Fecal coliform exceeds recommended limits at seven beaches
Email this page January 13th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Of 122 beaches recently evaluated by the National Water Laboratory, only seven exceeded the recommend maximum level of fecal coliform, representatives of the laboratory said. The recommended maximum is 240 parts per 100 milliliters of water. In Balneario, Limón, fecal coliforms exceeded 1,000 parts, while Cieneguita, […]
Caffeine stirs memory: study
Email this page January 13, 2014 (AFP) – A jolt of caffeine can boost memory, according to a study published Sunday that provides a scientific motive for students slurping coffee, tea or energy drinks when cramming for exams. A team at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, found that caffeine enhances certain memories for at […]
Scientists develop cancer-killing protein
Email this page January 10th, 2014 (VOA) Some 90 percent of people who die from cancer do so, say experts, because the disease has metastasized, or spread. Researchers say they believe they can dramatically reduce the mortality rate with a protein combination that kills cancer cells on contact. Surgery, radiation and chemotherapy are often effective […]
Scientists discover hormone that blocks marijuana buzz
Email this page WASHINGTON, January 3, 2014 (AFP) – A naturally occurring hormone acts as spontaneous defense in the brain against the high caused by marijuana and could be useful in preventing addiction, researchers said Thursday. French researchers studied lab rats and found that the steroid hormone pregnenolone reduced the activity of a particular brain […]
Activist-author Vandana Shiva to visit Costa Rica with anti-GMO message
Email this page January 2nd, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Indian physicist, environmental activist and anti-globalization author Vandana Shiva will be in Costa Rica this month to speak against genetically modified crops. More than 50 cantons in Costa Rica – some 80% of the country – declared themselves to be GMO-free last year, while community organizations, environmentalists […]
Heavy marijuana use may cause poor memory and abnormal brain structure, study says
By: News Desk Daily marijuana use has a measurable effect on the brain, a new study finds. Photo by Dean J. Koepfler/Tacoma News Tribune/MCT via Getty Images. Teenagers who smoked marijuana daily for three years performed poorly on memory tasks and…
Two insecticides used in Costa Rica a risk for human nervous system: EU
Email this page BRUSSELS, December 17, 2013 (AFP) – The EU warned Tuesday that two widely used insecticides, one of which has already been implicated in bee population decline, may pose a risk to human health. The neonicotinoid insecticides acetamiprid and imidacloprid “may affect the developing human nervous system,” the European Food Safety Authority said, […]
Costa Ricans do not support legalized marijuana
Email this page December 13th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Ricans do not support the legalization of marijuana in the country, according to a recent survey by the School of Statistics at the University of Costa Rica (UCR). The survey comes after Uruguay became the first country to fully legalize a national marijuana market. According to […]
