Dont get caught by trendy hookah
IN THE EARLY days of cigarettes smoking was a symbolic statement for many women seeking to break some of the...
HEALTH
MoH tracking re-cycled cooking oils
THE SAN MIGUELITO office or the Ministry of Health (MoH is investigating a new risk to public health - the...
HEALTH WATCH: More fruit and veggies, longer life
By Michael Greger MD PROBABLY the least controversial advice in all of nutrition is to eat more fruits and vegetables,...
Countrywide health alert from MoH
A COUNTRYWIDE health alert was issued by the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Friday, August 21 following an outbreak of...
HEALTH WATCH: Cracking egg industr stats
By Michael Greger M.D. IN REACTION to a study that found a similar exponential increase in artery clogging plaque in both smokers...
HEALTH WATCH: Going nuts good for the heart
By Michael Greger M.D. GOOD NEWS for nut lovers: Eating at least one serving of walnuts per week may drop our chances...
HEALTH WATCH: Fish and type 2 diabetes
By Dr Michael Greger IN THE PAST two years, six separate meta-analyses have been published on the relationship between fish...
Dengue alert as cases reach 800
THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH (MoH) has issued a Dengue alert calling for the to the “active participation” of the population...
Scorpion bite kills toddler 6 hours from health center
A TODDLER, less then two years old, has died from a scorpion sting and 151 people have been bitten so...
MoH dengue alert in Pacora
A HEALTH ALERT has been issued for the Las Garzas, district of Pacora, where at least 36 cases of dengue...
Catastrophic increase in Panama AIDS cases
THE RATE of new AIDS cases in Panama has doubled in the last two years and the local agency devoted...
HEALTH WATCH: Going nuts, living longer
By Michael Greger MD INCREASED NUT consumption has been associated with a reduced risk of major chronic diseases, such as heart disease...
