Elcomercio.com.ec reported that accident numbers in 2013 increase over 2012 despite improvements in infrastructure and roads.
2025 deaths recorded through November 2013.
24,759 accidents reported through November 2013.
More than 19,000 injuries.
Major contributors to Accidents:
inexperience behind the wheel, intoxication while driving, failure to follow traffic signals, Speeding. Read Article
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rawstory.com reported…Scientists on Wednesday said they had found a variant of a gene to explain why Latin Americans are at higher risk of Type 2 diabetes, and pointed to a possible DNA legacy from the Neanderthals. The variant lies on a gene called SLC16A11, which plays a part in breaking down fatty molecules called lipids, […]
An attack by a school of carnivorous fish has injured 70 people bathing in an Argentine river, including seven children who lost parts of their fingers or toes. Director of lifeguards Federico Cornier said Thursday that thousands of bathers were cooling off from 38 degree temperatures in the Parana River in Rosario on Wednesday when […]
lahora.com.ec reported that The Ministry of Health closed a Burger King in Quito because of a lack of hygiene. Health officials inspected the fast food restaurant after a picture began circulating on social media of a rat on the premises. The inspectors found the Burger King at Orellana and Reina Victoria had improper waste management […]
sowetanlive.co.za reported that officials in southeastern Brazil say doctors performed a caesarean section on a 37-year-old woman only to discover that she wasn’t pregnant. Simone Carvalho is a spokeswoman for the Health Department of the coastal city of Cabo Frio. She said Tuesday the woman told doctors at the city’s Woman’s Hospital she was 41 […]
One month and 23 days ago, Stephanie Molina Amanda Almeida, 20, was shot during the abduction suffered express out of the University of Guayaquil and has since struggled to recover. It was first brought to the clinic Kennedy Guayaquil and then transferred to hospital Guayaquil for economic reasons. At the last home health, according to […]
DAILYMAIL.CO.UK reported…They are completely free of two of the most debilitating illnesses – diabetes and cancer. Now scientists hope a community of dwarfs living in a remote corner of Ecuador could hold the key to a cure for both. The Laron dwarfs, who have a condition believed to be caused by inbreeding, appear to be […]
REUTERS HEALTH reported …In rural Ecuador, when a heavy rain follows a dry spell the rate of diarrhea shoots up by 39%, but when it comes on the heels of lighter rains, the diarrhea rate drops, a new study has found. The researchers monitored 19 Ecuadoran villages, checking in each week over a three-year period. […]
medscape.com – afolkl, MD, Family Medicine It was strange to observe the disconnect between where I was staying in Quito and the realities of daily life for the people I saw on my rotation. For reasons of cost and convenience, I stayed at a popular hostel in Old Quito, which was full of rich travelers […]
Conditions precarious and unhealthy, meat traders operated cattle in camalès clandestine in the cantons Baba and Vinces of Los Rios province. Authorities of Agrocalidad gave with them during an operation. The ticket machines cut the meat on the floor near other animals and together with the mud. According to Jorge Chagerben, owner of a tercena, […]
de.de reported that Smog in Sao Paulo kills more people annually than road accidents, AIDS and breast cancer combined says a recent report. While the city seeks a solution ahead of next year’s World Cup, local residents remain frustrated. A recent study has found that over the last six years, 100,000 people in Sao Paulo […]
Insidecostarica.com reported that the sixth recorded case of malaria in Costa Rica this year, but authorities believe the patient acquired the disease while on a trip to Peru. An investigation into the case has determined that the patient contracted the disease in Peru, according to Director of Health Surveillance, Mary Ethel Trejos. According to Trejos, […]
elnorte.ec reported from Ibarra. In Imbabura the AIDS clinic took care of 62 patients in HIV AIDS treatment until 2012. This year – according to figures from the Ministry of health – in the province have increased in 13 other cases. Read Article
he United Nations for food and agriculture, FAO, issued a report in Santiago de Chile in which indicates that there has been a reduction in the population of the region suffering hunger, which currently reaches 47 million people, three million less that three years ago. According to the report, the global number of people who […]
bbc.co.uk reported that football (soccer) fans going to the World Cup in Brazil should be aware of the risk of dengue fever, a UK expert warns. The tropical disease, spread by mosquito bites, could be a problem in three of the 12 host cities next summer, says Prof Simon Hay, of Oxford University. There are […]
