Ministry of Health provides barrels filled with rusty nails as water filters in arsenic-contaminated Bagaces
Email this page September 30th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Ministry of Health is placing barrels filled with rusty nails as water filters in homes in Bagaces, one of the communities that has been hardest-hit by arsenic contamination in its water supply. The barrels – the size of a large garbage can, are filled with rusty […]
Scientists to test new vaccine against dengue fever
Email this page September 27th, 2013 (AFP) – Brazilian scientists will next month begin clinical tests on humans of a new vaccine against dengue fever, a leading Sao Paulo-based biomedical research institute said Thursday. The vaccine is being developed to combat the four closely related strains of dengue viruses that have been identified around the world, the Butantan institute […]
Combining Drugs Cures Some With Hepatitis C
Email this page Carol Pearson / VOA At least 150 million people in the world have a chronic liver disease called hepatitis C, according to the World Health Organization. Hepatitis C runs the gamut from a mild disease to a deadly one. While there’s no vaccine to prevent it, researchers have found a combination of […]
Costa Rica health authorities urging flu vaccination
Email this page September 20th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Authorities from the Ministry of Health are urging the general public to visit their local pharmacy and get vaccinated against influenza. According to health authorities, flu cases and acute respiratory infections increase in September and October as the rainy season intensifies. Authorities also reminded the public […]
Synthetic molecule causes AIDS virus to destroy itself
Email this page By Jessica Berman / VOA WASHINGTON — Researchers have designed a synthetic molecule that tricks the AIDS virus into destroying itself. The compound, called DAVEI, was developed by researchers at Philadelphia’s Drexel University and causes the deadly pathogen to eject its contents before it can infect human cells. The AIDS virus uses protein […]
Colonoscopies could reduce cancer risk by 40 percent
Email this page Colonoscopies could reduce cancer risk by 40 percent (via AFP) A colonoscopy every 10 years could prevent 40 percent of colorectal cancers, according to a massive US study, supporting the effectiveness of the commonly-used test. Those with family history of these types of cancer — the second-leading cause of cancer…
More than just arsenic: 370 community water systems are contaminated – report
Email this page September 18th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A new report by the Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR) indicates that 370 community-operated water systems in the country are contaminated with microbiological and other elements in excess of allowed limits. The findings were made during an investigation by the National Water Laboratory, part of the […]
Guinness says world’s oldest man has died, but has he really?
Email this page September 17th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com / VOA / VOXXI) The man recognized as the world’s oldest man by Guinness World Records has died. Salustiano Sanchez-Blazquez died Friday at a nursing home in Grand Island, New York. He was 112 years old. He was born in 1901 in the village of El Tejado do […]
