Rice producers (arroceros) are becoming increasingly resourceful and they are using the plant’s sapling or ratoon in order to cope with high production costs related to climate change. The method will allow rice farmers to save up to 600,000 colones in cost per hectare, reducing the crop cycle, which is also an environmental friendly method. […]
Adopt a homeless animal and save a life!
That was the opportunity offered by an adoption fair on Saturday, organized by the Animal Rescue Association (ARA) and Universidad Hispanoamericana. Currently, Costa Rica has an alarming number of abandoned and homeless animals. In the case of dogs the number is close to half a million. This situation has become a national problem that must […]
“Revenge Fires” tripled in July
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 […]
Risk of pneumonia triples in diabetic patients
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 […]
Alcohol could be strongly related to 7 types of cancer
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 […]
In 2015 immunization dropout rate was lower than in past years
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 […]