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NEW LAW FOR TABACCO CONTROL IN PANAMA

EFFECTS

The Ministry of Health states that in Panama 2 thousand 500 people die each year caused by diseases related to the cigarette.

After a day of which it entered to govern Law 13 of the 24 of January of 2008, that adopts measurements to control of the tobacco and its [...]

ARTICLE FOR THE VISITOR ~ ISSUE NOV 30 – DEC 13

Health Insurance in Panama … What You Need to Know

By Ursula Kiener Ford
One of the biggest concerns for foreigners relocating to Panama is health care. Every day I get at least a couple of emails with questions about health insurance from people living in Panama or planning on moving to Panama. These are the answers [...]

CANCER PREVENTION

AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY (TRY THE KEY WORD) AND ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHN HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY.
Cancer Update from Johns Hopkins
1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the [...]

MAKE A DIABETES MANAGEMENT PLAN

 
You are the one who manages your diabetes. Yes, others may assist you in this process but the ultimate responsibility is yours.Each day, you make lots of decisions that your health care team and others who support you aren’t there to help with. It’s all up to you. The good news is that you can [...]

HOW TO PREVENT COMPLICATIONS FROM DIABETES

 
 

I often call a client’s last visit with me a “graduation.” After the client and I have covered all the information they need to know to self-manage their diabetes and I really feel like they get it and are going to do a great job, that’s when I meet with the client one more time [...]