With the skyrocketing costs of healthcare in America, many patients are beginning to look outside of the US for their health and dental care. Because of Latin America’s reputation for healthcare quality and as an enjoyable place to rest and recover post-surgery, many nations in Latin America are becoming popular destinations for medical and dental tourism. Mexico is a common and popular dental car...

Paris, Oct 17 (EFE).- The European project Venomics has succeeded in creating the largest database of toxins in history after analyzing 203 species of poisonous animals, which will in turn help develop new medicines. The pharmaceutical applications being worked on are chiefly focused on cardiovascular diseases, obesity and diabetes, leaders of the project told a press conference in Paris. Th...

Many dental patients are not fond of regular checkups; they mostly go to the dentist once a year for a cleaning or when they know they need a major procedure done. It so happens that regular dental appointments scheduled three or four times a year can substantially improve overall health by means of prevention. Bacteria mitigation is at the heart of all dental cleanings. Through salivation and ...

At a recent conference held by the American Dental Association, one of the most respected dentistry organizations in the world, implant technology was determined to be the most important technological advance of the last four decades. Dental implants are the most sensible treatment for lost teeth. In the past, removable dentures were among the most common solutions that dentists offered to pati...

The strengthening of the United States dollar (USD) and the weakening of a few international economies are factors creating bargains for North American and European medical tourists. A recent article by Christiana Sciaudone of BloombergBusiness examined how currency devaluation is creating bargains for medical tourists in Brazil: “Danniella Gomes is about to head home to Brasilia from Texas to ge...

Over the past year, lawsuits involving unhappy service providers that have received negative Yelp reviews have been multiplying. For the unacquainted, YELP is an Internet platform for individuals who wish to review their experiences with merchants and service providers. In the last couple of years, YELP has made headlines as multiple disgruntled business owners have filed lawsuits against reviewer...

An Uber driver in Bogota. Wikimedia Commons In solidarity with the family of Gerardo Cruz Barquero, the mobile app and private transportation service Uber has announced that it will give free rides to type O Negative (Rh O-) blood donors to the Calderón Guardia Hospital, located in San Jose, on Saturday, October 10. A press release by Uber, a business entity that still lacks legal approval ...

As one of the leading medical tourism destinations in the world, Costa Rica attracts thousands of health travelers each year, and many of them arrive in our country seeking dental care. Dental tourism in Costa Rica is attractive not only because it is more affordable in comparison to North America and Europe; in fact, other Latin American destinations may offer cheaper services, but these are plac...

Pixabay Commons By Carol Blair Vaughn The composition of the world population has changed dramatically in recent decades as life expectancy worldwide has risen from 46 to 68 years – except in Costa Rica, where life expectancy has risen to 77 for men, and 81 for women, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO has dubbed this movement, “Older People – a new power for developm...

Most medical tourists who choose Costa Rica for dental treatments often cite cost as their major motivation to travel. Dental procedures in North America and Europe can be very pricey, particularly when they involve restorative work, implantation and oral surgery. Such treatments are far more affordable in Costa Rica, but there is another very attractive factor to dental tourism in Costa Rica, and...

Wikimedia Commons A broken tooth is a dental condition that may result from an accident or from decay. To a certain extent, a chipped tooth can be a medical emergency if a large fragment is inadvertently swallowed or if it leads to an oral infection. Depending on the amount of damage sustained, the tooth may be permanently lost if left untreated, and the risk of future infection may increase. ...

Taipei, Sep 23 (EFE).- The dengue epidemic in Taiwan has caused 42 deaths and resulted in 14,590 confirmed cases since the beginning of May, the Centers for Disease Control, or CDC, said Wednesday. The death toll is the highest in a dengue epidemic in 14 years and could rise because 29 other deaths with symptoms similar to dengue are being examined, the CDC said, adding that total infections co...

Pixabay Public Domain Women in Costa Rica observed Global Female Condom Day without having access to this contraceptive. On September 16th, various advocacy organizations conducted awareness campaigns and other activities to teach the world about the use of female condoms; in Costa Rica, however, the day was observed with concern about why these sexual protection devices are not yet on the mar...

Circle Yoga Press Release – Join Circle Yoga teachers Rebecca Bly and Mora Solano Lavin for six days in the Pacific Coast beach town of Santa Teresa, Costa Rica. This retreat is designed for students of all levels to practice yoga and movement in a beautiful and peaceful setting. Yoga practices with Rebecca will focus on working deeply into the body to let go of physical tension in order to res...

