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Mexico Yoga & Surfing Vacation Specials
 PVNN
Via Yoga, a company that specializes in Yoga and Surfing vacations in Sayulita Mexico, is offering special end-of-season discounts on April vacation packages booked before March 15, 2008.
Mexico City's New Smoke-Free Law Sets Example for Latin America and World
 Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Setting important examples for Latin America and the world, both the Mexico City legislature and the national Mexican legislature on Tuesday took significant action to reduce tobacco use and its devastating toll.
Health Care Meeting for US Citizens in PV
 PVNN
On March 9th at the IFC Clubhouse, a panel of knowledgeable medical resources from Puerto Vallarta and the Mexican Social Security System will share information about the healthcare options available to US Citizens living in Puerto Vallarta.
Dana and Mark Zeller Sing Broadway Songs in a Fundraiser for Clinica de Rehabilitation Santa Barbara
 Twila Crawford
The Rehabilitation Clinic of Santa Barbara (Clinica de Rehabilitation Santa Barbara) will be recognized with a fundraiser by New York City musical performers Dana and Mark Zeller on March 3, 4, 10, and 11 at 6:30 pm at the Cathy von Rohr Galeria-Studio on the southside of Vallarta.
Study Finds Cross-Border Health Insurance Possible
 Madeline Mccurry Schmidt
A study released last week from UC Berkeley found that there is a willingness among Mexican immigrants to pay for cross-border health insurance. The report, published in Health Affairs, found that 62 percent of responding Mexican immigrants would support a cross-border health insurance plan.
World Photographer Displays Photos at Benefit for Clinica de Rehabilitation Santa Barbara
 Twila Crawford
Photos of the Clinica de Rehabilitation Santa Barbara and some of their patients by photographer Robert Stahman will be on display at the clinic fundraising events by New York performers Dana and Mark Zeller at the Cathy von Rohr Galeria-Studio in Puerto Vallarta next month.
Cheap Cocaine Floods Argentina, Devouring Lives
 Alexei Barrionuevo
The irrepressible spread of paco, a highly addictive, smokable cocaine residue, underscores a significant shift in both Argentina and its larger neighbor, Brazil, which in just a few years have become sizable cocaine consumers.
Resorts' New Spas Spread the Massage
 Jo Matyas
The explosion of five-star hotels and time-shares on the coastline around Puerto Vallarta means luxury-thirsty tourists cannot be far behind. And it seems that the resorts have take up the challenge and are poised with new spas stocked with every treatment imaginable.
Juicy Hamburgers Threaten Young Kidneys
 Marcela Valente
Famed as one of the world’s leading beef producers, Argentina holds the unfortunate record for the highest incidence of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS), an infectious disease caused by bacteria present in incompletely cooked foods, such as hamburgers.
Child Obesity Seen as Fueled by Spanish Language TV Ads
 Katerina Pesheva
Spanish-language television is bombarding children with so many fast-food commercials that it may be fueling the rising obesity epidemic among Latino youth, according to research led by pediatricians from the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.
Study Finds Cancer Diagnosis Linked to Insurance
 Kevin Sack
A nationwide study has found that the uninsured and those covered by Medicaid are more likely than those with private insurance to receive a diagnosis of cancer in late stages, often diminishing their chances of survival.
Will Mexico 'Smoke Out' its Smokers?
 Allan Wall
On February 21st, the Mexican Senate is scheduled to vote on an anti-tobacco measure which, if it becomes law, would severely restrict public smoking nationwide.
 Vallarta Goes Red for Women's Heart Health
 PVNN
A rally on Olas Altas turned the streets of Puerto Vallarta red on February 15th, when over 120 people dressed in red gathered in front of salon blu by Len to raise awareness of women's heart disease and heart health.
Enchantment Group to Open Mii amo Destination Spa in Punta Mita
 Business Wire
Enchantment Group, a spa and resort development and management company, announced that they will open a 30 guest room destination spa, along with 25 residential condominiums, in Punta Mita, Mexico, 45 minutes north of Puerto Vallarta.
World's Fattest Man Drops 230 Kilos
 Agence France-Presse
The world's fattest man, according to the Guinness Book of Records, proudly announced Tuesday he dropped 230 kilograms (570 pounds), nearly half his original weight in less time than doctors had expected.
Vallarta Enfrenta el SIDA Health Fair
 Paul Crist
On Friday, February 8th, Vallarta Enfrenta el SIDA, CAPASITS, and the municipal HIV agency, COMUSIDA presented a health fair in El Pitillal's Main Plaza. The event attracted many residents interested in free medical information and testing.
Nursing Shortage Has US Hospitals Looking South of the Border
 Sandra Dibble
For years, the Imperial Valley's largest hospital has grappled not only with the national nursing shortage but with a lack of Spanish-speaking nurses able to communicate easily with the Latino patients who fill most of the beds. The solution may be right next door, in Mexico.
Taheima Brings Wellness-Living to Vallarta
 PVNN
Offering world-class amenities to enhance the overall "wellness-experience," Taheima, located 10 minutes from the Puerto Vallarta International Airport, is the first full-ownership condo hotel and residence wellness resort in Latin America.
