Shark steak dry with high mercury content has been marketed in the country this summer and can severely damage the health of Hondurans. The authorities of the Ministry of Natural Resources (Serna) reported that blind spot has made the distribution of this product, which is sold under the name of fish jerky (cecina de pescado). 15 businesses have been detected in the country with this product, so be intervened in the coming days. Read Article
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The state of Rio de Janeiro declared emergency in 36 municipalities because there were almost 42,000 cases of possible infection. So far, the government of Rio de Janeiro no fatalities have been reported in the official statistics, although the possibility exists that has, since not all patients know they have dengue. Frequent rains during this […]
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omnia.com.mx reported that in the state of Chihuahua were 746 cases of tuberculosis in 2012, 14 percent of these people associated with diabetes and another 14. 2 percent that occurred in children. Only in 2012 there were 746 new cases of all forms of tuberculosis in the state of Chihuahua, this disease is a public […]
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Eldia.com.do reported in the Dominican Republic last year there were 4.438 cases of tuberculosis were diagnosed and placed on treatment. Belkis Marcelino, director of the National Tuberculosis Control estimated that failure to detect a 33% increase, so the Public Health Ministry yesterday launched a campaign aimed at reducing the disease by 2015. Read Article
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Latin America is the region where most cesareans are performed. 38% of those born between 2006 and 2010 came to the world in an operating room, according to the latest State of the World’s Children UNICEF. More and more women and doctors heed not the recommendations of health authorities, who have spent decades warning of […]
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The government of Belize today implements road safety project aimed at reducing the high death rate from traffic accidents recorded here, the minister of state, Santino Castillo . The authorities are alarmed because the country has the highest rate of road deaths in Latin America in recent years, which amounts to 21.6 per 100 000 […]
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cronica.com.ec reported that officials from the Commissariat of Hygiene discovered a clandestine slaughterhouse sector Zalapa Alto, had no operating license and hygiene and was closed. Without permission and under unsanitary conditions, personal hygiene Police Station Municipality of Loja detected illegal slaughterhouse and a pig farm at Alto Zalapa sector, animal waste directly affected the irrigation […]
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The National Union of Entrepreneurs of Mexico Pharmacy (Unefarm) reported growth in the supply of medicines cloned in the country that is now up 7.0 percent market share valued at 150 billion dollars and whose method of operation and extended to Internet sales. The council president, Oscar Zavala, asked the authorities to solve this problem […]
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A report by the Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Chile and Dr. Carmen Cerda stated that the patient’s death Mario Rojas was due to lack of procedure in the University Medical false Sea Tania Gonzalez. Gonzalez became dean of nursing at the University of the Sea , despite being school teacher, so that is […]
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70% of individuals does nothing to control salt intake, despite being one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease. So concluded a pilot study conducted by the Ministry of Health of the Nation will be presented today. Read Article
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There are 26 cases, including Buenos Aires, Cordoba and Jujuy. Meanwhile there are 12 probable cases throughout the Chaco. Increases high alert confirmation of at least 26 cases of dengue in Capital Federal, Cordoba and Jujuy, according to the Ministry of Health and urged people to strengthen preventive measures. Alejandro Collia-minister of Health of Buenos […]
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costaricantimes.com reported that for all those people that have noticed a few more mosquitoes than normal during dry season, they are not a figment of the imagination. No rains have come, however there is talk of an epidemic of dengue in Puntarenas and even a recent death of a woman infected with the virus. dengue-costa_rica […]
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Yesterday were detected nine cases of dengue in the country: three in Córdoba and six in Jujuy, where hygiene tasks began, fumigation and descacharrado. Jujeño health minister, Victor Urbani, acknowledged that there were six people affected, two are indigenous cases, a father and son living in Ramal-zone, and there are four cases “imported” from other […]
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Eluniversal.com.mx reported that for every two men, a woman becomes ill, the number of cases is very similar to the same period last year, said Jose Alberto Ramón Muñiz Castillo, program manager at the Health District. The program in this border microbacteriosis recorded 12 new cases of tuberculosis from January to date, in addition to […]
