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 Health & Beauty
Because Living Well is the Best Revenge
What better place to begin, continue or enhance your well being than in beautiful Puerto Vallarta? Whether you are here on vacation or here to stay, the many health and beauty services available in Puerto Vallarta will keep you feeling fit and looking absolutely marvelous.
As with any international travel destination, Puerto Vallarta offers an unsurpassed menu of beauty treatments and medical services that will keep you feeling refreshed, rejuvenated and revived. In addition to the availability of the latest techniques and technologies, the costs of these services are dramatically less expensive than in the States.
Bilingual medical, dental, chiropractic, and physical therapy services, as well as modern hospitals with high-tech equipment and fully accredited physicians, assure that patients can expect the same quality of health care in Puerto Vallarta as they would receive in the US - and prescription drugs are readily available, and at reasonable prices!
Puerto Vallarta is also home to dozens of gyms, spas and fitness centers that offer day packages, vacation packages and even full memberships for those of us who live here year-round. Local beauticians know all the latest hairstyles, coloring, skin and nail care techniques - and these beauty treatments cost about a third of what it would cost at home.
Vacation surgery is gaining popularity, and since most of these procedures are relatively quick, it's easy to take home not only a tan but a little tucking as well. Liposuction, tummy tucks and other 'remedial measures' cost less than half what they do up North, yet they're staffed by highly trained and board certified professionals.
Puerto Vallarta has a competent, confident and cutting-edge medical community. And since prominent hospitals, world-class gyms and spas, and well-known beauty salons continue to be attracted here, it's easy and affordable to pamper yourself with professional health and beauty treatments that'll leave you looking, and feeling, like a million bucks.
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Puerto Vallarta Mid-November Health News
 Pamela Thompson
High season has arrived - and things are getting busy! It's so fun to see friends who have returned for "the season" and many more tourists strolling the streets. Here's what we at HealthCare Resources have in store for you this month, and some great things to look forward to during the high season.
US Health Care: High Cost Does Not Bring High Quality
 Agence France-Presse
Despite spending more than twice as much as other developed countries, the United States still lags behind in terms of access and quality, an international survey said Wednesday.
Swine Flu Reaches Yanomami Indians in the Amazo
 Ian James
Swine flu has appeared among Venezuela's Yanomami Indians, one of the largest isolated indigenous groups in the Amazon, and a doctor said Wednesday that the virus is suspected in seven deaths, including six infants.
Medicare Mexico Town Hall Meeting Update
 Paul Crist
The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, on PBS, one of America’s most respected news anchors and journalists, has picked up on the effort to bring Medicare to Mexico! The News Hour is coming to Puerto Vallarta to film a segment for the program, and you are invited to be a part of it!
One in Five Infants Still Lack Essential Vaccines
 Eli Clifton
A record 106 million infants were vaccinated in 2008 - the highest rate of immunisation ever - according to a report released last week in Washington, but NGOs are calling for an increase in funding to fill the gap affecting the world's poorest nations and communities.
Global Challenges and Opportunities in Fighting HIV/AIDS and Neglected Diseases
 Caroline Broder
Health Affairs thematic issue on global health examines looming financial pressures in the world's response to HIV and AIDS; offers solutions for combating neglected tropical diseases and saving millions of lives.
Pneumonia Kills More Children Than Any Other Disease
 Bobby Ramakant
Pneumonia kills more children than any other disease. Every 15 seconds it claims another child. Two million (twenty lakhs) children (less than 5 years) die of pneumonia every year.
Sneezing in Times of a Flu Pandemic
 Kevin Sisson
The swine flu (H1N1) pandemic has received extensive media coverage this year. The World Health Organization, in addition to providing frequent updates about cases of infection and death tolls, recommends hyper vigilance in daily hygiene such as frequent hand washing or sneezing into the crook of our arms.
 How Stripping Supermodels Promote Action on Climate Change
 Joe Brewer
This video was released as part of Bill McKibben's global awareness-building exercise last week for 350.org, an organization promoting the idea that carbon emission levels above 350 parts per million are dangerous.
Mexico's Growing Obesity Problem
 Ioan Grillo
Radical changes in diet have swept through Mexico in the last decade leading to an explosion of obesity. As families guzzle evermore processed food, hamburgers and french fries, they have piled on the pounds to make Mexico one of fattest nations on the planet.
Actions, Not Answers, Needed to Reduce Pneumonia Deaths
Bobby Ramakant
Pneumonia claims two million children under five each year, yet no new drug, vaccine or special diagnostic test is needed to save their lives. The answers are at hand, and effective treatment is both inexpensive and widely available. So why are children dying?
Junk Food as 'Addictive as Drugs'
 Telegraph UK
A diet of burgers, chips, sausages and cake will programme your brain into craving even more foods that are high in sugar, salt and fat, according to new research.
Free Rheumatology Lecture at CasaMagna
 Pamela Thompson
On Thursday, November 12th at 9:30 am, Sharp HealthCare in San Diego, California and HealthCare Resources Puerto Vallarta will present a free lecture by Rheumatology Specialist, Dr. Corrie Broudy, at the CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa in Marina Vallarta.
Obesity Drugs Lumber Toward US Marketplace
 Shari Roan
About this time last year, we were reporting on the failure of several investigational weight-loss medications. They included Sanofi-Aventis' rimonabant as well as two other drugs that aimed to work by blocking cannabinoid receptors in the brain.
WHO: Mexico Can Handle a New H1N1 Outbreak
 The News
The World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday that it believes Mexico will be capable of controlling a second wave of the H1N1 human influenza virus. They also commended the Mexican authorities and the population's ability to handle the surge of the pandemic.
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