19 Deaths in Costa Rica Tied to Tainted Alcohol, Officials Say
Health officials confiscated 30,000 bottles of alcohol and suspect the deaths were caused by methanol poisoning. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - July 22, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Heather Murphy Tags: Alcoholic Beverages Costa Rica Poisoning and Poisons Deaths (Fatalities) Counterfeit Merchandise Source Type: news
Tainted alcohol suspected of killing at least 19 in Costa Rica
The government has confiscated about 30,000 bottles of alcohol suspected to be poisoned (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - July 21, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Prejudice and Discrimination, the Uncured Ills of Leprosy
Nippon Foundation President Yohei Sasakawa and Socorro Gross, Pan American Health Organisation representative in Brazil, hold a press conference in Brasilia at the end of a 10-day visit to this country by the Japanese activist who is also World Health Organisation Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination. Credit: Mario Osava/IPSBy Mario OsavaBRASILIA, Jul 11 2019 (IPS) “The ambulance team refused to take my sick friend to the hospital because he had had Hanseniasis years before,” said Yohei Sasakawa, president of the Nippon Foundation, at one of the meetings held during his Jul. 1-10 visit to Brazil.
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Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - July 11, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mario Osava Tags: Civil Society Democracy Development & Aid Editors' Choice Headlines Health Human Rights Latin America & the Caribbean Population Regional Categories Brazil Hansen's disease leprosy Nippon Foundation Source Type: news
Dr. Flais joins the PHA legacy of medical missions
Line forming for clinic at 8 amIn the midst of a bustling remote mobile medical clinic on the western edge of Panama, Sam, our Floating Doctors clinic manager, approached me with his characteristic wide smile and easy manner. “We have a big family for you to see, with lots of kids!” he informed me in his soothing Kenyan accent. A queue of patients lined up outside well before our 8 am start time, and the clinic was now buzzing with midday activity in the warm, tropical air. The sounds of Spanish and a variety of Engl ish accents peppered the room. Outside the clinic, an open field served as home to a near-continuous ga...
Source: Pediatric Health Associates - July 9, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Volunteer Opportunities Source Type: news
IRRAS Wins Regulatory Approval of IRRAflow(R) in Israel and Costa Rica
STOCKHOLM, June 25, 2019 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- IRRAS AB (Nasdaq First North Premier: IRRAS), a commercial stage medical technology company with a comprehensive portfolio of innovative products for neurocritical care, announced today... Devices, Neurosurgery, Monitoring, Regulatory IRRAS, IRRAflow catheter, ICP monitoring (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - June 25, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Latin American Pediatric Neurosurgery Society declaration against abusive head injury - Caceres A, Chico-Ponce de Leon F.
During the last day of the Latin American Pediatric Neurosurgery Society (LAPNS) Meeting held in San Jos é, Costa Rica (May 2–4, 2019), a multidisciplinary session was held to analyze the diverse components involved in the abusive head trauma syndrome... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 22, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Why Costa Rica Is A Really Great Place To Be A Wild Animal
The small Central American nation is showing the world how nature conservation is done. (Source: Science - The Huffington Post)
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - June 21, 2019 Category: Science Source Type: news
Working landscapes can support diverse bird species
(University of California - Davis) Privately-owned, fragmented forests in Costa Rica can support as many vulnerable bird species as can nearby nature reserves, according to a study from the University of California, Davis. Working with landowners to conserve or restore forests on working landscapes can help protect wildlife. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - June 5, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Ecologists find bush dog, native of South America, in remote central Costa Rica
(University of Massachusetts at Amherst) Wildlife ecologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst who are studying different conservation practices in the forests of Costa Rica recently made a startling discovery on a wildlife camera trap -- wild bush dogs documented farther north than ever before and at the highest elevation. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - May 23, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Doctoral researcher examines American and European 'lifestyle migrants' in Costa Rica
(University of Kansas) A University of Kansas doctoral student in the Department of Sociology recently earned a $15,000, one-year grant from the NSF to research 'lifestyle migrants' in Costa Rica. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - May 23, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Chronic kidney disease puzzle highlighted at Costa Rica workshop
<div class="rxbodyfield">Researchers from around the world shared insights into chronic kidney disease of unknown origin in agricultural communities.</div> (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - May 2, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
Hope for those with Huntington's – podcast
Robin McKie, the Observer ’s science and environment editor, discusses an innovative drug that may soon offer ways to fight Huntington’s disease, while Mark Newnham describes being diagnosed with the inherited condition. Plus: Peter Beaumont describes his trip to the Costa Rican cloud forest, at threat from climate chang eForMark Newnham and thousands of others who havebeen told they have inherited Huntington ’s disease, the future would appear bleak, a prospect of inexorable physical and mental decline. But scientists believe they areclosing in on a treatment to control its worst effects.Anushka Asthana talks toRobi...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 22, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Anushka Asthana with Robin McKie, Mark Newnham and Peter Beaumont, produced by Amy Walker, Brenna Daldorph, Ammar Kalia, Elizabeth Cassin and Eloise Stevens; executive producers Phil Maynard and Nicole Jackson Tags: Huntington's disease Science Climate change Costa Rica Medical research Source Type: news
The truth about a true frog: Unknown Costa Rican frog hidden amongst a widespread species
(Pensoft Publishers) Known to science since 1857, a common species of frog found from north-eastern Honduras through to central Panama, turns out to have been keeping its 'multiple identities' a secret. According to herpetologists from the University of Plymouth and UCL, who recently used DNA barcoding on the species, showed that what we currently call Warszewitsch's frog is indeed a group of " cryptic " species. Their study is published in the open-access journal ZooKeys. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - April 11, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: news
How hermit crabs shake off competitors for shells
House hunters are deterred from evicting incumbents by strong vibrations from insideHermit crabs shake in their shells to ward off competitors who have designs on their homes, scientists have found.Field tests conducted on a beach in Costa Rica showed Pacific hermit crabs are swiftly deterred from ousting an incumbent when they sense strong vibrations coming from inside.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 3, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Animal behaviour Invertebrates Wildlife Costa Rica Biology Science World news Source Type: news
In singing mice, scientists find clue to our own rapid conversations
(University of Texas at Austin) Studying the songs of mice from the cloud forests of Costa Rica, researchers have identified a brain circuit that might enable the high-speed back and forth of human conversation. This insight could help researchers better understand the causes of speech disorders and point the way to new treatments. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 28, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
