Researchers Offer Promising New Treatment for MS
Email this page Jessica Berman, VOA Researchers have developed what’s being hailed as a “breakthrough” in the treatment of multiple sclerosis, a crippling autoimmune disease that attacks the outer sheath of nerve cells, eventually disabling many of those with the neurological condition. The new treatment involves sweeping away immune system cells responsible for MS. In […]
Dr. Cory: Pre-diabetes precautions often ignored
Email this page Editor’s Note: We would like to welcome Dr. Cory Couillard as our new Health contributor at Inside Costa Rica. Dr Cory Couillard is an international healthcare speaker and columnist for numerous newspapers, magazines, websites and publications throughout the world. He works in collaboration with the World Health Organization’s goals of disease prevention […]
Language Ability Linked to Pattern Recognition
Email this page (VOA) – The ability to learn a second language may depend less on linguistic skills and more on the ability to recognize patterns, according to new research. “These new results suggest that learning a second language is determined to a large extent by an individual ability that is not at all linguistic,” says […]
Costa Rica making headlines over human organ trafficking
Email this page May 28th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica is making international headlines after the Mexican newspaper, El Universal, published a story about an Israeli couple that traveled to Costa Rica in 2012 to purchase two kidneys for $6,000. The report comes after a story published by Inside Costa Rica in January, in which […]
Eight dead in fifteen days in Cañas – could arsenic-contaminated water be to blame?
Email this page May 27th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A 20-year-old woman who lost her two-year battle to live on Friday is the most recent victim of kidney failure in Cañas. The woman is one of 400 cases of kidney failure reported by the Center for Integrated Health Care (CAIS) in Cañas. The city has seen […]
AyA: Arsenic in the water supply is “not our fault”
Email this page May 23rd, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) has responded to the Constitutional Court regarding arsenic contamination of the water supply in several communities in Guanacaste and San Carlos. In its response, AyA recognized that the water supplies were indeed contaminated, but said that the situation […]
Coffee May Protect Against Rare Liver Disease
Email this page (VOA) Coffee lovers have another reason to rejoice as a new study claims that regular consumption of the popular beverage can reduce the risk of a rare but serious liver disease. According to research published by the Mayo Clinic, coffee intake can lower the chance of contracting primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), an autoimmune […]
Study Finds Marijuana Helps Control Blood Sugar, Waistlines
Email this page (VOA) – Marijuana has been used for centuries to relieve pain, improve mood and increase appetite. A new study finds that the herb also has a positive effect on blood sugar levels, suggesting it could be helpful in diabetes control. Researchers analyzed data collected from more than 4,600 patients who completed a drug-use […]
