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A study aims to analyze helicobacter pylori bacterium

February 20, 2017 by Staff News Writer

A study aims to analyze why helicobacter pylori bacterium causes more stomach cancer or gastric cancer in some areas than in others. Stomach cancer is caused in more than 90% of cases by this bacterium: in countries where the bacterium is not, there are no cases of this type of cancer. For instance, the United […]

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Welmer Ramos is supported by the PAC to become a presidential candidate

February 20, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Welmer Ramos, former minister of Economy, Industry and Commerce, is supported by the Germinal Group from Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC) , in its battle to be president of the country. The union called on sectors and general membership of the PAC to support Ramos so he can become the representative of this party in the […]

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Costa Rica stands out as the most prosperous country in Central America

February 20, 2017 by Staff News Writer

According to a publication made by the Mexican edition of Forbes magazine, Costa Rica stands out as the most prosperous country in Central America. The country ranked 29th in the Global Prosperity Index and it is due to its good indicators in personal freedom, government and health. Panama was the second Central American country in […]

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35 experts: “Trump has a serious mental defect”

February 20, 2017 by Staff News Writer

35 health experts published a letter in The New York Times: they speak of a serious mental defect that affects president of the United States Donald Trump and that makes him a dangerous person if he is in power. The letter, published on February 9th, indicates that Trump has attitudes that indicate that he tries […]

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MEP officials benefited from scholarships despite not meeting the requirements

February 20, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Last year, it was informed that officials from the Ministry of Public Education (MEP) benefited from the National Scholarship Fund (FONABE) aid despite not meeting the requirements. It was reported that some of them would have lied about their income in order to obtain scholarships for their children. The number of irregular cases was abot […]

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Child sexual abuse is a worrying issue

February 20, 2017 by Staff News Writer

On average, 5 children were abused every day in the country in 2016. there were more than 2,000 alert calls! Out of the 109 calls that were directly received to line 1147 from the National Board of the Childhood (Pani), 13 were denounced to the Courts of Sexual Crimes. Can you recognize if your child […]

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