RED ALERT Felmundo.com.sv reported so far in 2013 8.105 dengue cases in NicaraguaACAN-EFE Monday 25 November 2013 | 5:44 pm The authorities of Nicaragua reported today that dengue patients add 8.105 so far year, with 22 dead, including an unborn, and eight people are in critical condition. “We have 8.105 confirmed cases, as accumulated,” said […]
latribuna.hn reported that the director of surveillance of health, Bredy Lara, reported statistics reflect a reduction of 53 percent of the cases of dengue in week 46, in comparison to the number 31, when registered the most. The population keep preventive measures to counter the incidence of dengue fever. “We are seeing the trend of […]
eluniversal.com.mx reported that of the total cases, 519 have been classic type and 128 hemorrhagic. In this year at Sonora 647 cases of dengue, have accumulated said epidemiology director of the Secretariat of health of the State, Francisco Javier Navarro Galvez. Of those cases, 519 have been classic type and 128 bleeding, he added. Read […]
octavodia.mx reported that the number of cases of dengue fever in Baja California Sur now exceeds 2 000 in so far this year, including 78 were of the hemorrhagic type, according to health authorities. According to the Ministry of health in BCS, there have been a total of 2 024 cases of dengue, of which […]
newsroompanama.com reported PANAMA is close to providing universal coverage of AIDs sufferers receiving antiretroviral treatment says a report published on World AIDS day, December 2. The report by the Pan American Health Organization and World Health Organization (PAHO / WHO) positions Latin America and the Caribbean in front of other developing regions in terms of […]
Andes.info.ec reported – Quito, November 28 (Andes).- 82% of processed foods sold in Ecuador contain high levels of fat, salt and sugar, and on the other hand, barely 2% of products sold in the country have low levels of those ingredients, reported the Ministry of Public Health as it warns that those critical levels of […]
MEDINDIA.NET reported that as part of a thousand-member medical cohort hired by Ecuador’s government to supplement the local health care system, Cuban doctors will begin arriving in the country in December. Cuba’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday that the arrangement was signed during a recent visit to Havana by Ecuadoran Health minister Roberto Morales. The […]
The meager budgets of Cuban families are put to the test when one of the members is diagnosed with cancer. Although treatment is free of cost, only extended networks of support help alleviate the economic impact of the disease, which is now the number one cause of death. “The most expensive thing is the diet. […]
sanpedrosun.com reported, according to Belizean statistics, more people die from diabetes than from violence in the entire country annually. In fact there were 275 diabetes related deaths cases last year compared to 145 violence-related deaths in 2012. In addition, there are more people living with diabetes than with HIV and AIDS in Belize. The recent […]
time.com reported….Dengue fever can kill and is spreading around the world to an unprecedented degree. The latest figures from the World Health Organization (WHO) suggest that annual transmissions of the disease may breach 390 million. This year, infections are breaking records all over Asia and Latin America — from sweeping epidemics in Nicaragua to the […]
Eluniverso.com reported a child one year and eleven months died in a hospital after he allegedly gave her mother accidentally drinking rat poison. The incident occurred Saturday afternoon in Santa Rosa. The woman, 31, said his intention was to supply the small syrup for flu and he was wrong. The infant was rushed to a […]
Eluniverso.com reported that an addiction rehabilitation clinic was closed yesterday in Guayllabamba, in northern Quito, apparently for work without permits. To investigate further whether in that place a patient sexually abused. The operation, headed by the Attorney General and the Commissioner of Health, was conducted in the morning. Inside he found eight women, including two […]
High number of cases in Mitla. Migrants at high risk of being victimized. The priest Alejandro Solalinde said that in the central valleys of Oaxaca have been located bodies of migrants and settlers of the body without organs, so alerted on the trafficking of organs in this region. n Forum TV interview, he said that […]
Plenglish.com reported that Cuba ranks first among countries with the greatest density of healthcare providers, reporting 135 doctors per 10,000 inhabitants, followed by the United States with 125, and Canada with 96, according to a 2013 Pan-American Health Organization report. Haiti led the nations below the minimum standard with only 4 doctors per 10,000 inhabitants, […]
Elcomerico.com.ec reported …. According to the Ecuadorian Institute of statistics and censuses, suicide is one of the 10 leading causes of death in 2011. Between 2000 and 2007 there were 1 231 cases, according to the integrated system of social indicators of Ecuador. In 2009, the figure grew to 900 cases. In the past 45 […]