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diariocontraste.com reported that 84.6% of the cases occurred in the states of Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Parana, Espiritu Santo, Mato Grosso and Goiás, all of the south, southeast and center-west of the country , according to the epidemiological balance released by the Ministry. “The situation of these eight […]
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At least 22 people were poisoned in the restaurant “Aquí Jaime” Concon after being confirmed an outbreak of foodborne disease (FBD), because the bacterium vibrio parahemolítica, by eating raw shellfish. Read Article
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diariopanorama.com reported that the average of reported new cases of HIV-AIDS remained stable in the last five years, with 5500 diagnoses per year, the Ministry of Health. He said that of this total, 90% are people who became infected through unprotected sex, and about 100 new cases per year are children who are infected by […]
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The diagnosis of tuberculosis in the Valle del Cauca are more common than believed. This is evidenced by a report by the Foundation for Education and Social Development, FES, with advice from the Fundación Valle del Lili and Icesi University, which indicates that so far this year there have been in the department 95 cases […]
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Eluniverso.com reported that Rebeca Gladys Castillo Vera, 37, died last Thursday when he was subjected to a liposuction clinic Cempa, at 33 and El Oro, the victim’s family complained. They indicated that the woman was admitted at 14:00 for the operation, but after five hours the doctor Jaime Penafiel Armando Aviles, along with his assistant, […]
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eltiempo.com reported that with the advance of the epidemic outbreak living the department on behalf of the dengue virus, health authorities Valley have drawn attention to blinde the population is under 15. So far this year there have been 1,339 cases of dengue, 53 of them seriously, and three people have died, including two girls […]
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noticias.terra.cl reported that the Homicide Unit (BH) of the PDI of Conception is investigating a possible abortion, performed by a woman of 23 years old, through the use of a medication called Misotrol. The accused would have introduced vaginally pills while in his home in the town of Lan C Hualpén. After presenting a hemorrhage, […]
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In five days since the announcement of the outbreak of avian flu have been culled 300,000 birds, however, the number of chickens infected rises to one million 20 thousand units. Five days after the outbreak of avian influenza in Guanajuato Bachoco farms have been culled 300,000 birds until yesterday. Agricultural Development Secretary, Javier Usabiaga Arroyo, […]
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This was confirmed in a statement to Radio Santa Fe through the Secretary of Health of the capital of the Atlantic, Alma Solano, who said that the operation prevented condoms were distributed at carnivals. The official said that the seizure of condoms made in development of any inspection, surveillance and control that anticipates periodically Environmental […]
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As a matter of Augusto Cesar Diaz, MD, coordinator of the organization, the situation that exists in Alta Verapaz is alarming and disturbing, as the number of female deaths from causes related to pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum is high. According OSAR data in 2010 reported 56 maternal deaths in 2011 dropped to 52 and in […]
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The State Health Department, reported that in the first two months of the year, there have been 90 cases of dengue, of which 51 are of classical and 39 hemorrhagic. The secretary, Rafael Delgado Alpuche said that is the Benito Juarez municipality Cancun, which presents major problems about the high incidence of cases. Read Article
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Chagas disease may be obscure, but the economic burden it imposes on the world is greater than that of better-known diseases, like cervical cancer or cholera, according to a new study. Even in the United States, the authors said, the costs of Chagas are commensurate with those of more publicized diseases, like Lyme disease. (In […]
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Alto Paraná Ciudad del Este. The rains in recent days are conducive to the formation of breeding of Aedes aegypti. The cities most affected by the disease are Ciudad del Este, with 63 confirmed cases and Presidente Franco, 28.In the Alto Paraná appeared a total of 924 new suspects. Since the beginning of the epidemic, […]
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Up to 491 patients were treated at the Emergency Hospital Isidro Ayora Loja and during the holiday, with no reports of problems as it was known in the nursing home. Mariana Hurtado, emergency area nurse, said, “In those days there were no major contingencies, there were no critical patients, but cases had alcohol poisoning and […]
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According to Eluniverso.com, Dengue cases continue to rise in the country, according to figures released in the latest epidemiological bulletin published by the Ministry of Health (MOH) and collecting cases until the fifth week of 2013 so far. Only between 29 January and 5 February this year there were 486 new patients, of whom two […]
