Health Ministry removes suspect toothpaste from shelves
The Ministry of Health (Minsa) moved on Wednesday, September 18, in Calidonia and Santa Ana, to clear shelves of toothpaste...
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HEALTH: Dengue alert ,1,220 cases. 3 deaths
In spite of intensive fumigation campaigns to homes and surrounding areas to eliminate the breeding grounds of the Aedes aegypti...
HEALTH: Risks and Benefits of Calcium Supplements
By Michael Greger M.D. FACLM There has been an assumption for decades that as a natural element, calcium supplements...
HEALTH: Risks of low white blood cell count
By Dr. Rajiv Pruthi, Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester A low white blood cell count is almost always related to a...
HEALTHWATCH: Delaying cataract surgery ok if vision not yet affected
By Dr. Amir Khan, Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota It’s not uncommon for a cataract to develop slowly, so...
Two deaths at Children’s Hospital linked to respiratory virus
Two of five deaths under investigation at Panama’s Children’s Hospital (Hospital del Nino)have been confirmed as due to the respiratory...
HEALTHWATCH: Correcting hearing loss keeps older adults engaged in life
By Dr. Colin Driscoll, Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Although hearing loss is common as people...
Prison vaccinations follow chickenpox outbreak
Sunday, August 18 was vaccination day for 22 prisoners in Santiago de Veraguas following an outbreak of chickenpox in block...
Herrera alert as countrywide dengue cases top 1,550
Health authorities in Herrera are on alert for an increase in dengue cases, already at 160 ranking the province second...
Medical Faculty moves to fight changes to hospital entry test
A move to eliminate a test that 99%of medical students pass before moving from classroom to hospital has drawn the...
