the restaurant. Affected by the intoxication were also seven employees of the restaurant. Read Article
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Women in four mountain villages in Argentina are ingesting so much lithium in drinking water they could develop metabolic disorders, Swedish researchers say. Read Article
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Three food businesses located within the premises of Mario Rivas hospital were closed yesterday as a result of inspections conducted by staff of the Metropolitan Health Region. One of the roundabouts was closed because inside they found mouse droppings, feces clogged sewers behind the kitchen. Read Article
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The Venezuelan caloric consumption rose 55.5% from 1,800 kilocalories (kcal) per capita in the year of 1,998 to 2,800 in 2008, stressed the Minister of Popular Power for Agriculture and Land (MAT), Juan Carlos Loyo. Read Article
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The Brazilian government started on Monday to monitor food products imported from Japan in order to prevent radiation-contaminated goods from entering the country. Read Article
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The inspection body referred to ongoing reviews of producers indicating that the whey is a product equivalent to milk. Read Article
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Authorities are collecting information to identify the most dangerous in the country. Incredible but true. Several holes have been guilty of eight people have been killed so far this year in the country, and that 31 have been injured in 25 traffic accidents. Read Article
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Honduran experts warned the population about the damaging effects of the heat wave now underway. Forecasts indicate that the current summer will be the hottest of the past years, and temperatures in the coming days are expected to reach about 40 degrees Celsius. Read Article
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The County Department of Health and Civil Defense of Rio de Janeiro has mapped 11,354 possible outbreaks of the mosquito Aedes aegypti, which transmits dengue. The sweep took place today during the morning a big group effort. Read Article
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The doctors said that to expand their prevention efforts on Monday will begin a special review of death certificates issued by the Registry Office in recent weeks and whose causes are accentuated acute respiratory infections. This, he notes, as a way to verify that all suspected cases have been addressed, thus ensuring that in case […]
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The project would be located on 50 square meters and the final product would be sold as a tea infusion. Appealing to the measure. That’s what made the agronomist Alvaro Gomez, owner of Agrofuturo, a company that on 31 January had been empowered by the SAG for marijuana plants in his farm in Los Angeles. […]
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26 years ago the Health Ministry and Enami Codelco Ventanas Ventanas-today-were the first studies showing the presence of heavy metals in soil and water for Windows, V Region. So, be warned a “chronic poisoning” in people by emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and particulate matter (PM10). Read Article
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A 541-day imprisonment was ordered sent a 20-year-old was charged as having committed the crime of abortion, a procedure sanctioned under Chilean law. Read Article
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The government plans to solve the problem within 10 days of the shortage of antiretrovirals for HIV / AIDS patients. They released the director of the National Programme for Prevention and Control of HIV / AIDS / STD of Ecuador, Luis Morales, who said that next week we already have the necessary provision. That “would […]
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radiorebelde.icrt.cu. HAVANA, CUBA.- Cuban doctors working in Haiti have been able to bring cholera lethality down to 0.37 with no deaths from the disease reported in more than two months. HAVANA, CUBA .- Cuban doctors working in Haiti Have Been Able to bring cholera Lethality down to 0.37 with no Reported Deaths from the disease […]
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The state of Rio has ten municipalities with dengue epidemic, three more than last week. Joined the list of cities with many cases of the disease Cabo Frio, Silva Jardim and Lamb. Already included a list of the most affected as Jesus of Itabapoana, Canterbury, Saint Anthony of Padua, Mage, Mangalore, and Guapimirim Seropédica. According […]
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Alvaro Roque Ramirez, assistant coordinator of Chagas program, said it has been discovered in the 886 towns of the department the presence of beaked bugs. “Tomamos 14 mil muestras a jóvenes de 7 a 14 años, de los cuales 315 dieron positivo”, resaltó. “We took 14 000 samples to youth ages 7 to 14 years, […]
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The departments of Santa Cruz, Tarija and Chuquisaca increased the level of infestation (invasion of a living organism by agents external or internal parasites) with vinchucas more than one percent between 2009 and 2010, according to the head of the National Chagas Institute. Read Article
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The management of National Parks of Colombia require the presentation of the card that proves to be vaccinated against yellow fever. The scheme will apply in 36 areas of the park system. Among the parks where the card is required include the National Natural Park Gorgona National Natural Park Los Farallones de Cali, Sanctuary Malpelo […]
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So far this year in Tucuman no confirmed cases of dengue but the rain and the temperatures recorded in the province are forced to maintain alertness, because they may enhance the spread of the virus. Read Article
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Paraguay’s public hospitals indefinitely suspended surgeries to give priority attention to the more than 13,000 patients with dengue, which has caused 18 deaths this year, formally announced Wednesday. “From Thursday there will be no surgeries because all beds available in hospitals are available for dengue patients,” confirmed Edgar Gimenez, Vice Minister of Health. Read Article
