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Malaria Epidemic Hits Southern Venezuela
 Ian James
Malaria cases have doubled in Venezuela so far this year as health officials confront an epidemic in a vast southern region where wildcat gold miners are often infected in remote jungle camps.
Communicating with Your PV Physician
 Pamela Thompson
Isn't the Internet wonderful? Instant connection! Instant information! Instant answers! That is all well and good in most cases, but these past few weeks, I've received numerous emails from folks who are complaining of not receiving an email answer 'quickly' from their Puerto Vallarta physicians.
California Governor Candidate Stewart Alexander Will Challenge Obama’s Health Bill
 Peace and Freedom Party
In May, California Attorney General Jerry Brown announced his full support for Obama’s health care bill that recently passed in Congress; the contentious health care bill passed over the strong rejection of a majority of Americans. Stewart Alexander, a Candidate for California Governor, says if he is elected, he will challenge Obama’s health bill.
 Marcelo Mico Pilates Educación
 Natural Therapies and Health Philosophies
Marcelo Micó Pilates Educación is more than just a form of exercise: it is a way of viewing and living life. The instructors offer a challenging and rewarding experience through their synthesis of the Pilates Method, physiology and other leading natural therapies and health philosophies.
Polly and Husband’s Latest Adventure
 Polly G. Vicars
Husband and I have just gone through what some would call an ordeal, but what we call an adventure in love, caring and healing. You know they say that couples who have been married a long time, begin to look alike, but in our case we just developed the same health problems.
The Taste of Tiny: Putting Nanofoods on the Menu
 Emma Davies
Nothing says summer holidays quite like ice cream. On a hot afternoon by the sea, there's little to beat the simple pleasure of a cooling scoop of your favourite flavour. Can food get much more satisfying than this? Vic Morris thinks it can, with the help of nanotechnology.
President Calderón Launches National Vaccination Week
 Presidencia de la República
During the inauguration of the General Hospital General in Zone No. 1, in Tepatitlán de Morelos, Jalisco, President Felipe Calderón launched National Vaccination Week, in which 14 and a half million vaccinations will be applied nationwide, to combat illness such as hepatitis, tetanus and polio.
Banning Junk Foods in Mexico's Schools to Fight Obesity
 Emilio Godoy
Consumer organisations and experts say the Mexican government's plan to remove junk food from schools is a step in the right direction in the fight against obesity in this country, which has the highest rate of childhood obesity in the world, and the second highest rate for adults, after the United States.
World No Tobacco Day - a Critical Point in the Year of the Lung
 Citizen News Service
The World No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2010, is a critical point in the 2010: Year of the Lung campaign, according to the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. Studies show that 50% of all deaths from lung disease are linked to tobacco use.
Tanning Beds Up Melanoma Risk
 David Goodhue
Regular use of indoor tanning beds significantly increases the risk of developing melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, according to a new study.
Airport Body Scanners Raise Radiation Concerns
 Seattle Times
Airport body scanners raise concerns about radiation safety, but officials at the Department of Homeland Security say there is no need to worry.
Mexico to Ban Junk Food from Schools to Fight Fat
 Mark Stevenson
Mexico is looking to battle the bulging waistlines of its children by banning the sale of junk food in its schools, including many of the traditional treats generations of kids have grown up with.
Chian: Ancient Gifts from the Gods
 Leslie Korn & Rudolph Ryser
Many indigenous foods of Mexico provide both nutrients and medicines for the body and mind. One of the most remarkable plants originating in west Mexico is Chian, a species of self-pollinating, flowering plant in the mint family that is native to central and southern Mexico and Guatemala.
Toxic Chemicals from Supermarket Labels 'Seep Through Packaging and Contaminate Food'
 Heidi Blake
A "highly toxic" chemical in the glue on supermarket labels can seep through packaging and contaminate food, a study has shown.
State-of-the-Art Microbicides to Prevent HIV
 Bobby Ramakant
The microbicides field has undoubtedly moved and shifted a lot in the past decade. Now, with first generation microbicides candidate products up and gone, antiretroviral treatment (ART) - drug based microbicides in spotlight, and only three major microbicides efficacy studies remaining, the need to lobby for increased funding of microbicides research and development, was never so compelling.
Can Amaranth Fix Mexico's Dual Dietary Disasters?
 Emilio Godoy
Supporters of amaranth have been trying for decades to bring this millennia-old grain back from oblivion. Known for its high nutritional content, it is now being promoted as a way to help modern-day Mexico confront two of its dietary ills: malnutrition and obesity.
