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Organizations call for tougher regulation of electronic cigarettes in Colombia

“Electronic cigarettes, their derivatives and the like represent a serious threat to the physical and mental health of adolescents in the short and long term,” warn the signatories of the letter. Photo: Cristian Garavito Since 1987, the member countries of the World Health Organization (WHO) agreed to celebrate World No Tobacco Day on May 31 […]

Opinion: the current health reform is a Pandora’s box and should be shelved

Generic Opinion EE Photo: Diego Peña Pinilla Vilfredo Pareto was an eclectic Italian economist who was born in the mid-19th century and named after, some say in an unfair attribution, a fairly reasonable notion of efficiency. Pareto efficiency in the context of public policy decision-making is achieved when a policy decision improves the conditions of […]

Eye! This alleged “sexual enhancer” is being sold fraudulently

The product does not have a sanitary registry. Photo: Taken from Invima In some establishments in Colombia, a product is being sold as a sexual enhancer, but one that can cause serious risks to people’s health: the “Mero macho”. (Read A new chapter of Alzheimer’s thanks to the brain of a paisa patient) This article, […]

A new chapter of Alzheimer’s thanks to the brain of a paisa patient

From left to right, scientists Diego Sepúlveda Falla, Nelson Villalba Moreno and Lisa Littau, from the Molecular Neuropathology of Alzheimer’s disease group in Hamburg. Photo: Mohsin Shafiq Doctor Francisco Lopera has a simple way of summarizing the finding that he has just presented, together with a team of researchers, most of them Colombian. “I think”, […]

The pros and cons that the Academy of Medicine sees in the new health reform

Presentation and filing of the health reform by the government bench, were present; Gustavo Petro, president; Francia Márquez, Vice President; Carolina Corcho, Minister of Health; Roy Barreras, President of the Senate among others. Photo: Oscar Perez In a joint communiqué, 16 organizations from the health sector issued comments on the pros and cons they see […]

‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in All the World’s Toilet Paper

Researchers from the University of Florida reviewed 21 leading toilet paper brands that market this product in North America, Western Europe, Africa, Central America, and South America. Photo: File A new study has revealed a slightly disturbing picture: All of the world’s toilet paper is contaminated with PFAS, commonly called “forever chemicals,” which are a […]

Personalized medicine, what awaits us in the 21st century

Gene sequencing, complete human genomes, and functional studies are becoming faster, more accessible, and clearly more necessary. Photo: Pixabay Alice is a successful English philology teacher, an expert in the origin and use of language, but gradually she begins to forget what she is most passionate about in life: words. She is an accomplished athlete, […]

These medicines are out of stock in Colombia (and some clarifications on the situation)

Invima is the entity in charge of declaring an active principle as “out of stock”. Foto: Pixaby Last weekend, Acemi, the association that brings together the main EPSs of the contributory regime, published a statement with an alarming title: “The drug crisis continues: there are shortages of more than 1,200 active ingredients.” (Read This is […]

This is what the medical schools think about the health reform

Presentation and filing of the health reform by the government bench, were present; Gustavo Petro, president; Francia Márquez, Vice President; Carolina Corcho, Minister of Health; Roy Barreras, President of the Senate among others. Photo: Oscar Perez After the Minister of Health, Carolina Corcho, and President Gustavo Petro filed the health reform, several actors have expressed […]

WHO: One in 15 people in the world have hearing problems

The WHO warns that one of the problems is the lack of specialized health professionals. Foto: Getty Images – Maica The World Health Organization (WHO) recalled in a press conference this past Friday, March 3, that one in 15 people in the world suffers from hearing problems, that is, they have some type of Hearing […]