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The third round of a Bolivian Ministry of Health program to vaccinate young girls against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) began yesterday. HPV can lead to cervical cancer if left untreated, and, according to the World Health Organization, approximately 260,000 women worldwide die from the disease every year. Read Article
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Bolivia’s Health Ministry Tuesday called on its people to keep vigilant against any symptoms of dengue after 23 fatalities and 4,000 cases of infection were reported nationwide in recent days. Most cases have concentrated in the Amazon region of the South American country, with the highest numbers registered in the provinces of Beni and Santa […]
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A total of 25 people attempted to commit suicide, mainly for family reasons, economic and sentimental, so far this year, as recorded entertainment that manages the mental health area of the Regional Health Directorate by Puno Reynaldo Luna. Read Article
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The Minister for Health of Venezuela, Eugenia Sadr, said Monday that it has recorded to date, a total of 415 cases of H1N1 flu in the country, of which, 46 percent are in Merida (West .) The official stressed that the situation is under control and that those infected receive timely treatment. Read Article
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Authorities in Mexico’s Chihuahua state Announced Along the U.S. border Sunday Preventive Health Measures to stanch the return of an H1N1 Epidemic four people after recently Died of the virus. “School checks will Mil Following a Renewed Outbreak of H1N1 human influenza, as a Means of Protecting students from all possible Infection,” Said Javier Gonzalez, […]
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In Argentina, every year there are approximately 2,800 new cases of thyroid cancer, and although it is a tumor with good prognosis if detected early, the treatment causes some complications that affect quality of life of patients. Read Article
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The Encuesta Nacional de Salud Sexual y Reproductiva (National Survey of Sexual and Reproductive Health) presented on Thursday reveals that 22% of men and 11.2% of women, aged between 15 and 44, in Costa Rica say to have had their first sexual experience before their 15th birthday, while 67.9% of men and 51.4% of women […]
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A team of doctors and students surveyed a group of nearly 300 people, men and women, in an exploratory way to measure the prevalence of depressive symptoms. Applied a questionnaire based on a series of clinical criteria internationally accepted. The results of this study were similar to those reached similar studies conducted in other countries. […]
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The presence of fleas, scabies, hives and other skin conditions are part of the problems encountered in the shelters where they shelter the victims of the megadeslizamiento, according to Deputy Health Minister Martin Maturano. Read Article
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There is still no apparent solution to the unsatisfied demand for drinking water in Cochabamba, 11 years after this central Bolivian city made international headlines with a popular uprising that halted the privatisation of water service. Only 326,504 people, representing 48 percent of the population of Cochabamba, have piped water service, and the poorest are […]
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Over 120 thousand people have been affected by heavy rains in Mato Grosso do Sul, central eastern Brazil, where millions in losses recorded primarily in the agricultural sector, local authorities said Monday. The last count of Civil Defense indicates that a total of 120 thousand 365 people were affected by the rains of recent weeks […]
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The Venezuelan government is aware and prepared for a new outbreak of H1N1 in the Latin American country that has left at least one person died and 12 were infected, health authorities reported Thursday. “We want to inform that it has detected the presence of H1N1 virus, this is an epidemic in Mérida (West),” said […]
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Bayer HealthCare has extended its agreement with the World Health Organization (WHO) to fight Chagas disease, a deadly and neglected tropical disease caused by blood sucking insects. The five-year extension will come into effect in April 2012, when the previous agreement signed in 2007 expires. Read Article
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he Ministry of Health of Paraná confirmed on Monday the record of nine deaths due to dengue since the beginning of the year. Until last week, six deaths had been confirmed in the state. Altogether, there were five deaths in Jacarezinho, two in London, one in Carlópolis (all cities in the north of Paraná) and […]
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who struggle with swallowing pills can now enjoy the benefits of Viagra after Pfizer revealed that it has developed a chewable form of the erectile dysfunction pill. Known as Viagra Jet, the drug will be launched in Mexico on March 21. Read Article
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Cuba has an incidence rate of seven tuberculosis (TB) cases per 100,000 inhabitants, one of the lowest in the world, according to figures released by the Public Health Ministry on Thursday, the World Tuberculosis Day. “This achievement is the result of the systematic monitoring and treatment programs developed by the health authorities after the triumph […]
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Smoking a cigarette at the Estadio Nacional or in a rock concert could soon be a thing of the past. The government plans to prohibit smoking in enclosed public areas, starting with sports stadiums and concerts, as part of its proposed reforms to the nation’s Tobacco Law. The new Undersecretary of Health, Jorge Diaz, announced […]