SETAC Fundraiser at Trattoria Michel Features Live Music
 Josef Kandoll
When Vallartan resident Ed Thomas was diagnosed with congestive heart failure, he might have turned in his keys and closed his post office box. Instead, he chose to realize a personal dream. On May 22, a fundraiser will help support his efforts.
Puerto Vallarta Retirement – Medicare to Cover Mexico Healthcare?
 TOPMexicoRealEstate.com
Retirement in Puerto Vallarta may become even more appealing if Mexico and the U.S. reach a deal to have Medicare cover Mexican hospitals. With a low cost of living, and year round warm weather, Vallarta is already a retirement favorite.
8th Annual Yoga & Birding Vacation in Yelapa
 Judith Roth
Judith Roth, Bruce Ferry, Mudra Baugh, and Susan Scott invite you to come enjoy a week in Yelapa combining the richness of yoga and chanting in an abundant tropical bird habitat from February 4–12th, 2011. Now in its 8th year, this annual event is for people with all levels of experience.
Sex Will Not Be Used to Have Babies in Just 10 Years, as Couples Turn to IVF
 Daniel Martin
Couples will stop having sex to conceive babies within a decade and use IVF instead, scientists said yesterday. They say 30-somethings will increasingly rely on artificial methods of fertilisation because natural human reproduction is 'fairly inefficient'.
United Nations General Assembly on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD)
Citizen News Service
For the first time ever, the United Nations General Assembly will hold a Non-communicable Disease Summit involving Heads of State, in September 2011, to address the threat posed by NCDs to low- and middle-income countries.
Caribbean to Get $100M Grant from US to Fight AIDS
 PVNN
Leaders in the Caribbean expect to receive a $100 million grant from the U.S. government to help fight AIDS over the next five years.
Oregon 'Medical Tourist' Gets New Hip - in Mexico
 Howard Huntington
Jim Krois had been a photographer for five years when he was laid off in 2008. He couldn't afford the $875 it would have cost per month to stay on the company's health insurance plan. And 60-year-old Krois had a failing hip.
Starving Yogi Astounds Scientists
 Agence France-Presse
An 83-year-old Indian holy man who says he has spent seven decades without food or water has astounded a team of military doctors who studied him during a two-week observation period.
Ye Gads! The Pill Turns 50!
 Carla K. Johnson
A world without “the pill” is unimaginable to many young women who now use it to treat acne, skip periods, improve mood and, of course, prevent pregnancy. They might be surprised to learn that U.S. officials announcing approval of the world’s first oral contraceptive were uncomfortable.
Strengthening the Link Between Pollution, Cancer
 Valerie Brown
A new report from a presidential advisory group represents a major advance in the struggle to protect people from exposure to carcinogenic chemicals.
International Community Foundation Releases Findings on U.S. Retiree Health Care Trends in Mexico
 Richard Kiy
The International Community Foundation released its report “Health Care and American Retirees in Mexico” to educate and inform retirees and policymakers about health care trends in the U.S. retiree population in Mexican coastal communities.
Chopper Tattoo Opens in Nuevo Vallarta
 Denise Velez
Juan Valladares, a 23-year-old tattoo artist from Mexico City is employing his natural artistic talent, along with his desire to transform art into a very special individual piece of work, to bring Chopper Tattoo to Nuevo Vallarta.
Jalisco Reports 48 Dengue Deaths for 2009
 Guadalajara Reporter
Between 1989 and 2009, the Jalisco Health Department did not 'officially' report any deaths from dengue fever. But this year dengue is in the news again and beginning to make its presence felt in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
 Hollywood's Plastic Surgery Backlash
 CBSNews
Dr. Jennifer Hartstein and US Weekly's Bradley Jacobs discussed the lack of Hollywood roles for actors whose plastic surgery is over the top.
Adult Mortality Trends Reveal Massive Rise in Global Inequalities
 Jill Oviatt
The United States trails countries that spend less on health care, including Costa Rica, Tunisia and Albania.
Mexico City Pollution Affects Young Hearts
 RedOrbit.com
A post-mortem study of the hearts of 21 young people in Mexico City has found that the heart begins to show the adverse effects of air pollution at a young age and that tiny bits of inactivated bacteria that hitch a ride on pollutants may make the problem worse.
The Kiss of Death
 Nicolle Wahl
It makes your skin crawl - a bug that crawls onto your lips while you sleep, drawn by the exhaled carbon dioxide, numbs your skin, bites, then gorges on your blood. And if that's not insult enough, it promptly defecates on the wound - and passes on a potentially deadly disease.
S. 1963: Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010
 David Lord
On April 21 the House passed it, on April 22 the Senate did their share, and now the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Service Act of 2010, which supports family members caring for their severely wounded veteran loved ones, is heading to the President’s desk to await his expected signature.
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