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 Health & Beauty
Healthcare for All Americans?
 Domenico Maceri
It is estimated that 47 million Americans do not have health insurance. But people in the US are beginning to talk about healthcare as a right for everyone - instead of a privilege reserved only for those who can afford it.
Mexican Supreme Court Says Military Cannot Boot HIV-Positive Soldiers
 Associated Press
Mexico's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the armed forces cannot kick out HIV-positive members because doing so is discriminatory and unconstitutional.
The Care Isn't There
 David Lord
Walter Reed Hospital, the premier Military Hospital in America was disgraced this last week with the revelations about the rat and cockroach infested Building 18. This neglect of basic sanitary codes, adhered to even in prisons, is a betrayal.
Global Warming: Enough to Make You Sick
 Jia-Rui Chong
Rising temperatures are redistributing bacteria, insects and plants, exposing people to diseases they'd never encountered before.
AIDS Group Criticizes Bristol-Myers for Its AIDS Drug Prices in Mexico
 Theresa Agovino
An AIDS organization has launched an ad campaign against Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., demanding that it lower the prices on two of its AIDS treatments in Mexico.
Most Serious Travel Maladies Can be Prevented
 Susan Heinrich
Travellers looking for the simple pleasure of a week's holiday in the warm tropical sun are being given a chilly reminder: Even a short getaway to the Caribbean or Mexico can bring with it the risk of serious illnesses such as malaria and dengue.
March Events at Cornerstone Hospital
 Pamela Thompson
Cornerstone Hospital has just released its community calendar for the month of March, which includes a variety of activities and events ranging from tours of the hospital to seminars on health-related issues and things to do in Puerto Vallarta.
Computerized Babies Cry, Burp at Mexican Teens
 Reuters
High school students in the Mexican state of Chihuahua are being made to care for screaming, hiccuping baby dolls that run on computer chips to try to bring down the state's soaring teenage pregnancy rate.
Accessible Vacations Open Up the World
 Paul Rendine
It is quite encouraging that even people with disabilities now have an accessible tour option that they can partake of in a vacation location that was, seemingly, only usable by fully able-bodied people. The world really is opening up more to people with disabilities.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Impacts Soldiers
 Jodi Brooks
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is something hundreds of military men and women have been dealing with since returning from Iraq. Every soldier in combat is changed by the experience. The Army estimates between 15 and 30 percent of soldiers returning from Iraq suffer systems of post traumatic stress.
Furor on Rush to Require Cervical Cancer Vaccine
 Stephanie Saul & Andrew Pollack
Racing to embrace a new vaccine, at least 20 states are considering mandatory inoculation of young girls against the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer. But a roaring backlash has some health experts worried that the proponents, including the vaccine’s maker, Merck, have pushed too far too fast.
Vets Face More Health Care Cuts
 David Lord
The proposed funding cuts for veterans' health care in the Bush administration's budget are unrealistic in light of recent VA budget trends. Its medical care budget has risen every year for two decades and 83% in the six years since Bush took office.
Taking a Nice Nap Could Save Your Life
 Robert S. Boyd
At last, science has come up with proof that naps are good for you. Tell your boss! Tell your spouse! People who take at least three daytime naps a week lasting 30 minutes or longer cut their risk of dying from a heart attack by 37 percent.
Doctors Who Fail Their Patients
 NYTimes
A new survey has revealed that a disturbing number of doctors, at the presumed pinnacle of the health professions, feel no responsibility to inform patients of treatments that they deem immoral or to refer them to other doctors for care.
Patients Flock To Mexican Medical Mecca
 nbcsandiego.com
Each day thousands of Americans, mostly retirees, are crossing into a small Mexican town just outside Yuma, Arizona. And they are saving big money by going to Mexico. NBC reporter Chuck Henry investigated what is drawing so many to the medical mecca.
Tale Of The Dead Cat
 Patrick Butler
I freaked out. Rabies was on my mind and now I had a dead cat and a bitten son. Packing the cat in a plastic bag, a driver with the nonprofit group raced us to a nearby clinic. The doctor candidly said, “take your son to the U.S.A. They’ll do a better job there. You should go now and not wait.”
Malaria, Dengue Warnings Given
 Mary-Jane Egan
So, your bathing suits are packed and you're off to the airport to escape the deep freeze. The last thing on your mind is the threat of malaria or dengue fever - two mosquito-borne health dangers now lurking in the Punta Cana region of the Dominican Republic, in Puerto Vallarta in Mexico and in Kingston, Jamaica and Cuba.
Spin It!
 David Lord
Ask yourself why a defendant in a criminal trail has more rights to legal counsel, due process and a fair impartial jury than US Veterans seeking compensation for wounds of war? The answer: because the VA is controlling all aspects of the claims process.