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She spent several days in intensive care and contracted the flu virus in the United States. She died on Friday, as reported by the Ministry of Health of the Province of Buenos Aires. The woman, 39, remained in the clinic Rossi de La Plata from Jan. 28 to be affected by the virus. Read Article
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There are strong allegations coming from a songbird in the Ministry of Health, and independently backed-up by two members of the Belize Medical and Dental Association (BMDA), that some very senior officials in that Ministry are moonlighting in a drug racket, in which they are raking in thousands, if not millions of dollars. Our Ministry […]
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Also, another female called meet the revised schedules as it should be, because they come when they want and leave the same way, in addition to the abuse by managers, being a clear example of the sex workers to be reviewed every 15 days and that they left each month. In turn, asked the State […]
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lmcordoba.com.ar reported that a new dengue epidemic forced the health authorities to enact national epidemiological alert on 8 January. Health authorities in Paraguay today raised to 23 the death toll due to dengue so far this year, a total of 21,367 suspected cases of the disease. The Director General of Health Surveillance ministry area, Celia […]
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elnuevoempresario.com reported that the director of the National Institute of Organ Donation and Transplantation, INDOT, Diana Almeida, said the country has increased citizens who voluntarily agree to donate an organ to save a life. This act of solidarity is an achievement of the validity of the Law on Donation and Transplantation of organs, tissues and […]
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Living in Ecuador may be source of asthma and allergies by increased exposure to UV rays According to somospacientes.com,People living in Ecuador could have a significantly higher risk of developing asthma and allergies. And not only by the greater range of allergens consistent with equatorial climates, but mainly by the increased exposure to ultraviolet B […]
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avn.info.ve reported that during the last six years in Ecuador have decreased poverty-related diseases, such as tuberculosis and malaria through health prevention policies, tracking cases and economic growth of Ecuadorian families. Senplades revealed that out of 100,000 inhabitants, 3.3 died from tuberculosis in 2011, in contrast to 7.8 annual deaths were recorded in 2001. For […]
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ultra.com.mx reported that in Tlaxcala, there was an increase in cases of respiratory diseases. So far this year there have detected more than 26 000 cases, reported the Ministry of Health of the state. Banuelos Jorge Morales, deputy director of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Health of Tlaxcala, said: “We are talking to have a […]
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Tourism operators and authorities take action to prevent environmental pollution pre Montañita Carnival holidays. The municipality supports odors, which accentuated the weekend, when the tournament was held Reef Classic Surf Montañita, which attracted hundreds of tourists to this resort, which has no sewerage. Owners of hotels and restaurants ASEAN septic tanks of their establishments for […]
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Uruguay faces its first hearings in the French capital this week in a lawsuit filed by U.S. tobacco giant Philip Morris International (IW 50/4) against its anti-smoking laws, an official said Monday. In early 2010, Philip Morris filed a complaint with the World Bank’s International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), seeking damages allegedly […]
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milenio.com reported …….. The case of the 9 year old girl who became mother to give birth to a small nearly three kilos of weight and is being investigated by the Attorney General staff of the State of Jalisco (PGJEJ), they seek to establish if the minor was a victim of sexual abuse or was […]
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According to cooperativa.cl, the Valparaiso Health SEREMI initiate an investigation because of the massive poisoning suffered about 25 children participating in a summer camp in the area of the Maitenes, in the district of Casablanca. The children began to feel intense stomach pains after eating hamburgers, discomfort worsened whereupon had to be transferred to the […]
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opisantacruz.com.ar reportedWith Crash site San Jose Green Eggs and total work stoppage, the staff of Minera Santa Cruz in Perito Moreno tries to draw public attention to a mass poisoning suffered, but until when the source has been reported that resulted in the serious incident. As usual in these cases, the company does not respond […]
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According to latarde.com.mx, the Reynosa COEPRIS released a health alert to the possibility that the local market is selling one type of insulin “pirate” allegedly used to control diabetes in people with this disease. Therefore, the verification personnel available to the unit concerned, is being given the task of traveling to pharmacies and drug distributors […]
