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PV Medical Expo Exceeded Expectations
 Pamela Thompson
The PV Medical Expo, sponsored by the US Consular Agency, Hotel Marriott and HealthCare Resources Puerto Vallarta on November 22, was a huge success. Approximately 500 people passed through a huge salon at the CasaMagna Resort gathering information from nearly 35 healthcare providers.
Are Good-Looking People More Employable?
 Andrew Lavin
"Good looks" are only sometimes a positive factor in consideration for a job, according to new research from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU).
 How Much Vitamin D, Calcium is Right?
 Val Willingham
Vitamin D and calcium have long been touted as the best nutrients for strong bones, muscles and teeth. Recent studies have shown that vitamin D could be used to fight cancer, heart ailments, autoimmune diseases, even diabetes. But too much vitamin D can damage the kidneys and the heart. So what's the right balance?
Walking Slows Progression of Alzheimer's
 Linda Brooks
Walking may slow cognitive decline in adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease, as well as in healthy adults, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
Huge Amounts of Imported Medicine, Chemicals Fuel Mexico's Booming Meth Industry
 William Booth & Anne-Marie O'Connor
Exploiting loopholes in the global economy, Mexican crime syndicates are importing mass quantities of the cold medicines and common chemicals used to manufacture methamphetamine - turning Mexico into the No. 1 source for all meth sold in the United States, law enforcement agents say.
Violence Against Women Linked to HIV Risk
 Marcela Valente
Testimonies from women living with HIV/AIDS were published in a report released this week in Buenos Aires, revealing the different forms of violence that most of these women face of the course of their lives.
2009 STD Data in the United States: Not a Pretty Picture
 William Smith
Earlier this week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its annual update of sexually transmitted disease (STD) data for the United States.
Arizona Approves Medical Marijuana Amid Conservative Landslide
 Randall Amster
Arizona voters have approved a compassionate and progressive marijuana law at precisely the same time that openly hostile anti-immigrant forces in the state have consolidated their political power in an unprecedented manner.
Mexican Red Cross Will Send 15 Tons of Aid to Drug War Refugees
 EFE
The Mexican Red Cross will send at least 15 tons of aid to residents who fled the northern border town of Ciudad Mier because of escalating drug-related violence.
Pharma Researchers Working on Drug to Erase Your Memories
 Mike Adams
Drug researchers are working on a mind-altering chemical that could erase your memories. It's all being pursued under the umbrella of "mental health" with claims that this could help victims of emotional trauma.
Michael Moore Meets Wendell Potter on Countdown With Keith Olbermann
 Michael Moore
In his book "Deadly Spin" former health insurance executive Wendell Potter describes his industry's efforts to de-legitimize Michael Moore's 2007 documentary "Sicko." According to Mr. Potter, the industry at large had a plan to figuratively, quote, "push Moore off the cliff."
Trying to Save Lives Amid Relentless Drug Violence, Mexican Medical Workers Put Their Own On the Line
 Anne-Marie O'Connor & William Booth
As mounting drug violence tears at the country's social safety net, it is shuttering clinics, creating no-go zones for ambulances and forcing medical workers to flee north of the border.
HIV Activists Help Push Tuberculosis Awareness
 Babs Verblackt
HIV and TB are the two deadliest infectious diseases globally, yet the attention given to and the awareness for the diseases remain largely unequal.
Cervical Cancer Can Be Prevented Yet 13,000 Women a Year Still Get It
 Sherwood Ross
Compared to other forms of cancer, the cervical form is still a relatively rare tumor. Ovarian cancer afflicts 25,000 American women annually; breast cancer, 180,000 women; and lung cancer about 200,000 women.
Diabetes and TB: Do Not Neglect One at Cost of Other
Shobha Shukla
There is very good evidence which suggests that if you have diabetes, the risk of TB is twice than if you do not have it. In terms of diagnosis and treatment also, there is similarity of obstacles. We do not have simple diagnostic tests available for both these diseases.
U.S. Election 2012: Stewart Alexander Targets Health Care Law
 Socialist Party USA
Stewart Alexander says, "I believe this health care program will cost taxpayers trillions of dollars and will not provide adequate health care coverage for all."
In Four Years, Health Budget for Mexicans has Doubled
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
During his tour of Michoacán, President Felipe Calderón inaugurated the General Hospital in Ciudad Hidalgo. He declared that during the four years of his administration, hospitals have been built in the most disadvantaged areas.