U.S. Set to Begin a Vast Expansion of DNA Sampling
 Julia Preston
The Justice Department is completing rules to allow the collection of DNA from most people arrested or detained by federal authorities, a vast expansion of DNA gathering that will include hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants, by far the largest group affected.
New Store in Bucerias Does it All Naturally
 Harold Sokolove & Sue Fornoff
Look into the small window at the shop at #14 Av. Javier Mina in Bucerias and you’ll see food items, soaps and medicinal products like in so many stores around town. But there’s something different about things at the Herbs International store.
The Spa Set to Open in Cabo San Lucas
 VillaGroupResorts.com
An upscale, themed spa will be the newest addition to The Villa Group’s roster of world-class amenities at its private enclave of villa-style resorts in Cabo San Lucas.
Big Baby "Super Tonio" Causes Sensation in Mexican Resort of Cancun
 Canadian Press
He is called "Super Tonio," and at a whopping birth weight of 14.5 pounds, the little fellow is causing a sensation in this Mexican resort city.
February Events at Cornerstone Hospital
 PVNN
With so many activities going on, February is going to be a very busy month, not only at Hospital Cornerstone but throughout PV. From check-ups to charitable events, Pamela Thompson gives us the scoop on the many things to do in Vallarta this month.
Unhappy Meals
 Michael Pollan
Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. That, more or less, is the short answer to the supposedly incredibly complicated and confusing question of what we humans should eat in order to be maximally healthy.
Time for Long View on AIDS, Says Global Fund
 Ben Hirschler
After years of fire-fighting HIV/AIDS, the time has come to develop a long-term strategy for tackling the pandemic, the head of the global fund set up to fight the disease said this week.
A New Way to Fight Cancer?
 Jerry Adler
Scientists and patients are buzzing about DCA, an existing drug newly recognized as a potentially powerful cancer treatment. But, of course, more research is needed.
Hundreds Sickened Aboard Cruise Ship
 Associated Press
A highly contagious form of stomach flu sickened hundreds of passengers during a worldwide voyage on the famed Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship in what health officials called an unusually large outbreak.
Your MasterCard or Your Life
 Bob Herbert
A disturbing new report shows that with health care costs continuing their sharp rise, low- and middle-income patients are reaching for their credit cards with alarming frequency to cover treatment that they otherwise would be unable to afford.
Doctor Shortage: Help Sought South of Border
 Lawrence Mower
As Southern Nevada grapples with a shortage of doctors, higher education officials are looking at creating an exclusive relationship with a Mexican university to bring more Spanish-speaking doctors to the valley.
Ashtanga Yoga Workshop
 PVNN
Yoga. Many people are interested in this ancient practice that goes back over 5000 years, but just what is yoga? Sinergia Yoga in Punta Mita invites you to find out this weekend at an intensive Yoga Workshop led by Yogi Master Hanuman.
Mexico Doctors Urged to Stub Out
 Manuel Roig-Franzia
In Mexico and dozens of other countries, especially developing nations, health workers smoke at far higher rates than the general adult population.
The Mentally Ill, Behind Bars
 Bernard E. Harcourt
Ten days ago, the Supreme Court agreed to determine when mentally ill death row inmates should be considered so deranged that their execution would be constitutionally impermissible.
Golden State Gamble
 Paul Krugman
A few days ago Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger unveiled an ambitious plan to bring universal health insurance to California. And I'm of two minds about it.
The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Warns About the Continued Dangers of Counterfeit Prescription Drugs
 USNewswire
According to a 2006 World Health Organization report, the current prevalence of counterfeit medicines can range to over 10 percent of the drug supply globally.
Will S.S.A. Provide Medical Benefits in Mexico?
 David Lord
The VA pays claims at local care providers, so why doesn't the Social Security Administration? Certainly the tax payers/citizens of America deserve the same benefits received by America's Vets when it comes to health care outside America.
California Plan for Health Care Would Cover All
 Jennifer Steinhauer
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday proposed extending health care coverage to all of California's 36 million residents as part of a sweeping package of changes to the state's huge, troubled health care system.
Calderon Kicks Off Health Insurance Program for Newborns
 Ioan Grillo
Mexico's conservative President Felipe Calderon kicked off a health insurance program to cover all infants born under his administration on Monday, answering leftist critics that his government only looks after the rich.
Addicted to Beauty: When Cosmetic Surgery Becomes an Obsession
 Madeleine Marr
More than 10.2 million cosmetic plastic surgery procedures were performed in the United States in 2005, up 11 percent from 2004, according to the last available statistics released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
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