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Like many upper-class Ecuadoreans, Lenin Moreno rarely noticed people with disabilities. A successful businessman and politician, he was too busy being an overachiever. All that changed in 1998. After buying bread at a Quito grocery store, Moreno was approached by gunmen in the parking lot. Even though he gave up his wallet and keys, the […]
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UK prison inspectors say they were “shocked” by conditions they found inside two British-run jails on the Cayman Islands, with decrepit cells, endemic drug use and high levels of victimization. Nick Hardwick, Her Majesty’s chief inspector of prisons, was asked last January by the Cayman’s governor-general to inspect the two jails on Grand Cayman after […]
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722 confirmed cases of dengue were reported in the country today due to the start of the winter season accoding to Ecuavisa.com. So far two people have died of severe dengue in the province of Manabi. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health seeks extreme measures to fight the disease. Carina Vance, Health Minister said that the […]
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nbclatino.com reported that a growing number of Americans are looking farther south than Mexico, and a bit further east, for their “medical tourism” needs. Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory in the Caribbean, has become a top destination of choice for those attempting to bypass the high costs of healthcare in the United States. According to […]
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A subsidiary of Nicaraguan conglomerate Grupo Pellas presented a novel plastic surgery method for Latin America based on the use of stem cells extracted from the patient’s fatty tissue. “There are several technologies for obtaining stem cells, but ours is the easiest, fastest, most effective and accessible,” Dr. Michael Carstens, medical director of Pellas’ GID […]
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antibiotic-resistant strain of KPC Chitré Panama Hospital officials Nelson Gustavo Collado, Chitre City, yesterday confirmed the first case of a patient infected with KPC bacteria. Yuri Huerta, coordinator of Nosocomial Infection Committee of the hospital, explained that already received the laboratory report which confirms that the patient has the KPC bacteria. This is a sick […]
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Two people died in Holguin in eastern Cuba, because of a new cholera outbreak in a suburb of that city. The victims are two women of 42 and 79 who had apparently participated in a quinceanera in New Llano neighborhood known as San Andrés output, said locals. Read Article
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This is the testimony of the mother of Sunny Garcia, less than six years, which according to his lawyer and clinical records in hand, ensures that product consumption died Milk DNA. Their case and the death of more than 17 children, prosecutors refused to investigate. Read Article
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The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed the second death from dengue hemorrhagic fever (called serious by the authorities) in the country, after obtaining at 13:00 last Tuesday, the results of the laboratory examination of Santiago manabita Cagua Estacio, of 49 years. The victim was from Bahía de Caráquez. Read Article
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Cronicaviva.com.pe reported in order to continue with actions against dengue outbreak, the government extended by 30 days, from January 22, the state of emergency in the provinces of Coronel Portillo and Atalaya Padre Abad in Ucayali region. The provision was established by Supreme Decree 008-2013-PCM, published today in the journal Legal Standards of Official Newspaper […]
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Esmas.com reported that in a year an average smoker in Mexico spends about four thousand 800 pesos in cigarettes, which not only result in a waste of money, but in a real health risk, revealed the Federal (CJF) He stressed that the country’s 7.1 million addicted to snuff and six is the number of cigarettes […]
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A cholera outbreak that has sickened 51 people so far been detected in Havana, four months after another focus of this evil left three dead in eastern Cuba, said Tuesday the Ministry of Health. This is the first outbreak of cholera Havana suffered for 130 years, but in July 2012 appeared an outbreak of this […]
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Eluniverso.com reported that a 11 year old boy is the first fatality of dengue in the country so far in 2013, while the sick increase, according to health officials. From January 1 until the third week of this month (Saturday 19) there have been 476 cases in fourteen provinces, said Norma Armas, national secretary of […]
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actualidad.rt.com reported that the Brazilian city of Campo Grande has declared a state of emergency before the dengue epidemic, which has added more than 7,600 cases in this city in the southwest of the country from December 30. This measure will strengthen work to combat the epidemic , display means and buy materials without legal […]
