“Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.” - James Dean
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 [...]
Posted in Panama Journal on Jun 10th, 2007
It was posted on several of the Panama Yahoo groups that there has been a health advisory issued and that it was published in the Panama America. While the warning was for Boquete, I would have to assume that it could be more general in nature.
Reduvid bugs are identified as the source of the problem. [...]
Posted in Panama Journal on Mar 9th, 2007
As you drive toward downtown David, via Obaldia just prior to Romeros, the city has erected a mosquito meter.
The message on the right of the gauge says, “Protect your city from Dengue”. If you look at the current reading it lists the risk for Dengue as “High Risk”. If you are living in an area [...]
Posted in Panama Journal on Jul 19th, 2006
A Chiriqui Chatter reader sent me an article showing that Panama rated number five in the Happy Planet Index.
The Happy Planet Index website describes HPI as follows:
The Happy Planet Index is an innovative new measure that shows the ecological efficiency with which human well-being is delivered around the world. It is the first ever index [...]
Posted in Panama Journal on Jul 10th, 2006
Well, I have been learning about local remedies. After three weeks of fighting the cough and sinus and associated inflamed throat, I was given a ginger tea to drink. It was made from whole gingerroot that was crushed and then boiled. To this boiling liquid, a bar of the natural sugar cane sugar was added [...]
Posted in Panama Journal on Jun 30th, 2006
It has been about two weeks since I consistently felt well. Seems like one day, I think I am better and the next I am having sinus problems associated with a lot of coughing again. I am ready to be back to feeling well for more than one day in a row.
Luckily, I am not [...]
Posted in Healthcare on Jun 3rd, 2006
Prensa Latina reported that Panama will host a meeting of Latin American countries to prepare for the avian flu, June 6-8. That is good to know.
Posted in Panama Journal on Nov 29th, 2005
Obesity is getting to be a BIG problem. Pun intended. In an article in Reuters, the length of the needles used for giving injections needs to be increased because most people are not receiving the correct dosage of medicine. Here is the article.
Glad I lost 50 pounds before I moved to Panama. Doctor, I’ll take [...]
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