Flickr Commons By Cristina Terceiro Buenos Aires, Sep 21 (EFE).- Girls in the 5-13 age group are increasingly inviting friends to parties at spas, a booming fad in Argentina that child psychologists warn can lead to the "early sexualization" of young females. Spa time in special rooms or at girls' homes features makeup and hair styling, massages, manicures and pedicures, and fashion show...

Miami, FL (PRWEB) September 16, 2015 -- Spafinder Wellness 365™ today released part one of its annual State of Wellness Travel Report, revealing that the highest percentage of travel agents in the survey’s eight-year history expect growth in wellness travel for the current year (2015). Survey findings show the wellness travel sector, a global market estimated at $494 billion*, is expanding in dire...

JACO, Costa Rica - Sept. 13, 2015 - PRLog -- A group of Costa Rican representatives will be traveling to Denver, Colorado in October to see first hand the results of the Medical Cannabis Industry. Working with The Council on Responsible Cannabis Regulation, they have set up meetings with medical cannabis business owners, as well as city and state officials involved in overseeing the system, for th...

Shelley Lubben, right, at an adult industry expo in 2009 By her own account, Shelley Lubben had sex with hundreds of men and dozens of women in her prior life as a pornographic actress in the United States. These days, however, Ms. Lubben is one of the world’s leading reformers in the anti-pornography movement, and she is preparing a trip to Costa Rica. Ms. Lubben will deliver a lecture at ...

Medical tourists in Costa Rica often mention a healthy smile as their primary motivation for getting dental treatments, which means that they wish to return home with nice, straight and gleaming teeth. There is no question that the power of the human smile is the engine that drives the dental tourism economy, but many patients tend to focus too much on their teeth and forget about the importance o...

Source: Carnegie Mellon University London, Aug 31 (EFE).- French and German researchers have detected a new active peptide, a compound formed by the union of various amino acids, which could be an active element in the development of Alzheimer's, according to a study published Monday in Nature magazine. This is the eta-amyloid peptide, which went unnoticed for some 30 years among scientists...

Source: Flickr Commons “Drill and fill” is the basic dentistry method applied to treating cavities. Essentially, dental care professionals first remove the soft decayed area of a tooth with special instruments, and one of them happens to be an ominous, high-speed drill that people in Costa Rica and around the world seem to have a predisposed phobia against. The filling comes after the drilling...

Mindvalley Media Announcement – Five years since its inception in 2010, Mindvalley’s Awesomeness Fest returns to where it all started: to magical Costa Rica. The incomparable beauty of its landscape (ranging from tropical forests, mountains with waterfalls to sun-splashed beaches), its perfect climate, and unspoiled nature have made Guanacaste one of the most visited areas in Costa Rica. The...

NORCROSS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Guided Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCQB: GTHP) announced today that access to the LuViva® Advanced Cervical Scan has been expanded to Costa Rica, bringing to 20 the number of countries where the Company has shipped its non-invasive, point-of-care cervical cancer detection technology. “We are pleased to see our growing traction among doctors, governments and distributors...

Wikiemedia Commons On a global level, dental tourism is an industry that produces billions of dollars each year. Costa Rica is often cited as a leading destination for dental tourism thanks to the affordability of treatments and quality of care. Marketing is one of the major aspects driving the international dental tourism industry, and one particular marketing element in this regard is the po...

Here are eight things you probably did not know about oral health and dental care in Costa Rica: The prevalence of caries in preschool age children in Costa Rica is 43.7 percent, slightly lower than in the United States; however, early caries is a health condition that is more likely to be found in rural areas. The use of fillings to treat cavities (caries) dates back to pre-Columbian, Meso...

Source: Sprout New York, Aug 20 (EFE).- Canadian drug maker Valeant Pharmaceuticals International said Thursday it has agreed to acquire North Carolina-based Sprout Pharmaceuticals, maker of a pill that increases women's sexual desire, for $1 billion in cash and a share of future profits. The announcement comes two days after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the drug, flibanse...

Source: Wikimedia Commons By Carlos Meneses Sanchez Rosario Islands, Colombia, Aug 18 (EFE).- A scuba diving center in this Caribbean paradise is using an experimental therapy for people with disabilities, most of them victims of Colombia's armed conflict, who can forget about their physical limitations amid the coral. Diving Planet director Andres Obregon created this recreational scuba...

