“Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.” - James Dean
Posted in Healthcare on Jul 17th, 2008
I was talking to a doctor the other day and I asked if the Dengue season was here. She said that Dengue will be a greater danger from now until December. She warned that a couple of hours in the morning and a couple of hours in the evening are the worst time of the [...]
Posted in Panama Journal on Jul 3rd, 2008
Hmmm. I was just wondering after reading the latest research from Texas A&M. An excerpt of an article in HEALTH.infoNIAC.com follows:
Scientists discovered that watermelon has an effect similar to well-known drug Viagra. The positive effect is attributed to an ingredient citrulline found in watermelons.
Just like Viagra, citruline in watermelon activates the production of a compound [...]
Posted in Businesses, Healthcare on Jun 28th, 2008
I received the following email today:
Hello Don Ray,
I would like to let you and your readers know that SOSA Y ARANGO OPTICAL CLINIC, THE AUTHORITY IN THE SUBJECT, WITH 18 CLINICS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY IS NOW IN DAVID AND IN BUGABA, and we will be more than glad to provide you and your readers, [...]
Posted in Panama Journal on Jun 6th, 2008
I went on a walk this morning and when I saw the area in the following photo, I decided it was time to post another warning related to Dengue.
This area is normally clear of growth, but it hasn’t been taken care of and with all the rain, it can allow pockets of water to remain [...]
Posted in Panama Journal on Dec 18th, 2007
I know that many will be happy when I get off this sunburn theme and back to Panama related posts. Believe me that I would like to be posting other photos, but this is Panama related. Most of the time, in Panama, the sky is clear and bright and there is plenty of sun. Without [...]
Posted in Panama Journal on Dec 17th, 2007
If you wonder if sunscreen really makes a difference, here is an example of with and without. I had put it on my arm and not my leg. Had I left it off all together I would have been one crispy critter. This was taken about 10 minutes ago, so this is 3 ½ days [...]
Posted in Healthcare, Hospitals on Oct 2nd, 2007
Recently, I posted about a problem of people donating blood in Hospital Chiriquí.
Here is the post in Boquete Guide, that explains why there was a need for blood, and further identifies health care items that should be attended to in Chiriquí.
Posted in Panama Journal on Oct 1st, 2007
If you want to see how a single individual’s actions can have an impact on the entire world, then read this article in the New York Times about Edwardo Arias, a Kuna Indian in Panama City. Getting government officials to listen is not easy in any part of the world. I personally thinks he deserves [...]
Posted in Panama Journal on Sep 30th, 2007
It is probably a good time for another Dengue warning. A Chiriquí Chatter reader sent me an email related to the increase of Dengue across Latin America. Here is a small excerpt from this current article.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Dengue fever is spreading across Latin America and the Caribbean in one of the [...]
Posted in Panama Journal on Aug 31st, 2007
A Chiriquí Chatter reader directed my attention to a current article in La Prensa which says that several bottled waters being sold may not be pure. They are Brisa, Purissima, Agua Premium, San Benedeto, Agua Purificada El Machetazo, Los Alpes, and Agua Frizz. The forming-colony unit was > 300 milligrams, while the maximum allowed in [...]
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