laprensa.hn reported… Africanized honey bees attack 5 people -A team of four rescue workers moved to the place where it was swarm and neutralized the bees. Firefighters attended the emergency Guasculile. Tegucigalpa. Africanized bees attacked yesterday morning to five people in the community of Guasculile, South of the capital. Among the victims is a homeless […]
The scandals in the health system are reaching record levels. The very head of the Central Drug Store, Mirta Escobar, reported yesterday that continuing irregularities in the handling of medicines when they are sent to public hospitals. The business is great. It consists of unadulterated amounts of recipes, reduce the contents of each bottle or […]
Authorities on Thursday rescued 17 people who had been held at a clandestine clinic where patients were subjected to electroshock and even rape, the Ecuadorian Attorney General’s Office said. The facility in question is the Union and Hope Clinic in Hacienda Pisuli, north of Quito, the daily El Telegrafo reported. Also held at the clinic, […]
mundoturismo.com reported……..To enter to Costa Rica, as in most countries of the Caribbean and Central America, be immunized against yellow fever is required for travelers coming from areas with risk of transmission, among the countries concerned risk are Angola, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Colombia, Ecuador, Gambia, Nigeria, and Sudan. All travelers who intend to visit […]
lainformacion.com reported – Health authorities reported today the fifteenth Nicaragua death from hemorrhagic dengue so far this year and has a red alert to the country, where there have been 5,632 cases of the disease. The deceased is a 16 year old native of a town located 112 kilometers northwest of Managua. The last count […]
xinhuanet.com reported that the Honduran Health Ministry on Wednesday confirmed the third death from the H1N1 Influenza A virus in the Central American country this year. The victim was a female resident in Valle de Angeles, a tourist hamlet in eastern Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras, said Bredy Lara, director of the health monitoring department of […]
globalvoicesonline.org reported…In a corner of Ecuador in Patután, Cotopaxi [en], the people are connected to the world thanks to a blog: #ruraleando. It’s likely that the patients who visit this parish’s Health Clinic have no idea that each day at the end of her shift, Denisse Calle (@niches13) publishes, without fear or self-censorship, the problems […]
theguardian.com reported that the President calls for hour of exercise per day and a ‘change of culture’ as Mexico has higher rates of adult obesity than the US. Mexico has become the standard bearer in the global fight against obesity, after parliamentarians passed a law imposing significant new taxes on junk food and sugary drinks. […]
eluniverso.com reported that With white aprons hanging on the gate and black ties, yesterday joined the hospital doctors rejection Baca Ortiz Penal Code. In posters, patients read: “For 15 years I taught studio to kill, we are human beings, not gods, we are not criminals.” Doctors in the province resign en masse in all hospitals […]
LAHORA.COM.EC REPORTED The data yields the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) paint a less worrisome as: Breast cancer is the leading cause of death in the country, with 35.4%, followed by skin cancer, with 32 %. Interestingly, the figures rise Quito: eight out of 100 women between 25 and 64 die from it, according to […]
Joaquin Jose Loayza Navarrete TERRIBLE CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH – Opinion The following opinion is from a Facebook forum Ecuador Translated by Google A friend from time to time began to feel severe pain up to the right , took her to a gynecologist known to have an office in one of the most famous […]
Reuters – elpais.cr reported that authorities arrested three Costa Rican doctors and a Greek restaurant owner on suspicion of organizing illegal organ sales. 1. Three doctors were arrested. 2. Greek owner of a pizza restaurant detained – responsible for recruiting individuals to sell their organs. 3. Doctors allegedly involved in arranging private locations for transplants. […]
theguardian.com reported that a Brazilian hospital says a patient with diabetic kidney failure has been left legless after doctors mistakenly amputated the wrong limb. Marilda Santos is the spokesperson for Rio de Janeiro’s Pedro Ernesto University Hospital. She said that on Friday doctors were supposed to amputate the right leg of Antonio Cesar Victorio but […]
theguardian.com reported that Haitian families to sue UN for compensation over cholera deaths Class action filed in US will test UN’s traditional immunity after outbreak that killed 8,000 people was traced to UN base. Human rights lawyers have filed a lawsuit against the United Nations seeking compensation for the families of thousands of Haitians who […]