Uvita, Costa Rica (PRWEB) August 12, 2015 -- Bodhi Surf School, a community-engaged surf and yoga camp in Uvita, Costa Rica, is proud to announce its 2015 My Ocean Guardian Journey Contest. The contest is an environmental essay and photo contest that aims to recognize individual actions that promote conservation and impact-reduction; moreover, it aims to give momentum to the grassroots movement to...

Source: Pixabay Commons National tourism boards around the world are paying very close attention to how their peers are using social media for marketing purposes. In Costa Rica, the Costa Rica Tourism Board (Spanish initials: ICT) was at one point an international leader in terms of using social media to attract foreign visitors as well as fomenting domestic tourism, and the most productive...

Wikiemedia Commons San Jose, August 9th, 2015 (Press Release by The Costa Rica Star) – When it comes to dental tourism in Costa Rica, prospective patients tend to be concerned with more than just the cost of their treatment. While it is true that dental procedures in Costa Rica are substantially lower than in North America and Europe, medical tourists are also interested by the quality of care...

Pixabay Public Domain For many children in Costa Rica and around the world, the first dental appointment is an event fraught with anxiety and fear, but it does not need to be that way. Dental care experiences can be turned into positive experiences for a child, but this requires the collaboration of parents and dentists. A child's fright of a dental visit is not unfounded; it is essentially...

PR-Inside.com: 2015-08-07 -- Sacred Warrior’s Vanessa Chakour and powerhouse yogi, wellness educator and internationally known musician, Bibi McGill are running two back to back retreats in Costa Rica later this year, with a corresponding online course starting in October. The retreats will offer daily yoga and Sacred Warrior boxing, plant medicine, vegan meals, ceremony, jungle hikes with animals...

Wikimedia Commons San Jose, Costa Rica, FIVB Media Release– Thirty-two physical education teachers from Costa Rica participated in the FIVB VCP Young Players course under the guidance of FIVB instructor Miguel Holz Bodlaender of Chile, from July 27 to 31. The project was initiated by the national federation of Costa Rica and the Costa Rican Mnistry of Education (MEP)%2...

Father and son at the beach in Jaco. "There is no grief like the grief that does not speak.” - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Nearly two months ago, deep heartbreak struck Britt Nelson at his home in Jaco Beach: The hardest part about Coady’s death, for me, was finding him dead in his bed the morning of June 8. He was just lying on his side with his head on his pillow. The TV was still on. He ...

For many decades, hundreds of military veterans from the United States have made Costa Rica their second home, and many of them have experienced the horrors of war. In Costa Rica, they hope to start a new life and alleviate their traumatic combat experience; this is a primary goal that they hope to accomplish even if they do not intend to live out the rest of their lives in our country. Costa ...

Source: AmaTierra Feria Verde, an upmarket version of the Feria del Agricultor (Farmers Market) tradition of Costa Rica, is coming to Ciudad Colon, located just outside the western suburbs of San Jose. By Jill Rutenberg The Feria Verde and Organic Market is deliciously off and running on the west side of town with Tuesday’s opening of the organic market in Ciudad Colon. “It’s about time....

Wikimedia Commons A recent investigation by a tabloid publication in Costa Rica into a club drug used to facilitate anal intercourse has attracted the attention of public health officials. According to a news report filed by Daniel Chinchilla Salazar of daily tabloid Diario Extra, the Ministry of Public Health is preparing to shut down sex shops and other establishments in Costa Rica that sell...

Wikimedia Commons Smart toothbrushes that connect to the World Wide Web and keep electronic dental records were among the most talked-about items at the Barcelona Mobile World Congress last year, but even these advanced oral hygiene instruments are not impervious to accumulating fecal matter if they are left in the bathroom. According to a 2014 report by Sam Schechner of the Wall Street Jou...

ALBANY, New York, July 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ – High cost of medical treatment in developed countries has fueled the development of medical tourism, causing patients to visit other destinations for cheaper yet sophisticated treatment. Transparency Market Research, in a recent report, studies the emergence and growth of the global medical tourism industry. The report is titled "Medical Tourism Marke...

A missionary from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, founded in the United States by Joseph Smith in the 19th century, was found dead in the home where he was staying while conducting his religious work in Costa Rica. The incident occurred in the rural community of Sarapiqui, located near the western edge of the Caribbean region of our country. The Mormon missionary had arrived in C...