“Mafia” medicine prices endangering lives
With a policy of free supply and demand, the manufacturers, local and international distributors, as well as drug retailers,...
HEALTH
HEALTH: bipolar 1 and 2 differences
By Dr. Marin Veldic,( Psychiatry, Mayo Clinic) Bipolar disorder causes extreme mood swings that include emotional highs and lows. The...
HEALTH: Eating right tops multivitamins
By Michael Greger M.D. FACLM Research in human nutrition over the past four decades has led to many discoveries...
Hooch kills two in Veraguas
Two men Velermino Virola González, 42, and Antonio González Santander, 41, residents of the community of El Paredón in the...
HEALTH: Benefits of Vinegar Beyond Weight Loss
By Michael Greger M.D. FACLM A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized study found that body weight and belly fat were significantly...
Tobacco-free Carnival reminder
Health authorities have been distributing leaflets reminding warning Carnival goers that the prohibition of smoking in public places remains in...
HEALTH: Explaining sepsis risk
By Dr. Alice Gallo De Moraes, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Who’s most at risk for developing sepsis, and what are the...
Sexed stymied as school pregnancies soar
As teen pregnancies in Panama continue at over 10,000, moves to introduce sex-education in schools remain stymied, largely due to...
2nd health strike kills 4 in poorest community
The second epidemiological outbreak in three months in Panama’s poorest community has claimed another four lives on top of the...
Hantavirus watch for carnival
With Carnival 2019 set to begin on Saturday, March 2 the health authorities in Los Santos, a major center of...
State poisoning survivors get annuity increase Health
Some 1069 survivors of the massive poisoning of Social Security patients, almost 12 years ago with a cough mixture containing...
Business group opposes sugary drinks tax
Panama’s Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (Cciap) has stepped into the debate over the taxing of sugary drinks and...