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The Provincial Municipality of Trujillo refused to abide by the decision of the Regional Civil Defence Liberty to close for 30 days The Hermelinda market, the largest in the city. As reported, the measure was available for cleaning and disinfection to prevent the outbreak of bubonic plague in the population. Read Article
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For the dengue epidemic in neighboring countries, Argentina prevention extreme Sanjuan8.com reported that the Ministry of Health warned tourists who plan to travel to countries Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia take extra preventive measures against the disease so far this year and caused 317 deaths. The Ministry of Health warned tourists planning to travel to neighboring […]
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Brazil faces an epidemic of dengue, a disease that can be fatal and is transmitted by the bite of the female mosquito Aedes aegypti, of African origin but is now widespread throughout much of the tropical regions and equatorial the world. The Aedes albopictus – Asian tiger mosquito – is also a carrier of the […]
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Lahora.com.ec reported that after registering the first rains on the coast, the popular areas of the province of Guayas, show the proliferation of Aedes Aegyptis, transmits dengue. The National Malaria Eradication Service (NMES), took preventive measures by providing the population of Guayas and Manabi with Bactivec biolarvicide an effective and non-toxic product. Read Article Areas […]
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Panama on Monday reported the first cases of infection in the city of Colón (Caribbean) with nosocomial bacteria “Clostridium difficile”, which last year caused at least nine deaths in the Social Security hospital in the town of David, bordering with Costa Rica. The Social Security Fund (CSS) reported three confirmed and two suspected cases of […]
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According to elcomercio.com, on Sunday at 07:45 am in El Carmen, in Sangolquí, July Tipán, age 50, suffered a broken tibia and fibula in his right leg as a result of being involved in a traffic accident. An ambulance and firefighters sought medical care for the victim at all the public and private hospitals in […]
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Huanta province in Vraem inforegion.pe reported that —- Huanta province in Vraem, by the Department of Epidemiology, Emergency and Disaster Ayacucho Regional Health Authority (DIRESA), this Epidemiological Alert declared institution throughout the region. The alleged victim of the disease was a 16-year-old, who went to the health center Llochegua presenting some of the symptoms of […]
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Eluniverso.com reported that the number of traffic accidents decreased during the last year in Ecuador, although deaths from this cause increased by 4.7% compared with 2011. Juan Ruales, National Director of Traffic Control and Road Safety, said yesterday that while in 2011 there were 15,751 traffic accidents on the roads, in 2012 the figure stood […]
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A total of 4697 Colombian girls under 14 were mothers in the first nine months of 2012, according to official statistics, which according to the director of the Instituto Colombiano of Family Welfare (ICBF), Diego Molano, is a “serious problem” in the country. Molano reported today that teen pregnancies and tweens are “a problem that […]
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Cotocollao Clinic is suspended The emergence of a bacterium in the nursing home would be the cause of the death of a newborn and five other disease. The authorities will investigate the incident, while the clinic will be temporarily closed. Cotocollao Clinic, located north of Quito, was closed, yesterday morning, after an infant died and […]
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The city has about 9,000 sex workers who frequent the more than 114 local supervised by the supervisory authorities, but it is estimated that for every one of them, at least 2 or 3 do clandestinely. While in the city and in the country, no official statistics on the number of people who are engaged […]
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Government authorities on Friday seized 983 tonnes of milk powder were being held in storage by Zuly Milk Company, located in the industrial zone The Tapias Mariche Rows in Sucre municipality of Miranda state. Through a satellite contact with Venezolana de Television, People’s Minister for the Interior and Justice, Nestor Reverol, announced that the seizure […]
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Extra.ec reported that they spent at least seven hours before the clinic administrators Clínica del Pacífico in Guayaquil, reported to police early yesterday morning one of their patients hung himself in his room. Around 08:00, police went to the nursing home and found that the scene was changed. The body of Efrain Velasquez Oromo, 72, […]
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Eluniverso.com reported that in early January reported a daily average of 30 care in hospital emergency area Verdi Cevallos Balda, of Portmore, people with fever, flu and decay and two cases of dengue fever. Maribel Barriga, director of the Department of Epidemiology, said to watch for with this type of diseases are increasing, especially when […]