PV Medical Expo Key Speaker Schedule
Pamela Thompson
During the upcoming Medical Expo on November 22 from 9 am to 7 pm at the Marriott Marina Vallarta, you can attend free and informative speakers programs covering a range of today's relative health topics such as arthritis, sexual health, cardiac care, cancer treatment and health care reform.
Arizona Budget Cuts Put Organ Transplants at Risk
 Ted Robbins
In Arizona, 98 low-income patients approved for organ transplants have been told they are no longer getting them because of state budget cuts.
Latin America at Forefront of War on Tobacco
 Marcela Valente
Latin America and the Caribbean are taking firm steps against the use of tobacco with the adoption of no smoking laws, bans on advertising, and graphic pictorial warnings on cigarette packets.
Mi Amigo Sin Pelo (My Friend With No Hair)
 William Michael
I want fewer children dying from cancer, so I am donating toward CANICA Campus, which is the first comprehensive care center for children with cancer in our country.
New State-Of-The-Art Men’s Clinic Opens in Puerto Vallarta
 Patrick Harrison
Just because we live in a tropical paradise does not mean that we need to compromise our healthcare services and that our clinics cannot be on the same level as clinics in the US and Canada. With the opening of Anku, the men of Banderas Bay now have another option for state-of-the art healthcare.
Bring Tuberculosis Out Of The Dark Into Light...
Shobha Shukla
Let all of us – women and men - join hands to fight and work together for better diagnostic, treatment and care facilities for the affected communities with a view to eradicate the scourge of TB from the face of the earth.
Advocates Say US Democrats Fumbled HIV/AIDS Funding Before GOP Takeover
 Mike Ludwig
The GOP's midterm election gains and partisan disputes in Congress have put struggling HIV/AIDS programs in a precarious situation.
Cholera Deaths Up in Haiti, With Worst to Come
 Randal C. Archibold
The death toll in Haiti’s cholera epidemic has reached more than 900, the government reported Sunday, as aid groups rushed soap and clean water to a disaster-wracked population to fight the disease.
Mexico Pharma Scandal Sparks Probe, Suspensions
 Mark Stevenson
An audio recording of pharmaceutical company executives purportedly negotiating how much to offer as a kickback for a government contract has sparked investigations and the suspension of several businesspeople and a Mexican official, authorities said Friday.
Washington State Bans Alcoholic Energy Drinks
 Curt Woodward
Retailers have a week to clear millions of dollars worth of alcoholic energy drinks from their shelves after state regulators banned them Wednesday, citing the hospitalization of nine dangerously drunk college students last month.
Fat Tax is the Best Way to Cut Obesity Argues the OECD
 Sean Poulter
A ‘fat tax’ on unhealthy foods, restrictions on junk food advertising and better labelling are the most cost-effective ways to cut obesity, a study suggests.
F.D.A. Unveils Proposed Graphic Warning Labels for Cigarette Packs
 Gardiner Harris
US Federal drug regulators on Wednesday unveiled 36 proposed warning labels for cigarette packages, including one showing a toe tag on a corpse and another in which a mother blows smoke on her baby.
Transportation to the PV Medical Expo
Pamela Thompson
The US Consular Agent, the Hotel Marriott and HealthCare Resources Puerto Vallarta would like to remind everyone of the upcoming Medical Expo on November 22 at the Hotel Marriott Marina Vallarta. We are pleased to offer round trip transportation for our friends in the northern part of the bay!
More and More Americans Lack Health Insurance
 Maggie Fox
Nearly 59 million Americans went without health insurance coverage for at least part of 2010, many of them with conditions or diseases that needed treatment, federal health officials said on Tuesday.
Look Out, Your Medicine is Watching You
 Ben Hirschler
Novartis AG plans to seek regulatory approval within 18 months for a pioneering tablet containing an embedded microchip, bringing the concept of "smart-pill" technology a step closer.
Why Choose a Life Coach?
 Lynn Rogers, PhD
Maybe it's because I'm 65 that I prefer life coaching to traditional psychotherapy. Though trained in both, coaching is what I seek personally and offer professionally. Life coaching focuses on your life in the present and future so you can expand your options, take action and move on.
Alabama Scientists Find More Evidence that BP Oil Absorbed Into Gulf of Mexico Food Chain
 Mark Schleifstein
A new study by scientists with Alabama's Dauphin Island Sea Lab provides more evidence that the 200 million gallons of oil released from the BP Macondo well disaster were quickly turned into food by bacteria in the Gulf of Mexico.
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