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Because Living Well is the Best Revenge
US House Votes to Lift Ban on Overseas Contraceptive Aid
 Anne Flaherty
The House voted narrowly Thursday to reverse a ban on contraception aid to groups overseas that offer abortions, a pillar of President Bush's foreign aid policy. Bush is likely to swiftly veto the proposal.
Building a Dental Empire
 Manuel Roig-Franzia
Americans travel to Mexico for stomach surgery, eye exams and routine checkups. But it is the dentistas - thousands of them strung along the border - who are in the vanguard in attracting U.S. health consumers.
Celebrate Summer Solstice with JOY!
 JOY!
This Thursday is Summer Solstice; a powerful day of purification and renewal of the self, a time to release fear from your life, a time to be reborn. Join Life Transformation Coach, JOY! for a a special workshop centered around banishing fear.
Mexico, US to Discuss Health Plan for Migrants
 Wang Hongjiang
The health ministers of Mexico and the United States are to work out a joint strategy Tuesday for caring Mexican migrants suffering health problems along the border, the Mexican Health Ministry said.
Universal Health: The Republican Plan
 Domenico Maceri
Steve Burd, president and CEO of Safeway supermarkets, is leading a coalition of 36 American companies to launch a political campaign to control healthcare costs but at the same time to cover all Californians.
Exposed to Agent Orange? Risk Grows After Surgery
 David Lord
The Hard Truth about Veterans exposed to Agent Orange is they have a 48 percent increased risk of prostate cancer recurrence following surgery than their unexposed peers, and when the disease comes back, it seems more aggressive, researchers say.
In Mexico, Diabetes Strains Lives and Budgets
 Eliza Barclay
For diabetics in the developing world, the most basic tools necessary to keep their illness in check represent a major expense. Yet doing without them can be far more expensive in the long run, and harmful to their health.
All-Inclusive Golf & Spa Package at Vallarta's Casa Velas
 PRWEB
What could feel better after playing 18 holes of golf on a Mexican Riviera designer course than a full body massage at a Leading Spa of the World? Casa Velas is offering a new Golf & Spa package, that features a combination of the best golfing and spa services in Mexico's only adults-only all-inclusive golf resort.
A Joyride Through Mexico's Healthcare System
 Ronda Kaysen
When I tell my friends in America that I'm having a baby in Mexico City, they often gasp with contained horror. What they don't realize is that as the Democratic candidates line up with vague plans about how to fix America's broken managed care system, in Mexico they already have a private system that is truly first class.
Who Owns Your Life?
 Alan Burkhart
The release of Jack Kevorkian from prison made me think of the movie "Whose Life is it, Anyway?" which tells the story of a man faced with the prospect of a life of dependency, unable to pursue his dreams or live with even a shred of dignity.
Three Medics and a War
 David Lord
I met the soldiers at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio. They were Combat Medics celebrating their upcoming graduation on June 6th, but their laughter was a little muted by the heaviness of their imminent deployment to the war in Iraq.
Sicko? The Truth About the US Health Care System
 Andrew Gumbel
America's health system offers a tremendous paradox. In medical technology and in the scientific understanding of disease, it is second-to-none. Since doctors are better paid than anywhere else in the world, the country attracts the best of the best. And yet many, if not most, Americans are unable to reap the advantages of this.
A Mexican Baby Boom in New York Shows the Strength of a New Immigrant Group
 Nina Bernstein
A new analysis by city demographers showed a 28 percent increase in births to Mexican women living here from 2000 to 2005, with 8,234 babies born in 2005, the last year for which statistics were available.
Dr. Kevorkian’s Wrong Way
 NYTimes
Dr. Jack Kevorkian — a k a “Doctor Death” for helping chronically ill and terminally ill patients commit suicide — has emerged from prison as deluded and unrepentant as ever.
A Smart Idea on Universal Health Care for Illegals
 Tom Elias
Straight from the Department of Extreme Irony comes the fresh possibility that illegal immigrants may actually be getting universal health insurance before either American citizens or legal immigrants.
Red Cross Promotes Prevention, Control of TB Along US-Mexican Border
 PR Newswire
While the global health community and residents of several countries are concerned about news reports of the estimated 100 people who may have contracted tuberculosis (TB) from an infected airplane passenger recently, the American Red Cross has been working for two years along the U.S. and Mexican border to prevent the spread of this particularly infectious disease.
