Dengue alert in Chiriqui
WITH SIX WEEKS of the rainy season still ahead the number of cases of dengue in Chiriqui has already passed...
HEALTH
HEALTH WATCH: Choosing Normal Blood Pressure
By Michael Greger MD For the first 90% of our evolution, humans ate diets containing less than a quarter teaspoon of salt...
Over 1,000 dengue cases confirmed at D-Day launch
PANAMA’S “D Day” was launched by the Ministry of Health (Minsa) on Sunday, June 25 with the announcement of 1,036...
OPINION: Early vaccination, citizen responsibility
Hoyporhoy, La Prensa, Apr 22 TODAY begins the XV Vaccination Week of the Americas, in order to seek the reduction...
HEALTH WATCH: Organic versus Conventional:
By Michael Greger MD ARE ORGANIC foods safer and healthier than conventional alternatives? Those are two separate questions. Some consumers...
HEALTH WATCH: Avoiding death row last meal diet
A study of the last meals ordered by prisoners on death row, shows that they do not make healthy choices...
HEALTH WATCH: The multiple benefits of oatmeal
By Michael Greger MD IF OATMEAL is so powerful that it can clear up some of the ravages of chemotherapy...
HEALTH WATCH: What’s the optimum cholesterol level?
By Michael Greger MD NO MATTER where we live, how old we are or what we look like, health researchers from...
HEALTH WATCH: Bad news on saturated fats
by Michael Greger MD THE REASON those eating plant-based diets have less fat buildup in their muscle cells and less insulin...
HEALTH WATCH: It’s never too late to eat healthier
By Michael Greger MD A HUNDRED years ago, the New York Times reported on a rather sophisticated study for the time: 4,600...
HEALTH WATCH: Diet verus $40,000 drugs tab
By Michael Greger MD CROHN’S DISEASE is an autoimmune disorder that affects more than a million Americans. It is an inflammatory bowel...
HEALTH WATCH: Smoothies over juices?
By Michael Greger MD STUDIES such as a recent Harvard School of Public Health investigation found that the consumption of whole fruits...
