Tonosi Valley has 58% of hantavirus cases
Some 58% of cases of hantavirus cases registered, in Panama this year are in the Tonosi Valley region reports the...
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Hantavirus rodent population expanding
The population of rodents that transmit the hantavirus, which has already claimed its first victim is on the rise in...
HEALTH WATCH: Lives at stake in salt debate
By Michael Greger M.D. FACLM FOR DECADES, a sometimes furious battle has raged among scientists over the extent to which...
Polluted cheese video was Fake News
A video posted on social networks alleging problems with Superior brand mozzarella type processed cheese can be labeled “fake news “...
Health Alert,Ministry pulls blood pressure pill from shelves
THE MINISTRY of Health (Minsa) has issued an alert about the use of a medication manufactured in India, which has...
Hope for Alzheimers Patients
By Michael Greger M.D. FACLM In 1901, Auguste was taken to an insane asylum in Frankfurt, Germany, by her husband....
HEALTH WATCH: Who should Avoid Coffee?
By Michael Greger M.D. FACLM Do coffee drinkers live longer than non-coffee drinkers? Is it “wake up and smell the...
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 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...
