Costa Rica issues alert over dengue outbreak
Email this page (AFP) – Costa Rica on Tuesday declared a health alert due to a dengue fever outbreak which has claimed three lives and infected about 12,000 people so far this year, authorities said. Health Minister Daisy Corrales said the infection rate was four times worse than that of 2012. “We have to warn […]
Scientists create ‘human liver’ from stem cells
Email this page (AFP) – Scientists in Japan said Wednesday they had grown human liver tissue from stem cells in a first that holds promise for alleviating the critical shortage of donor organs. Creating lab-grown tissue to replenish organs damaged by accident or disease is a Holy Grail for the pioneering field of research into […]
Health Care Teams Worldwide Work To Reduce Salt Intake
Email this page Carol Pearson / VOA Cardiovascular diseases are a major killer around the world, even in developing countries, and high blood pressure is a risk factor for these diseases. Eating too much salt can lead to high blood pressure, stroke and heart attack, even where it’s least expected. Researchers in Kenya from the […]
Marijuana smokers’ lack of ambition may be explained
Email this page Long-term marijuana users tend to produce less of a brain chemical linked to motivation, British researchers say.
Dr. Cory: Toxic tobacco residue damages DNA
Email this page July 2nd, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The hazards of tobacco use are making headlines once again. Researchers at the prestigious Berkeley Lab presented a new global warning on the risks of third-hand smoke. The study published in the journal Mutagenesis confirms cancer-causing toxic tobacco residues can cause significant genetic damage in human cells. […]
Human head transplant now possible, says neuroscientist
Email this page Dr. Sergio Canavero, a member of the Turin Advanced Neuromodulation Group, has published a paper saying we now have the technology to complete the transplant of a human head onto another human body.
Bill would use Costa Rican police as guinea pigs for biomedical research
Email this page July 1st, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Police officers could be used as guinea pigs for biomedical research under a bill that could pass the Legislature soon. Xiomara Rojas, general secretary of the Independent Union of State Workers (SITECO), filed a complaint against the bill – known as the Regulatory Bill on Biomedical Research […]
Sala IV ruling opens door for residents to sue State over contaminated drinking water
Email this page July 1st, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A recent ruling by Costa Rica’s Constitutional Court (Sala IV) states that residents in 23 communities whose water supply has been contaminated with arsenic could sue the state for costs and damages caused by consumption of the contaminated water. In the ruling, the judge said that the […]
