273 dengue victims in San Miguelito. 3 deaths
With a reported 273 cases of dengue in San Miguelito up to December 7 The Ministry of Health (Minsa) has...
HEALTH
Canadian cannabis stores to sell beers, creams candies
The second phase of the total legalization of marijuana in Canada, opened on Tuesday, December 17 with the sale of...
Cardboard cribs to cut baby deaths
An initiative to cut child mortality that was developed in Finland during the Great Depression in the 1930’s and entered...
3,601 dengue cases, 4 deaths
Dengue cases in Panama so far this year have risen to 3,601 reports the Ministry of Health (Minsa). There are...
HEALTHWATCH: How to Lower Your Sodium Intake
By Michael Greger M.D. FACLM The reduction of salt consumption by just 15 percent could save the lives of millions....
Tax on sugary drinks to aid health action plan
A law creating an "Action Plan to improve health" became effective on Monday, November and includes a tax on the...
Wealthy Panama’s continuing hunger shame
Panama has between 400,000 hungry people, according to the most recent report of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the...
Argentina president promises legalized abortion
The newly elected president of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, said Sunday, November that, once the Executive takes office he will send...
Health alert follows 5 dengue deaths, 2,676 cases
A countrywide sanitary alert was issued by the Ministry of Health (Minsa) on Wednesday, November 6 as the numb.er of...
New food safety group with wider powers
The Panama Food Safety Authority (Aupsa) will be replaced and in its stead will be the National Service of...
Major health problem among Ngäbe Buglé young
The Ministry of Health (Minsa) recognized on Tuesday October 29 that there is a health problem in the Ngäbe...
HEALTH: Prediabetes signals high risk if something doesn’t change
By Dr. Adrian Vella, (Endocrinology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester) Prediabetes means that your blood sugar level is higher than normal but...
