All posts tagged "health"

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  PDP Delegation Calls for Joint Efforts Ahead of ‘Obamacare’ Repeal

  SAN JUAN — The House Popular Democratic Party (PDP) delegation sent a letter Monday to the president of the Puerto Rico Association of Physicians and Surgeons, Víctor Ramos Otero, to present strategies to request of the U.S....

  • Posted January 16, 2017
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  Puerto Rico’s ‘healthcare crisis’ Prompts Investigation

  House health committee chairman to file resolution

  • Posted January 16, 2017
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  Testing wearable sensors as ‘check engine’ light for health

  Interest in wearable sensors is growing along with efforts to personalize medicine

  • Posted January 13, 2017
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  Counting croutons: Restaurants tally items for calorie rules

  Federal regulation would make calorie information more widely available

  • Posted January 9, 2017
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  Senate to Probe Alleged Misuse of Obamacare Funds

  He denounced the exiting administration for spending $3B in one year

  • Posted December 21, 2016
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  Puerto Rico offering doctors medicinal cannabis certification program

  The curriculum grants a Health Dpt. license to recommend medicinal cannabis to patients

  • Posted December 19, 2016
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  Designated Health Secretary to Meet with Ethics Director

  He wants to receive guidance to prevent conflicts of interest as he works as an official and neurosurgeon

  • Posted December 17, 2016
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  Many smartphone health apps don’t flag danger, says review

  NEW YORK — Don’t count on smartphone health apps in an emergency: A review shows many don’t warn when you’re in danger. The study published Monday in the journal Health Affairs found problems even with apps considered...

  • Posted December 6, 2016
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  New HIV vaccine trial to start in South Africa

  More than 1,000 people a day are infected with HIV in South Africa

  • Posted November 27, 2016
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  First Lady Acknowledged for Promoting Healthy Habits on Puerto Rico

  Wilma Pastrana's "continuous participation in promoting healthy lifestyles" was recognized by the Physical Activity Network of the Americas

  • Posted November 19, 2016