Mexican Consulates Take on U.S. Healthcare System
 Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar & Anna Gorman
Mexican consulates in the U.S. are taking on the healthcare system. A program called Ventanillas de Salud, or Health Windows, aims to provide Mexican immigrants with basic information, cholesterol checks and other preventive tests.
Diet Drug Acomplia Widely Sold in Mexican Border Pharmacies
 dietdrugreport.com
Diet pill rimonabant (Acomplia/Zimulti), which seems at best months away from sale in the United States, is now widely available in pharmacies just across the Mexican border.
Presidential Candidate Supports MAPP, Universal Health Care
 Peace and Freedom Party
Recently Stewart A. Alexander, a Peace and Freedom Party candidate for president, was a guest speaker at a Marijuana Anti-Prohibition Project meeting near Palm Springs, California, where he expressed his continued support for a single payer health care program and his commitment to protect the rights of individuals that are in need of medical marijuana.
Walk for Women’s Health
 PVNN
Curves Gym, home of the 30 minute workout for women, together with the Instituto Municipal de la Mujer Puerto Vallarta, are sponsoring a Walk for Women’s Health on Sunday, June 24th at 8:30 am starting and finishing at the Sports Stadium entrance.
Vietnamese Acupuncturists Take Needles to Mexico
 Nhan Dan
Vietnamese practitioners have made a name for themselves in Mexico, drawing more than 50,000 Mexicans to acupuncture clinics each year, said veteran acupuncturist Nguyen Tai Thu.
Pear Cactus Makes Mexican Meals Good for Diabetics
 Reuters
Eating nopales along with a traditional Mexican breakfast can help people with diabetes keep their blood sugar under control, a new study shows.
The Spa at Verana, Holistic, Tropical Sanctuary Perched Mid-Air
 etravelblackboard.com
The very intimate Verana hotel occupies an exquisitely serene setting perched above the Bay of Banderas amid the swaying palms of the Valle del Sierra Oriental, just south of Puerto Vallarta.
Mexican Boy Who Received Heart Transplant Discharged
 Associated Press
An 8-year-old Mexican boy who received a heart transplant after weeks in a hospital intensive-care unit is set to be discharged from Arkansas Children's Hospital, officials announced Friday.
UMC Honors 30 Mexican Physicians
 Nathan Olivarez-Giles
UMC honored more than 30 Mexican physicians at Arizona Cancer Center at UMC North this week. The Mexican physicians were instructors who have taught UA courses on cancer care to hundreds of other doctors in Mexico.
Vallarta Enfrenta el SIDA Benefit Concert
 Patrick Harrison
Tucson's premier gay men's chorus, Reveille, will be performing perform its show, "Beyond the Border," in Puerto Vallarta on June 6th, with all money benefiting Vallarta Enfrenta el SIDA, A.C., Banderas Bay's new HIV/AIDS Organization.
Cuban AIDS Lowest in the Americas
 Prensa Latina
Cuba reiterated its commitment to confront HIV AIDS and affirmed that, after 20 years, prevalence in the 15 to 49-year-old bracket fell to 0.1 percent, which is the lowest in the Americas.
The Presidente InterContinental Cozumel Resort Opens New Spa
 H&MM Week In Review
Presidente InterContinental Cozumel Resort & Spa has opened a new Mandara Spa which incorporates local traditions and ingredients, making it the first luxury spa in Cozumel.
Welcome to the World of Sound
 Holly Tabor
A hearing instrument specialist and owner of an optical & hearing aid center, Jeff Smith sees every day how different life can be for someone who, with a little help from technology, can hear.
Prescription for Healing
 Alan Caplan
Our socialist medical system thrashes about in severe pain while we ignore privatization. Though universal access to medical treatment is the goal, universally inadequate medical service is the reality.
Omega 3 Fatty Acids and Type 2 Diabetes Management
 Ann-Marie Stephens
Omega-3 fatty acids (omega-3s, for short) are also known as polyunsaturated fatty acids. They have been shown to help cardiovascular disease which is one of the complications of diabetes disease.
Finding Inner Peace in Puerto Vallarta
 Joy!
The Vallartan Inkarri Multicultural Association is sponsoring a group of Tibetan monks who are currently in Puerto Vallarta promoting inner peace, while raising money to rebuild monasteries destroyed by the Chinese and to help support the monks.
If Walls Could Talk - Child Proofing Your Vacation Home
 Jim Morrison
Kids coming down for the holidays this year? Here are some easy ways you can help to ensure they stay safe! (But as the father of 2 very active sons, experience has taught me there is no substitute for constant, careful parental supervision...)
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