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Archives for August 22, 2016

“Revenge Fires” tripled in July

August 22, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Arson increased in July. The Fire Department reported that 28% of those cases were caused by people looking for revenge, motivated by passion problems or to hide crimes (as murder, drug trafficking, etc.) A few of them have been related to insurance fraud cases. So far this year, July has been the month with the […]

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Consumers against new medical rates

August 22, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The Free Consumers Association (ACL) has gained support for its fight against the new medical fees approved by the College of Physicians and Surgeons, which increases the costs of surgical procedures by 300% On Monday, ACL and Consumer Costa Rica will announce a number of organizations that joined to support the appeal presented to the […]

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Cruickshank is running for president

August 22, 2016 by Staff News Writer

On Saturday, Limón former legislator Clinton Cruickshank officially became a candidate for the presidency of the Republic. The engineer presented a preview of his proposal under the slogan “Con el poder de una visión,” (With the power of a vision), in which he highlighted a strong impetus to entrepreneurship. He also emphasized that his future […]

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Risk of pneumonia triples in diabetic patients

August 22, 2016 by Staff News Writer

One out of three diabetic patients does not take proper care, and since the blood sugar usually attacks the immune system, they become more vulnerable to many diseases, including pneumonia. When the defense mechanisms has been affected, symptoms such as high fever, chills, severe coughing, phlegm and breathing problems, may result in respiratory insufficiency, as […]

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Alcohol could be strongly related to 7 types of cancer

August 22, 2016 by Staff News Writer

A study, conducted in the last 10 years by the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine at the University of Otago in New Zealand and led by cancer researchers, listed alcohol (regardless the consume) as a causative agent of at least 7 different types of cancer: oral, larynx, esophagus, liver, colon, rectum and breast. According […]

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A new airline aims to land in Costa Rica

August 22, 2016 by Staff News Writer

A new airline aims to land in Costa Rica. It is Transportes Aéreos Regionales (TAR), from Mexico, which intends to start operations in Central America next year. The plan is to connect the Mexican Mayan zone with the Caribbean and Central America mean destinations. The airline started with an expansion plan to the United States. […]

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