Archives for August 2016

On August 21st, at Juan Santamaría of Alajuela park, various activities were held to collect hair for women with cancer. Hair can be donated and properly packed in a transparent bag with your name and tied in a braid (mandatory) or you can make the decision to cut it in place with stylists who perform […]

The group Juventudes Unidas (United Youth Alliance) announced they will fight to explicitly include equal marriage in the next government plan to be presented by the Citizen Action Party (PAC) to compete in the 2018 National Elections. The group claimed that this public commitment is made to demonstrate a clear position on a subject on […]

The Health Services Provision Evaluation (EPSS), held annually in the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), indicated that in 2015 more Costa Ricans were vaccinated. The analysis was performed using the data from the pentavalent vaccine, which protects infants from diphtheria, tetanus, polio, Haemophilus influenzae type b (HIV) and whooping-cough. The immunization dropout rate is […]

As every year on September 1st, the National Budget will be presented in the Legislature, but this year it will take place even though a group of projects on fiscal reform are still waiting, after 8 months, for their passing. The Legislators who must discuss and approve the Government income and expenditure for 2017 are the […]

A Research conducted in mice revealed the devastating effect of Zika virus in a type of brain cells that exist not only in fetuses but also in adults. Adult brain cells that are in charge of learning and memory can be destroyed by this virus, informed the study published in the “Cell Stem Cell Journal” in […]

Failures in the power system and the poor conditions of different appliances are the main causes of 42% of fires in the country. As confirmed by Alex Solís, head of the Prevention and Investigation Unit of the Fire Department, the most common failures have to do with facilities in poor conditions, overload and deterioration of […]