Reported from promedmail.org – American trypanosomiasis (Chagas disease) is an important cause of heart disease, megaesophagus, and megacolon among people in Mexico, Central and South America. Many mammals can be infected with the parasite that causes this disease; however, among animals, clinical cases have been reported mainly in dogs. Chagas disease is transmitted by the […]
elmercurio.com.ec reported that since last Tuesday you can buy anti-flu and anti-inflammatory again without the need to present a prescription in pharmacies nationwide. The Ministry of Public Health (MPH) lifted the restriction. Marco Freire, Zonal Health Coordinator, said the measure was taken because there was a decrease in acute respiratory diseases. According to a statement […]
expreso.ec reported that the lack of resources would be the main reason Vozandes hospital closure in the parish Shell, Pastaza Province. Since yesterday started attending as day clinic outpatient, image lab and ophthalmology. While up on Monday worked inpatient services, and emergency surgery. The day clinic is only until December 31. From that date definitively […]
Ecuavisa.com reported…”Thanks to the Communications Act, the Ministry of Health has the capacity to ban advertising of food injurious to health,” President Rafael Correa said during his radio 341, where he talked about some of the health policies that the Government is carried out for the welfare of citizens. Correa also referred to various health […]
Gigante Colombia: independent.ie reported that a Colombian man has had his penis amputated by doctors after he “intentionally” took too much Viagra, reportedly in an attempt to impress his new girlfriend with his sexual prowess. Gentil Ramírez Polanía then suffered an erection for several days, going to a nearby hospital after complaining about the pain, […]
costaricantimes.com reported…..If you are thinking of travelling to Costa Rica or if you are living in Costa Rica you are probably aware of the dengue epidemic that ha hit the country. Although it is fairly easy to prevent this by using mosquito repellent or making sure your screens are intact, it is something to have […]
Soaps money savers, men tied powder, ointments and herbs to cure diseases, are part of the 1,073 products seized by the City Police in an operation in the Plaza San Francisco, in the city center. During a tour made at the weekend by the square posts, staff of the Administration, Police and Health Commissioner, verified […]
Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa announced on Saturday that his government plans to hire one thousand Cuban medical specialists at a cost of 30 million dollars annually. According to El Universo newspaper, the President said that the initiative aims at bringing preventive and family medicine to Ecuadorian neighborhoods. Correa underscored the performance of the Cuban health […]
In tropical areas, the predominant cause of fever has historically been malaria. However by 2011, among febrile patients in northwestern Ecuador, dengue was identified in 42% and malaria in none. This finding suggests a transition in the cause of fever from malaria to other illnesses, such as dengue. Clinical and public health decisions about infectious […]
An Ecuadorian boy with a severe facial deformity is due to fly home from New York next week after going under the surgeon’s knife ten times to fix a potentially fatal condition. Ten-year-old Kevin Rosero was brought to the U.S. in January by Blanca’s House, a charity that works to improve access to modern healthcare. […]
Elcomercio.com reported ….That day, police officers and public prosecutors have seized a computer used by a person who identified himself as pharmaceutical chemistry. According to the file held in the digital files of the Judiciary, she would have ordered that “delete or cross out text: Not for Sale”. Which also modify the “expiration dates and […]
For two weeks or more chronic disease patients coming to the clinic in the Batan IESS are hampered by the lack of medicines. A patient suffering from systemic lupus erythematosus pharmacy indicated that no drug mycophenolate mofetil 500 mg to be taken daily. Because of the shortage is forced to buy private medical laboratories. In […]
According to EFE-extra.ec a 22-year-old man from Comayagua Honduras was hospitalized for a penis erection that has lasted four days. Sources at Hospital Escuela Denis Chirinos reported that the young man may lose his penis. The hospital also reported that in the last three months four other patients have also been treated for prolonged erections. […]
milenio.com reported tThis year, there have been in Matamoros, a total of 418 cases of dengue, of which 131 are related to bleeding, also this week, were recruited 24 new cases reported, Victor Garcia Fuentes, head of the Third Sanitary District in this border. These cases have been laboratory confirmed state of dependency on the […]