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Miamiherald.com reported that authorities in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas say a bacterial disease has killed five babies and sickened 41 others in a remote indigenous community that is experiencing a wave of intense cold and rains. Read Article
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Ucayali region, in the central forest, ended 2012 with 7.521 cases of dengue, which were treated at health facilities and hospitals in the State, including Social Security, the report Operation Center Health Emergency (COES), said the Ministry of Health. The COES report indicates that during the emergency occurred 5.614 dengue without warning signs (74.64% of […]
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Peruvian Association of Consumers and Users (Aspec) complained to the company Indecopi Delosi SA (legal name Kentucky Fried Chicken), for violating various provisions of the Code and Consumer Protection regarding issues of health, safety, safety and access to information. Among complaints, Kentucky Fried Chicken accused of reusing oil.Read Article
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17 cases of people affected by carbon monoxide and butane gas in Sonora was reached after posting eight new cases from 23 to 29 December, a figure that is usually lower than the 54 that were taken last year said Sergio Olvera Alba. Director of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Public Health of the State […]
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Elunviverso.com reported that relatives said that the wounded man was taken to the Hospital de Quevedo, but due to his critical condition was referred to our hospital Luis Vernaza, Guayaquil, where they would not have cared for lack of beds. He was then transferred to the hospital where neither attended Guayaquil, but did not explain […]
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Diariolasamericas.com reported that a 74-year U.S. tourist died in the Galapagos Islands. The tourist, who was identified as Jane White, had come to the islands and died during a visit to the tortoise breeding center “Jacinto Gordillo”. The center stated that Ms. White stumbled and received a head one after hitting a rock. There was […]
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IPSNEWS.net reported that Chagas disease, the third most serious infectious disease in Latin America, is developing a “new face” and moving into urban areas, while a new treatment may offer hope for millions of sufferers. The new face of the disease is exemplified by Luz Maldonado, a 47-year-old teacher from Venezuela. Maldonado contracted Chagas disease […]
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Reurters reported that Foreign residents in Argentina can change sexual identity in the DNI Foreigners residing in Argentina sexual identity can change their identity in the South American country, as the Argentines could do, according to a resolution published today in the Official Gazette. The Gender Identity Act, adopted last May by the Argentine Congress, […]
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One of the complaints ofter heard about Ecuador, is the high rate of corruption among government employees and law enforcement. The following examples demonstrate that the pernicious act of corrupt activity reaches many levels of society in Ecuador, even when it comes to visiting a patient in a hospital. This information was provided by roving […]
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Some of the 100 people who were strong Cumbe upset stomach by food poisoning during a pass last Sunday Christmas recovering at different nursing homes in the city. The poisoning occurred last Sunday during the execution of the pass the Child of the parish. The event started at 09:00 and about 19:00 the party priostes […]
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Brazil may be the first country to end the AIDS epidemic, said a senior UN official in an interview with Folha de Sao Paulo on Saturday. Because the country has extensive coverage for treatment of the disease, “I have no doubt that Brazil is eligible to become the first country to declare the end of […]
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After spending a few weeks observing traffic congestion and frequently walking through huge clouds of black bus exhaust throughout Cuenca, it was clear to me that air pollution was a problem. However, after reading a few articles related to air pollution that I found in the local newspaper, El Mercurio, I discovered that air pollution […]
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As of November 5, the country will have the first national blood bank (blood center) created by the Ecuadorian Red Cross at a cost of three million dollars, funded by the Ministry of Public Health. The building will be located in Carapungo, north of the capital. This will become the parent of the 35 existing […]
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PORTOVIEJO-Quito-Cuenca Ecuador: ElUniverso.com reported that four people, including a child, were killed and 16 others were injured in four road accidents across Ecuador. In the grounds of Pedro Pablo La Esperanza Gomez, Manabi, two trucks collided head, which killed the two occupants of one of those cars, Dario Castro and Pedro Herrera Bailon Gordillo. Jorge […]
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House Representative member Angela Robledo, denounced on Tuesday in political control debate, members of the armed forces were involved in cases of sexual violence in the context of armed conflict. “We have evidence that some members of the security forces, abuse of children and adolescents in conflict zones. Sexual exploitation by these officials and adolescents […]
