A device with a pen-like appearance intends to make life easier for patients with diabetes. The apparatus of Toujeo brand serves to apply the insulin that patients require. In Costa Rica, diabetes affects 13% of the population; however, that percentage increases by 26% in the more-than-50-year-old population, as explained by doctor José Guillermo Jiménez, from […]
Archives for April 2017
The Venezuelan opposition will demonstrate against Nicolás Maduro’s government
The Venezuelan opposition will hold what it is expected to be the largest demonstration against Nicolás Maduro’s government, who will respond with a massive mobilization of supporters. This situation has sparked fears of new outbreaks of violence. Maduro will face the sixth demonstration organized by the opposition to demand general elections and respect for the […]
Legislators: “Álvarez Desanti is hindering the bill!”
Legislators from three political parties accused president of the Legislative Assembly and presidential candidate of Partido de Liberación Nacional (PLN) Antonio Álvarez Desanti of hindering the bill that aims to reform pensions of the Judiciary. At a press conference, lawmakers representing Partido Unión Social Cristiana (PUSC), Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC) and Movimiento Libertario in the […]
The CCSS wants to fight chronic diseases
The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) presented a campaign which includes a healthy dish with many vegetables and natural ingredients, water and a weekly planning of consumer goods. María del Rocío Sáenz, Executive President of the CCSS, declared that this proposal took into account the epidemiological profile of the average Costa Rican: Our main […]
Drugs, drugs, and more drugs
Officials of the Public Force found a drug seller in Copey de Cinco Estrellas of Tibás. However, due to his imminent arrest, the criminal threw a package of drugs to the street. It was ready to be distributed. The Public Force seized 162 doses of crack, 30 grams of cocaine and 192 grams of marijuana, […]
“Buy American, Hire American” is Donald Trump’s new slogan
“Buy American, Hire American” is Donald Trump’s new slogan. The American president signed a decree to reform the visa system for qualified workers, but it is limited. Together we will do everything we can to make sure that more products have these wonderful words: Made in the USA, he stated in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Trump aims […]