Peru’s roads are among the most deadly in Latin America, according to a new report by the World Health Organization. The WHO’s 2013 report on road safety said that Peru has 15.9 deaths per 100,000 people. Countries that have a higher fatality rate include Venezuela at 37.2 per 100,000 and Brazil at 22.5 per 100,000. […]
Care2.com reported that Ecuador’s draconian abortion laws put the lives of rape survivors at risk, according to a Human Rights Watch report issued this week. As the law stands in the South American country, a woman can only obtain an abortion if she is deemed to be “an idiot or demented,” or if the health […]
Five had increased the number of deaths from the H1N1 virus in the Piura region, said yesterday the Director of Health, Luis Saavedra. He added that in total there are 152 confirmed cases of influenza AH1N1, AH3N2 and type B, while 38 cases are still to be confirmed by the National Institute of Health (NIH). […]
BBC.CO.UK reported that disabled people in Ecuador were once marginalised, shut up in their homes and considered unemployable. Since 2007, a single government initiative has transformed many of their lives. Before his accident, Angel Quevedo worked as a house painter in Ecuador’s capital city Quito. He was originally from a farm in the Andean highlands, […]
Globo reported on August 24, 2013 that the first group of foreign doctors in the More Doctors program arrived in various cities of Brazil on Friday (23). The doctors include 145 foreigners; many from Cuba, and 99 Brazilians who attended school overseas. The doctors will need to participate in a three-week course about law and […]
Ecuador’s restrictive abortion laws put the health and even the lives of rape victims in danger, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. In late August 2013 the National Assembly is expected to debate major changes to the criminal code. It is unclear whether a proposal from a 2012 assembly discussion of lifting […]
FRASQUIA, Bolivia — Bolivian indigenous farmer Carmelo Flores, who could be the oldest person to have ever lived, attributes his longevity to quinoa grains, riverside mushrooms and around-the-clock chewing of coca leaves. Speaking in the 4,000-meter high hamlet where he lives in a straw-roofed hut, Flores says the traditional Andean diet has kept him alive […]
Eleven suspected cases of swine flu were reported in the city of Loja, of which 10 were negative, ie, it was other respiratory viruses. The other case it was confirmed as positive, according to the zonal coordinator of Health, Juan Carlos Ramon, that person would have acquired influenza A H1N1 in Quito. “Wine (Loja) and […]
From the March 4, 2011, which came into force Law on Donation and Transplantation of Organs, Tissues and Cells, all Ecuadorians are over 18 donors at death. Are exempt from the rule in life who express the opposite and is posted to your card. According to the Civil Registry, 96% of cedulas is in favor […]
Xinhuanet.com reported that the H1N1 Influenza A virus has killed 11 and infected 137 people this year in Ecuador, spreading to 14 provinces out of its 24 provinces, the Ministry of Public Health said Tuesday. The latest report said 4 deaths were registered in the Andean province, while the province of Pichincha had most infections […]
elnuevoempresario.com reported the flu, anti-inflammatories and painkillers classified as counter may only be issued with a prescription, a provision that was upheld Wednesday by the Ministry of Health. The temporary decision and avoid self-medication preventive character and potential clinical complications of influenza A (H1N1), so far leaves three dead and 51 confirmed cases. 100 Points […]
23 year old become sixth victim, lived in Manabi. Eluniverso.com reported that a 23-year-old from the parish Tarqui Manta Canton, was confirmed as the sixth victim of the H1N1 virus because in Ecuador, it was announced today Health Minister Carina Vance. The official visited the port manabita where 57 ambulances delivered the plan prepared for […]
Andes.info.ec reported in Ecuador, 6 out of 10 deaths are for non-communicable diseases. The Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos (INEC – National Statistics and Census Institute) announced that in 2011, 8,311 people died due to hypertensive and cerebrovascular diseases. Cancer appears as the second cause of death in the country – it took 6,333 […]
Dailymail.co.uk reported that Rochelle Harris, 27, went on holiday to Peru with her boyfriend this year On the flight back she developed excruciating headaches, face pain, started hearing noises in her head and fluid then leaked from her ear Went to A&E where doctors thought she had a minor ear infection But closer inspection revealed […]
Eluniverso.com reported that the Health Director Tungurahua, Lorena Velasco, reported Monday that the weekend killed a man was afflicted with influenza AH1N1, who was admitted to the hospital’s Social Security Institute (IESS) of Ambato. This is the third death from this condition. Also reported that up to 23-24 the number of suspects for H1N1, to […]
