All posts tagged "health"

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  Congress struggles to finish Zika aid, prevent shutdown

  WASHINGTON – Congressional negotiators on Monday pressed to wrap up a must-do spending bill to prevent an election-season government shutdown and finally provide money to battle the threat of the Zika virus, but numerous sticking points remain and...

  • Posted September 19, 2016
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  PDP Mayoral Candidates Present Plan for Women

  "The fight for equality must be occupational, communitarian, and political"

  • Posted September 18, 2016
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  Treat or Monitor Early Prostate Cancer? 10-Yr Survival Same

  LONDON – Men with early prostate cancer who choose to closely monitor their disease are just as likely to survive at least 10 years as those who have surgery or radiation, finds a major study that directly...

  • Posted September 16, 2016
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  Puerto Rico doctors warn of scarce resources to fight Zika

  SAN JUAN – Doctors in Puerto Rico are warning that the U.S. territory does not have the resources to handle the fallout of a Zika epidemic as officials report an uptick in the number of fetuses with malformations...

  • Posted September 9, 2016
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  Is ‘cauliflower rice’ going mainstream? Green Giant hopes so

  The company plans to sell bags of frozen "Riced Veggies" made with cauliflower

  • Posted September 6, 2016
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  Coopharma asks Health Dept. to evaluate medicinal cannabis regulations

  SAN JUAN – Elda Sierra, chairwoman of the Puerto Rican Pharmacy Cooperative (Coopharma by its Spanish acronym), and one of its affiliates, pharmacy owner Dr. Mariela Vázquez, requested Monday that the Health Department evaluate the proposed regulations...

  • Posted September 5, 2016
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  P.R. Bees Saved From Aerial Spraying

  Local bees could have suffered the same fate as SC bees if aerial spraying had been approved

  • Posted September 3, 2016
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  New efforts in battle against Zika cause community impact

  Health secretary: We have reached about 40,000 citizens directly

  • Posted September 3, 2016
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  Babies birthed by mothers with Zika are “safe and healthy”

  However, they have to be placed in a vigilance program for 5 years

  • Posted August 25, 2016
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  Some vacation spots quietly benefit as travelers avoid Zika

  NEW YORK – With government officials now warning pregnant women to avoid Miami Beach in addition to Puerto Rico, some sun seekers are desperately scrambling for a Zika-free vacation. And that has left other tourist destinations to capitalize...

  • Posted August 23, 2016