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Native Medicinal Herb Could Become New Mexico Cash Crop
 Jane Moorman
Through the centuries, settlers in the Southwest have discovered the medicinal benefits of the native plant yerba del manso, commonly called swamp root or lizard-tail. With the renaissance of medicinal herbs in the United States, a New Mexico State University agronomist believes the plant could become a cash crop for New Mexican organic farmers.
Can Chocolate Help Your Skin?
 Denise Oliveira
Anyone who still thinks chocolate is just for eating — and maybe drinking — is well behind the times. Just talk to friends or browse the Internet. People are using chocolate to make soap, finger paint, candles and even sculptures. And chocolate skin-care products, for use in spas and at home, have also made their way into popular culture.
Family Planning Gets Mere Sliver of Aid Pie
 Thalif Deen
The United Nations warns that a sharp decline in international funding for reproductive health is threatening global efforts to reduce poverty, improve health and empower women worldwide.
Hairless Hounds: Healers Too?
 Lauren Cahoon
These Mexican hairless dogs, known as the Xoloitzcuintli, were revered by the Aztecs who believed they could protect people and heal their pain. It's a myth that our modern age has debunked. But while this naked canine is anything but ordinary, some owners continue to claim their Xolos' charms extend to a spiritual level.
Mumps Found to Have Made Alarming Comeback in U.S.
 Gene Emery
Mumps made an alarming comeback in the United States in 2006 and may take years to completely eradicate, federal health experts reported on Wednesday.
Illegal Immigrant Births
 CBS News
An estimated 300,000 children of illegal immigrants are born in the United States every year, according to the Pew Hispanic Center. They're given instant citizenship because they are born on U.S. soil, which makes it easier for their parents to become U.S. citizens.
World Health Day: An Interview with Mirta Roses
 Dario Montero
World Health Day, celebrated Apr. 7, is a good opportunity to "call attention to the fact that the survival of humanity is at stake" because of climate change, according to Mirta Roses, director of the Pan-American Health Organisation.
Normal Weight Obesity: An Emerging Risk Factor for Heart and Metabolic Problems
 Traci Klein
More than half of American adults considered to have normal body weight in America have high body fat percentages - greater than 20 percent for men and 30 percent for women - as well as heart and metabolic disturbances, new Mayo Clinic research shows.
Coca-Cola Removes Toxin from Mexican Drink
 Kelsey Mulyk
Last month, Coca Cola had to remove the artificial sweetener sodium cyclamate from the Mexican Coke Zero formula. The sweetener was banned from the US in 1969 because it appeared to increase the odds of developing bladder cancer in rats during testing.
Polluted Mexico City Bans Smoking
 Anahi Rama & Mica Rosenberg
Mexico City on Thursday banned cigarette smoking in all public places, from bars to office buildings, to reduce the amount of carcinogens inhaled by residents of the smog-filled capital.
Improving the Quality of Health Care in Mexico
 Blue & Gray
Improving the health of an entire country - from quality of patient care to workforce training - takes time, especially when maneuvering within a large bureaucracy.
Mobile Phones "More Dangerous Than Smoking"
 Geoffrey Lean
Mobile phones could kill far more people than smoking or asbestos, a study by an award-winning cancer expert has concluded. He says people should avoid using them wherever possible and that governments and the mobile phone industry must take "immediate steps" to reduce exposure to their radiation.
Education, the Only Weapon Against Dengue
 Fabiana Frayssinet
After taking a number of emergency measures to combat the current dengue epidemic in Rio de Janeiro, health officials in Brazil have committed themselves to investing in education and awareness-raising in the future, as the only effective means of preventing further outbreaks of the disease.
Travelling for Medical Treatment
 Healthcare Options
This growing phenomenon is actually thousands of years old. In ancient Greece, pilgrims and patients came from all over the Mediterranean, to the sanctuary of the healing god Asklepios, at Epidaurus.
Zen and the Art of Coping With Alzheimer's
 NYTimes
There is no cure for Alzheimer’s and no way to prevent it. Scientists haven’t even stopped arguing about whether the gunk that builds up in the Alzheimer’s brain is a cause or an effect of the disease. Alzheimer’s is roaring down — a train wreck to come — on societies all over the world.
 Easter Week Beach Brigade to Prevent HIV
 Paul Crist
Last week, while Puerto Vallarta was host to thousands of visitors for Semana Santa, or Easter Week, the local non-profit Vallarta Enfrenta el SIDA, A.C. (Vallarta Confronts AIDS) was busy spreading the word about HIV.
V.E.S. Free Health Fair at Remance Clinic
 Paco Arjona
On Friday, April 4th, the Remance Clinic in Puerto Vallarta will be offering free medical testing and counseling for a broad range of medical conditions at a health fair presented by Vallarta Enfrenta el SIDA, CAPASITS, and COMUSIDA.