Threat from increased cases in Colombia, Venezuela Eluniverso.com reported thatPhysicians Health Ministry along with immigration personnel perform preventive screenings H1N1 virus on the northern border. Monitoring began two weeks ago due to the increase of cases in Colombia and Venezuela. Jose Castillo, epidemiologist Carchi Health Directorate, said that there are two control offices, on the […]
Elcomercio.com reported that the lack of medical appointments assignments in the call center IESS affects users. At least, according to an analysis by the Comptroller General of the State, 49% of members are not served. Carlos Pinto waiting for an appointment for gallbladder surgery almost six months. The 47 year old man waiting in the […]
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Manta Ecuador: Eluniverso.com reported that The Zonal Coordinator of Health 4 entity that brings together the provinces of Manabi and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, intervene as soon as possible, it was announced, the hospital Rafael Rodriguez Zambrano, Manta, after relatives made claims that Fernando Tumbaco , who came to this nursing home near midnight […]
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HIGH ALTITUDE SICKNESS by Gustavo Zubieta Sr., M.D. and Gustavo Zubieta Jr., M.D. Knowledge of what precautions should be taken is very useful for any change from one environment to another. Don’t be afraid of high altitude. However, be well informed and take proper precautions. Our experience over many years dealing with high altitude disease […]
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Guayaquil Ecuador: Eluniverso.com reported that on Tuesday May 14, 2013 Nicasio Fajorada Tituana died after being denied medical emergency services at three medical facilities for a bullet injury to his head. MOVING TO ECUADOR? – GET THIS BOOK TO BE RELEASED IN JUNE 13′ VIDEO He tried to intervene during a robbery of his daughter’s […]
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Revistaepoca.globo.com reported on May 8, 2013, the Public Ministry of Rio Grande do Sul (RS-MP), initiated Operation Milk Plywood to combat the adulteration of milk by five milk transportation companies transporting about 100 million liters of milk between April 2012 and May 2013. Targeted brands included Italac, Good Taste, Mumu, and Latvida. Eight suspects have […]
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Samborondón Guayas Ecuador Eluniverso.com reported that on February 15, 2012, a young man was shot during a kidnap express located 200 meters from the hospital Clinica Kennedy Samboronon in Guayaquil. He was thrown from the vehicle and an officer went to the Clinica Kennedy to seek aid of an ambulance. He was told the ambulances […]
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CSR Press Release Reported that the 20-year fight by residents of Ecuador’s Amazonian rain forest to make Chevron pay to clean up the contamination and polluted streams it left behind has made civil society stronger and Ecuador’s courts better prepared to deal with similar cases in the future, a lawyer who was part of the […]
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Peru and Ecuador made today the launch of Vaccination Week in the Americas (VWA) to protect the child population in the border area against various diseases that can cause disability and even be fatal, reported the Ministry of Health (MoH). Deputy Health Minister, José Carlos Del Carmen Sara, who is in Tumbes, said that diseases […]
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Authorities of the Ministry of Health, the Pan American Health Organization in El Salvador among others were announced this morning that between 2011 and 2012 in the country were registered 73 000 new cases of hypertension. Authorities Social Security Institute (ISSS) reported that hypertension was the leading cause of consultation in 2012. Read Article
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The infectious disease specialist District IV, Yeni Hernandez, reported that during the month of March there were 15 new cases of syphilis among western municipalities Monagas. He said that this disease ranks third in sexually transmitted diseases among Zamora, Aguasay and Santa Barbara. Read Article
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Nacion.com repoerted that Dengue virus attacked with more force than usual this summer, preying especially those living in the provinces of Puntarenas and Guanacaste. These coastal areas account for 52% of all patients this year: 1,394 affected in the Central Pacific Region and the Region Chorotega 1097, according to the latest data from the Social […]
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elespectador.com reported that “She did not need anything. She had a wonderful body. It had nothing to envy anyone. ” Astrid does not understand why her sister Sandra Viviana Bedoya Brand underwent a surgery that ended apparently taking his life. The investigation is just beginning, but the first testimonies say Cali, actress, 30, visited on […]
