From your cellphone you can keep track of what you eat, the way you exercise, schedules of your medications and there are applications that help you “to be sure” about some symptoms … That useful it is “Health 2.0”! The patient from the XXI century is increasingly used to search for valuable information on diagnoses, […]
Archives for November 4, 2016
A police officer was part of a gang that stole vehicles
The Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) confirmed that the security forces’ police officer linked to a car-theft gang had been working for the institution for 8 years. Castillo Meléndez is 33 years old and he worked along with 2 other subjects under this criminal scheme. Pablo Calvo, head of the OIJ in Heredia, reported that authorities […]
Bill aims to fight the lack of specialists at the CCSS
A bill aims to end the shortage of medical specialists from the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS). The initiative was presented by legislators Luis Vásquez, Danny Hayling, Gerardo Vargas Varela, Abelino Esquivel and Carmen Quesada. The project intends to establish an expeditious procedure for the recruitment of specialists through an absence declaration in order […]
According to authorities, only 2,000 liters of fuel were spilled in Brasilito
Last Sunday, a shrimp boat shipwrecked in Brasilito beach in Guanacaste, causing fuel to spill. However, authorities declared that liters spilled do not exceed 2,000 and oil is observed at sea. Ricardo Gutiérrez, regional director of the Costa Rican Institute of Fishing and Aquaculture (INCOPESCA) in Guanacaste, stated that the boat left Puntarenas with about […]
Self-elevator with no electricity and less effort than stairs
The Dutch are betting everything on their last great invention: an elevator pushed by the user with minimal effort that spends no electricity. The lift uses the force of the user to go up and down and it was developed by the Dutch study Rombout Frieling Lab. The Vertical Walking operates through a system of […]
Paracito Bridge will be closed this weekend
The National Highway Council (CONAVI) and the Ministry of Public Works (MOPT) reported that this weekend they will be conducting base stabilization procedures near Bridge Paracito, which will require to close the new structure. According to engineer Silvia Gómez, from Roads and Bridges Construction Management, the new structure will be closed from 6:00 a.m. on […]