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The Sala Constitucional (Constitutiona Court) declared that alcoholics cannot be dismissed from their public sector jobs. The decision follows the appeal of two public sector employees who were fired for being drunk at work. Read Article
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A new trend among teenage girls has evolved in Ecuador. Called “Tampax on the Rocks”, young women are dousing tampons with liquor and then using them in their private areas to become intoxicated. Extra.ec recently reported this activity and that it is an apparent attempt to disguise using alcohol from their parents or authorities. The […]
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Yesterday morning, a Polish expatriate was electrocuted and died in Yantzaza, Ecuador. The victim was working on an apartment when working with aluminum on the third floor of the apartment building. The aluminum construction material came into contact with a high tension cable, electrocuting him. Two additional workers were also injured and transported to Loja […]
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A strike by transportation workers that almost paralyzed Asuncion for over 12 hours and the deaths of nine people from dengue fever made headlines this week in Paraguay. The unions decided to call a strike after several days of negotiations with the government to demand that they are allowed to drive vehicles as much as […]
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The Ministerio de Salud (Ministry of Health) issued an order to close, gradually over the next four months, all of the 15 operating rooms of the Hospital San Juan de Dios (HSJD) due to deterioration. Costa Rica’s largest state hospital will be without operating rooms in the coming months as the Ministerio de Salud orders […]
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Mexico put its school children on a diet at the beginning of the year. But as often happens with New Year’s resolutions, there are many ways to cheat. Here is some of what is allowed for sale in schools under new guidelines that are intended to combat childhood obesity: lollipops, potato and corn chips (in […]
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Chile is the 45th country to form a Facebook community page that connects mothers and babies who need human milk with mothers offering to donate. Read Article
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Brazil’s prolonged Carnaval weekend, which started on Friday and only ended at noon this Wednesday, along with its very close, almost essential, association with partying and drinking, has always been a nasty time on federal roadways. Read Article
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Although in recent days appeared no more infected dogs, say it is very likely to continue further cases. Meanwhile, the disease transmitted by Aedes aegypti is advancing rapidly in Santa Fe The City continues with the operations and calls for local cooperation. Read Article
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The director of the Hospital Carlos Juliaca confirmed the first case of hemorrhagic dengue fever in the city. The case was reported after a 14-year-old from Madre de Dios presented symptoms had to be taken to hospital in the city. It was learned that the child had contracted the disease by working in the informal […]
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The U.S. government will be hit with a class action lawsuit on behalf of 700 Guatemalans who were infected with syphilis unless it offers a way to settle claims before Friday, the plaintiffs’ attorneys said. Read Article
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The Ministry of Health of Argentina announced today that it has confirmed 17 cases of dengue in the province of Santa Fe while other 41 people with symptoms of having contracted the disease that killed five people in 2009. Read Article
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Bolivian authorities have begun work to restore potable water service in capital La Paz following the mudslide that destroyed part of the city on February 27. The disaster forced water utility Epsas to suspend water service to 80,000 residents in 41 neighborhoods to avoid further mudslides and damage to its pipelines. Read Article
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Córdoba, Veracruz – More than 500 new patients with diabetes mellitus were detected during January in the Social Security medical units in southern Veracruz, this health problem affects not only the population over age 60, also in the adult young woman who takes away 10 years of productive life. Read Article
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In Brazil, the number of cases of dengue officially registered in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro has risen 1,000% in the first two months of 2011, compared to the same period last year – 5,663 cases in 2011 and 539 in 2010. Read Article
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President Alan Garcia today signed a Supreme Decree authorizing a transfer of 148 000 000 625 000 144 nuevos soles for the execution of works of water supply and sanitation in Lima and provinces through local governments. Among the beneficiaries for drinking water works and sewerage scheme 7, 9 and 10, Sector Villa El Salvador, […]
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The “State of Children in Peru” is part of the effort to place on the public agenda prioritization of children and adolescents in public policy. Read Article
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Of the 57 traffic fatalities this year, 15 were pedestrians, the leading cause of traffic deaths. Although the Ley de Tránsito calls for a fine of ¢50.000 for imprudent pedestrians (jaywalkers), the fine is rarely applied and the only concern of pedestrians is to get to the other side as fast as possible, with no […]
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Regional Hospital patients in Ciudad del Este, affected with dengue are forced to buy everything from syringes to blood collection to expensive medications with which the said public health center does not count. Yesterday, the offices were closed for national holiday and sick people crowded into the emergency sector. Read Article
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