Costa Rica Health News – A blood thinner that treats and prevents blood clots, Xarelto, is now available in Costa Rica, recently obtaining permission from the Ministry of Health (Ministerio…
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62% of Costa Ricans are Overweight
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2015/01/20Costa Rica News – It seems those gallo pinto breakfasts are catching up with the waist lines of Costa Ricans.
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See a Dengue Mosquito Hatchery in Costa Rica; Report it With the App
by admin 2014/12/28Costa Rica News – I encourage everyone that lives in Costa Rica to get this app to start the fight against Dengue in the country or at least report the…
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Fighting Nicotine Addiction; Costa Rica’s Tobacco Tax
by Kerry La 2014/09/29Costa Rica News – 20 colones are added to the cost of each cigarette as a tax meant to fund the fight against tobacco. This law follows the one about…
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Costa Rica News – Have you ever looked around Costa Rica and thought to yourself, it seems that there are a plethora of women that are overweight? Are Costa Rican…
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Fines for Dengue Fever Breeding Grounds in Costa Rica
by Dan Stevens 2014/01/14Costa Rica News – One of the biggest epidemics over the past year was dengue fever in Costa Rica. The numbers hit an all time high in Costa Rica which…
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A dengue outbreak is sweeping the Sarapiquí canton, where the number of infected people has gone from 50 to 138 in four weeks. In this group, seven patients are currently hospitalized…
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68,000 Foreigners Who Live Here Agree to Donate Organs to Ticos
by admin 2012/05/18San Jose, Costa Rica – They are foreigners, but took to Costa Rica as their home. Thanks to a decision they made, their organs could save the Costa Rican patients. It…