HEALTH WATCH: Checking on gluten sensitivity
By Michael Greger MD SYMPTOMS of gluten sensitivity include irritable bowel type symptoms such as bloating, abdominal pain, and changes in bowel...
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Zika virus birth defect link challenged
By Dr Bill McGraw PANAMA has recorded its 65th case of the Zika virus, but the initial reaction of the...
Zika cases reach 65, one in Tocumen
THE NUMBER of reported cases of Zika virus in Panama jumped from 53 to 65 on Thursday, February 18, and...
Panama extreme UV alert
A THREE day advisory about extreme levels of ultraviolet radiation in was issued by Panama health and weather experts on Thurday...
HEALTH ALERT: Drugs falsely labeled
THE MINISTRY of Health has issued an alert warning of the falsification of labels on a drug available in Panama and carrying counterfeit labels. The drug in...
42 cases of H1N1 in Chiriqui, and anti-zita alert
CHIRIQUI province is facing a double health alert as the number of people with H1N1 influenza climbs to 42 cases...
HEALTH WATCH: When a bowl of cherries makes life better
By Michael Greger MD THE WASHINGTON State Fruit Commission, the largest cherry producer in the US has funded reviews that...
36 H1N1 cases, 3 deaths
THE NUMBER of cases of the H1N1 virus in the province of Chiriqui has climbed from 26 to 32 and...
ALERT: 22 hit by H1N1 virus, 2nd death
A 58-YEAR-OLD woman became the second person to die in Panama within a week from the AH1N1 virus. and 22...
HEALTH ALERT: Pink Himalayan salt unfit for humans
HIMALAYAN salt on sale in various shops in Panama and appearing on restaurant tables, has been declared unfit for human...
HEALTH WATCH: Standard diet = standard death certificate
By Michael Greger MD Dr. Esselstyn’s landmark study, demonstrating that even advanced triple vessel coronary artery disease could be reversed with...
HEALTH WATCH: Fighting aging enzyme with plant based diet
By Michael Greger M.D. Over the last decade, more than 5,000 papers have been published about TOR, an engine-of-aging enzyme inhibited by...