Mexico Builds Hospitals to Lure Medical Tourists From US
 Thomas Black
While Mexican authorities declined to estimate how much the country's health-care industry is expanding to handle medical tourism, companies are building new hospitals, clinics and surgical centers.
Men, Women on Different Food Planets
 Associated Press
If men are from Mars and women are from Venus, then Mars is a land where the refrigerators are stocked with meat and frozen pizza while Venus has a bounty of yogurt, fruits, and vegetables, a new study suggests.
Seeking Relief: Woman Spent Week in Ketamine-Induced Coma
 Shawn Jeffords
Having exhausted traditional medicine, a 26-year-old woman travels to Mexico for experimental treatment of chronic pain.
Mexico Now Trails Only U.S. as Fattest Nation
 Franco Ordońez
Fueled by the rising popularity of soft drinks and fast-food restaurants, Mexico has become the second fattest nation in the world. Mexican health officials say it could surpass the U.S. as the most obese country within 10 years if trends continue.
Cuba: Transvestites and Crossdressers Key Workers Against AIDS
 Dalia Acosta
Activism against AIDS is uniting a group of transvestites and crossdressers in western Cuba in a project that is going beyond peer education and making inroads into the world of culture.
Cash Transfer Program In Mexico Shows Positive Results For Child Development
 Anna Sophia McKenney
By increasing the cash transfer component of Mexico's Oportunidades program, better outcomes in child health, growth, and development were made, according to an Article published in the March 8, 2008 issue of The Lancet.
Where You Live May Make You Fatter: Study
 Natalie Armstrong
People may be what they eat because of where they live, according to a new Canadian study. The research suggests people who live in low-income neighborhoods have greater access to fast food and less access to supermarkets where healthier food is available.
U.S. and Mexico Seek to Cut Mexican Breast Cancer Deaths
 Deborah Charles
First lady Laura Bush and Mexico's first lady Margarita Zavala launched on Friday a joint effort to try to reduce breast cancer deaths in Mexico and improve early detection of the disease.
US First Lady Visits Haitian AIDS Clinic
 Jonathan M. Katz
U.S. first lady Laura Bush toured Haiti's capital on Thursday to promote funding for AIDS patients and support education in the impoverished Caribbean country.
Gulf War Syndrome Firmly Linked to Chemical Exposure
 Agence France-Presse
Nearly two decades after veterans of the 1991 Gulf War came home complaining of odd illnesses, enough evidence has been gathered to determine that many of them were sickened by chemical exposure, a study published Monday concluded.
Plans for Healthcare Services in Mexico for U.S. Citizens
 Frontera NorteSur
Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim is moving ahead with his plans to open hospitals in Mexico that cater to US baby boomers. Slim's business concept might be compared to a maquiladora export factory.
 How to Live a Healthier, Happier Life
 PVNN
Each week, Internationally acclaimed life transformation coach JOY! will be sharing segments of her emPOWERment Tools Program with our visitors. This new video series offers fast, fun and easy ways to live a healthier, happier life.
When People Drink Themselves Silly, and Why
 Benedict Carey
The urge to binge mindlessly, though it can strike at any time, seems to stir in the collective unconscious during the last weeks of winter. Maybe it’s the television images from places like Fort Lauderdale and Cabo San Lucas, of communications majors’ face planting outside bars or on beaches.
Screening the Herbal Pharmacy
 Dr. Sibylle Kohlstädt
Curing cancer with natural products – a case for shamans and herb women? Not at all, for many chemotherapies to fight cancer applied in modern medicine are natural products or were developed on the basis of natural substances.
One Big Wave of Yoga and Surfing!
 Sandy Stahl
Ramp up your surfing skills from April 18-24th with Via Yoga's highly trained surf instructors in Sayulita, Mexico. You’ll surf the waves of Sayulita and also enjoy unbeatable surf on two day trips where you’ll explore the hidden gems of the area.
Mexican-American Man Makes U.S. History
 Randolph Cabral
Thanks to one Mexican-American man, the American flag can be seen by people who are blind. The flag he created, called the "Tactile Braille American Flag" allows the blind to see not only the stars and stripes, but all the colors of the flag too.
When Your Local Pharmacist is in Mexico
 CBS
Why are U.S. citizens crossing the Texas border into Mexico for their prescriptions, doctor visits, dental care and even surgery? People from as far away as Iowa, Minnesota and Illinois can no longer afford health care in the U.S.
A Mexican Community Leader Dies of AIDS
 Alonso Yáńez
Unbearable pain. Infections. Partial deafness. This is how a Mexican community leader spent his last days in Casa Hogar Las Memorias, a hospice for HIV/AIDS patients 10 miles east of Tijuana, Mexico.
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