health

Desperation in Belize due to spreading wildfires

Published on: May 27, 2024
13:50

Belmopan, May 27 (Prensa Latina) The Toledo district, in southern Belize, on Monday reported growing desperation among its residents due to the spread of forest fires that are devastating the area with extensive material destruction.

Slovak prime minister’s health improves

Published on: May 27, 2024
13:38

Bratislava, May 27 (Prensa Latina) The health of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is improving, according to sources from the Government and the F.D. Roosevelt University Hospital in Banská Bystrica (center), where he is hospitalized.

WHO warns of increase in sexually transmitted infections

Published on: May 21, 2024
16:05

Geneva, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Global HIV, viral hepatitis epidemics and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as syphilis and gonorrhea continue to pose significant public health challenges, causing 2.5 million deaths each year, according to a new WHO report.

WHO urges European nations to ban high-salt foods

Published on: May 15, 2024
17:52

Geneva, May 15 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday urged European countries to set legal limits on the amount of salt in manufactured foods, restaurants and canteens in a suite of recommendations to stop excessive intake and cut rates of heart diseases, which could save nearly 900,000 lives.

PAHO promotes health protection with less salt consumption

Published on: May 13, 2024
16:57

Washignton, May 13 (Prensa Latina) World Salt Awareness Week, which runs from today through May 19, aims to encourage the implementation of evidence-based interventions to reduce salt consumption in the population to protect cardiovascular health and help prevent many other diseases, according to PAHO.

FAO calls from Panama to improve nutrition in the region

Published on: May 13, 2024
14:18

Panama City, May 13 (Prensa Latina) In the fight against hunger in Mesoamerica, the FAO urged Panama to change the concept of filling stomachs for nutrition, according to a communiqué from the international organization.

9 in 10 American adults prone to heart disease

Published on: May 9, 2024
18:18

Washington, May 9 (Prensa Latina) Nine of 10 American adults are in the early, middle or late stages of a syndrome that leads to heart disease, a new report finds, and almost 10% have the disease already. "Poor cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic health is widespread among the U.S. population," concludes a team led by Dr. Muthiah Vaduganathan of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston.

WHO launches global guidelines on catheter use

Published on: May 9, 2024
17:59

Geneva, May 9 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday launched the first global guidelines to prevent the occurrence of bloodstream and other infections caused by use of catheters placed in minor blood vessels during medical procedures.

Over half of Chilean students suffer from overweight and obesity

Published on: May 2, 2024
15:20

Santiago de Chile, May 2 (Prensa Latina) Slightly more than half of Chilean students (preschool, elementary and middle school levels) are currently suffering from overweight and obesity, the National Board of School Aid and Scholarships (JUNAEB) reported on Thursday.

Uruguay´s MSP reports over 800 dengue case record

Published on: April 27, 2024
09:25

Montevideo, April 27 (Prensa Latina) Dengue cases in Uruguay today exceed 800, according to a report from the Ministry of Public Health (MSP).

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