Four months old infant latest dengue fatality
A FOUR MONTHS OLD infant is the latest fatal victim of Panama’s dengue epedemic according to health officials. (more…)
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HEALTH WATCH: The dangers or urbanization
By Dr Cory Couillard The rapid increase in the number of urban inhabitants will be among the most important global...
Dengue epidemic records fourth death
A FOURTH death from dengue fever was announced Thursday, January 3, by Panama’s Ministry of Health. (more…)
HEALTH WATCH: Eating too fast can make you fat
By Doctor Cory Couillard NOW here’s a New Year Resolution that should be easy to keep. Just give yourself time...
Dengue alert declared “epidemic”
A DENGUE alert in Panama has been upgraded to “epidemic” as the number of confirmed cases reached 3,124 in the...
Dengue cases climb to 3,080
THE NUMBER of dengue cases in Panama has climbed to 3,080 said the National Director of Health, Carlos Galvez on...
17 hospitalized with dengue as prevention fight continues
WITH the fight to contain the growth of dengue in full swing, 17 people are hospitalized with symptoms, two of...
HEALTH WATCH: Strawberries – groundbreaking research
By Michael Greger, M.D. WHEN a renowned Cancer publication desribes the results of a study of the use of strawberries to...
Communities not responding to dengue alert
LARVAE of the mosquito Aedes aegypti , which transmits dengue were found in at least 15 homes recently investigated by...
HEALTH WATCH: Fruits that suppress cancer cell growth
By Michael Greger MD RECENTLY, researchers compared the ability of eleven common fruits to suppress cancer cell growth in vitro....
DENGUE ALERT: MoH announces action plan
WITH 1,964 cases of dengue reported so far this year, including two deaths, Panama’s Ministry of Health is moving quickly...
Nationwide alert follows dengue deaths
A NATIONWIDE sanitary alert has been issued by Panama’s Ministry of Health following two recent deaths from hemorrhagic dengue. (more…)