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Bolivian President Evo Morales, announced today the implementation of the third phase of the program My Water (More investment for water) in 2013, to reach all the country’s population. The president gave this information in the event to mark the three years created the municipality of Villa Charcas, belonging to the province Cintis Nor, in […]
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Venezuelan authorities today betting health promoting responsible sexuality to address the spread of HIV / AIDS in the country, as part of the prevention strategy disease. According to experts from the Institute of Public Health, this behavior is important in the use of means of protection in addition to avoid promiscuity. Company executives recalled that […]
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Ecuavisa.com reported that the figures from the Ministry of Health (MOH) collects data from 1987, when there were 7 deaths directly attributed to AIDS-until 2010. According to MOH statistics, each year the number of deaths in the country for HIV / AIDS. Only in 1994 and 1995 the number decreased compared to the previous year. […]
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IDS Healthcare Foundation welcomes its newest partner country, Argentina, with a World AIDS Day event to remember: the City of Rosario, AHF, and multiple health care partners set a new Guinness World Record for “Most HIV Tests Given in One City in Multiple Venues in One Day” With ten venues throughout Rosario offering free tests […]
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Survey released today (27) by the Ministry of Health indicates that 77 municipalities are at risk for dengue, including a capital, Porto Velho. In these areas, where more than 5.7 million people, more than 3.9% of the properties surveyed have mosquito larvae that transmits the disease, Aedes aegypti. In addition, 375 cities are in a […]
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Peter Sanchez, president of the New Generation Association of People Living with HIV-AIDS, of Cajamarca in Northern Speaks RPP Noticias, reported not receiving adequate care, because from the operation of the new Regional Hospital, they are attended by people who have no experience in people with HIV-AIDS. Read Article
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The disease which is endemic in parts of tropical Latinamerica is caused by a virus transmitted by the mosquito Aedes Aegypti and its symptoms are high fever, headache, vomiting and skin rashes. A more dangerous manifestation is the hemorrhagic strain which has a high mortality rate. In 2010 the mosquito transmitted disease infected 1.5 million […]
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At least 42 school children 82,724 Under pingullo sector in the province Hualgayoc , Cajamarca , suffered headaches and upset stomach after drinking fresh milk, said the National Food Assistance Program ( Pronaa ). * All children admitted to hospital Bambamarca Support * after 16:00 yesterday and after receiving medical staff specially convened to address […]
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Peruvian prosecutors have reopened the case of forced sterilizations performed during the government of Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000), archived for two years. The Inter-American Commission asked the Peruvian State in October 2011 resume tax investigation following the complaint of 2,074 women who did not give informed consent or to whom food aid and social conditioned to […]
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Eluniverso.com reported that three deaths, apparently by suicide occurred in less than 24 hours in the Metropolitan District of Quito and surrounding areas. In all cases the victims were women. The first incident occurred on Sunday in the town of Nanegalito, located in the northwest of Quito. Daysi Tabango Paola, aged 22, had an argument […]
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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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This research investigates the principal factors that influence youth sexuality, exploring the multi-faceted forces that shape young people’s sexual knowledge, attitudes, and practices. Seeking to shed light on the diverse social, cultural, and structural forces that contribute to youth sexual risk-taking, I conducted a quantitative study of 1686 high school students between the ages of […]
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The Ministry of Health notified the Federal Commission for Sanitary Risks Prevention (Cofepris) Tamaulipas 200 cases of adverse reactions in patients who provided any medication. Raul Terrazas Barrazas, responsible for releasing the Coepris in Tamaulipas, said the state agency running the project pharmacovigilance, where there are adverse drug reactions that are distributed in the state. […]
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According to the state agency in epidemiological week number 44 which runs from October 28 to November 3, 2012, the state went from tenth to second in incidence rate and the eighth to seventh by number of cases national level, with the states of Yucatan and Oaxaca the most affected. From 4 to 10 November […]
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