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The death of a child of eight years in the ‘music capital’ alerted authorities. More than 70 percent of the department is in epidemiological risk. According to Secretary of Health of the municipality, Jaime Gómez Mendoza, has decreed yellow alert for the 1398 dengue cases and 50 common or severe dengue hemorrhagic recorded so far […]
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The health ministry on Friday ahead of the Winter Plan framed in the beginning of “Vaccination Campaign” against influenza for the population at risk, such as older adults, pregnant with more than three months, the chronically ill, health personnel, infants and children between 6 and 23 months, respectively, in clinics and emergency centers. Read Article
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A ton of donkey meat and horse, which was to be distributed in markets like beef, was seized by police in a clandestine carnal human asentameinto “The Worker” in Sullana, Piura. Green Agents and Radio Patrol Squadron entered the place located in Sáenz Peña 213 Street, where they found and leather donkey heads of this […]
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eluniverso.com reported that a group of Peruvian doctors and accomplices were reported to the Peruvian justice for having marketed since 2004, kidney transplants, sources confirmed to Efe OTP. Recipients of kidneys from the United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia, paying up to $ 125,000 for medical expenses, including Peruvian donor recruitment, according to research […]
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Among Ecuadorian women, breast cancer is the leading cause of death with a rate of 35.4%, followed by skin cancer with 32%, according to a report by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The figures are higher in Quito, where eight out of 100 women, aged between 25 and 64, die for that cause, according […]
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At least 40 confirmed cases of dengue recorded to date in the region Piura , most of which is concentrated in the town of Pariñas, with 22 patients, and in Castilla with 13, reported the Regional Directorate of Health ( Diresa ). The institution said that no died from the disease, but there are a […]
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In the commune Loma Alta, an hour and a half of the province of Santa Elena, is a unit of the Ministry of Health to monitor the intoxicated that ingerieron water contaminated with feces from bats. The provincial health director himself Santa Elena, Fernando Vicuna, said the emergency was presented on Monday, and that the […]
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In that province there have been two cases of dengue fever have been confirmed by the authorities. Ecuavisa.com reported that Illness invades Beatriz Ordonez. She says she has three days up early for your child with symptoms of dengue are receiving care in the Maternal and Child Health Center of Santa Elena, but the absence […]
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an estimated 130 cases so far this year. Featuring a rise in the minors. Trujillo. Years pass and these cases present themselves, young people most at risk. In this year the age range between 15 and 25 years. “We are very concerned about this situation because there are more young people who have this problem. […]
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On March 31, 2013, 24 Horas News reported that a hospital in Cuiabá, in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, has turned in documents necessary to investigate its purchase of medications necessary to its operations. According to Kamil Hussein Fares (PDT), Municipal Health Secretary, the fraud involved with the purchases dates back many years, and […]
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Ketamine is an illegal hallucinogen analgesic and can be bought without the greatest difficulty in several places of Lima. A Epensa Group team reached one of these sites, located on Avenue Emancipation, in downtown Lima, and acquired this powerful drug. Read Article
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spanish.china.org.cn reported that Costa Rica sum so far the year 5615 cases of dengue, the highest figure recorded in the last 10 years, reported the Social Security Fund (CCSS). Costa Rica sum so far the year 5615 cases of dengue, the highest figure recorded in the last 10 years, reported the Social Security Fund (CCSS). […]
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Diariocol.com.ar reported that the Ministry of Health of the Province of Buenos Aires warned travelers to outbreak areas during the Easter holiday and the bridge on April 2, to take precautions to prevent dengue. Recommended to take action as the permanent use of repellents, both inside and travel abroad, and stated that the situation is […]
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