Healing Magic at Lazaro Cardenas Plaza
 JOY!
My life for the last week has revolved almost totally around the health fair at Lazaro Cardenas Plaza on the south side of Puerto Vallarta. It is so rich with fascinating people, different cultures and wonderful stories, I can't stay away
Inspired, Regenerated and Re-energized... Now On With The Show
 Len
As many of you know, the focus of February is Women's Heart Health. I was honored to participate at Ground Zero. On February 1st, The American Heart Assoc. kicked off what promises to be an amazing month of stories, courage, strength and resolve.
New Bacterial Infection Linked to Military
 John Hendren
Acinetobacter baumannii has been found in military hospitals in Germany, the Washington, D.C., area and Texas - the primary destinations of wounded service members from the two war zones. And it has now spread to civilians, according to the report.
Legal Drug Craze is New Killer
 Elizabeth Day
Once it was cocaine, speed or heroin, but now the fashion is for legal pills, washed down by spirits. Last week's news that actor Heath Ledger died from an overdose of prescription tablets shed light on a startling new trend - misuse of over-the-counter pills now kills more Americans than illegal drugs.
Health-Paraguay: Dengue Alert
 David Vargas
As health authorities in Paraguay brace themselves to face another possible outbreak of dengue fever, critics are becoming more outspoken about the limited effectiveness of campaigns to prevent the disease, which affected over 28,000 people and caused 17 deaths in 2007.
Come Out in Red 2008
 Pamela Thompson
On February 15th, designated Women's Heart Appreciation Day in Puerto Vallarta, there will be a rally in the street in front of salon blu by Len, with everyone wearing something red, to raise awareness of women's heart disease and heart health.
El Pitillal Health Fair - Feria de Salud
 Paul Crist
Stop by the Main Plaza in El Pitillal on Friday, February 8th between 9 am and 4 pm for free medical testing and counseling at a health fair presented by Vallarta Enfrenta el SIDA, CAPASITS, and Puerto Vallarta's municipal HIV agency, COMUSIDA.
 Take The Men of Vallarta Home With You
 PVNN
It's not too late to get your copy of the Hot Men of Vallarta 2008 calendar! By buying one of these high-quality 12 month calendars, you'll be helping people of limited resources who are living with HIV in Puerto Vallarta and around the bay.
Natural Medicine Fair in Puerto Vallarta
 JOY!
The Encuentro Internacional Vallartense de Medicina Natural, Traditional, Alternativa, being held at Lazaro Cardenas Plaza through February 17th, is the first International natural medicine event ever staged in Puerto Vallarta.
Give the Gift of Life for Valentine's Day
 Pamela Thompson
There is an URGENT need for all types of blood in the Banderas Bay area. The blood bank is located at Hospital San Javier, across from the Maritime Terminal in Puerto Vallarta. Please consider giving the gift of life this Valentine's Day.
Help blu Turn Red
 Len
I really feel passionate about the women’s heart disease problem and its solution. Ladies, I truly believe it’s time to stomp this thing out. So put on your red dress and stop by blu by Len on February 15th at 1 pm for Vallarta Women’s Heart Appreciation Day.
Breakfast Club Benefits Vallarta HIV Group
 Paul Crist
Approximately 115 attendees enjoyed great food while supporting V.E.S., an important local non-profit organization dedicated to addressing the HIV epidemic in Puerto Vallarta, at the Breakfast Club meeting at Boca Bento on February 1st.
Valentine's Day: Love is about Caring and Protecting
 Paul Crist
This Valentine's Day, show those you love that you care. Forget the flowers and candy. Talk to them about HIV. The love you show in this way will come back to you in ways that will far outlast the memory of a bouquet of flowers.
Americans Go to Mexico for a Cheaper Perfect Smile
 Robin Emmott
Shrugging off concerns about hygiene and Mexico's brutal drug war, thousands of Americans are heading to Ciudad Juarez and other Mexican border cities for cheap dental treatment.
Scientists Discover Way to Reverse Loss of Memory
 Jeremy Laurance
Scientists performing experimental brain surgery on a man aged 50 have stumbled across a mechanism that could unlock how memory works. The accidental breakthrough came during an experiment originally intended to suppress the obese man's appetite, using the increasingly successful technique of deep-brain stimulation.
Winters are Fatal for Mexico's Hardy Tarahumara
 Robin Emmott
Six babies with puffed up eyes and swollen bellies lie silently in an intensive care ward, too weak to cry because of hunger and tuberculosis. They are victims of brutal conditions in northern Mexico's remote and snowy Sierra Tarahumara mountains.
Wise Women of Vallarta Upcoming Programs
 Pamela Thompson
The Wise Women of Puerto Vallarta are planning two fabulous programs for February: "Living Beyond Cancer" with Lisa Schalla and Rosa Yamada on the 6th and "The Power of Our Stories" with International Author and Speaker, Joy Carol, on the 20th.
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