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Vallarta Medical Matters Conference Speakers - Part 1
 Pamela Thompson
HealthCare Resources Puerto Vallarta, The US Consular Agency, the Hotel Marriott and Sharp Hospitals are proud to be hosting some very distinguished physicians as featured speakers at this year's Medical Matters Conference, including Dr. Hector Escoto and Dr. Siavash Jabbari.
10 Squats Get You a Free Subway Ride in Mexico City
 Rafa Fernandez De Castro
People who complain the peso isn’t worth a squat are only telling a half-truth. In Mexico City the peso is worth two squats. To promote exercise, health officials are offering free subway rides - a five peso value - in exchange for 10 squats in front of a ticket-dispenser.
2015 Vallarta Medical Matters Conference Speakers
 Pamela Thompson
The 2015 PV Medical Matters Conference sponsors - HealthCare Resources, the US Consular Agency, and the CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa - are proud to welcome some very distinguished medical practitioners as featured speakers at this year's event.
Mexico's Plan to Reduce Number of Teen Pregnancies
 Amy Guthrie
Mexico has announced plans for a national campaign to prevent teen pregnancy in a country where one in three births are by mothers under the age of 20. The strategy represents an about-face in the predominantly Catholic country, where sexual education remains taboo.
CARE Surrogacy Center Announces New Vallarta Location
 Tim Wilson
After more than a year of strategic planning and reflection, the CARE Surrogacy Center Mexico is proud to announce an exciting and epic move to Puerto Vallarta. The company says the move was driven by a desire to create a more efficient management structure in a desirable location.
Mexico Fights E-Cigarette Use as Their Sales Increase
 EFE
Mexican health authorities have seized the biggest shipment of electronic cigarettes in the country's history, more than 9,000 units of a product whose use is, although banned in Mexico, increasing due to the unproven belief that they help people quit smoking.
Puerto Vallarta Medical Matters Conference, February 9
Pamela Thompson
HealthCare Resources Puerto Vallarta is extremely proud to present 'Medical Matters 2015' in conjunction with the Hotel Marriott Casamagna and the US Consular Agency on Monday, February 9th. This is the fifth year of the event, and each year it seems to become even more exceptional!
Can Results of Mexico's Soda Tax Help Sway US Voters?
 Maria Gallucci
Mexicans are guzzling fewer sodas, juices, and flavored waters since a nationwide sugary drink tax took effect in 2014. Now public health proponents in the United States say they’re hoping Mexico’s positive results can sway US voters to adopt similar taxes.
Organic Stretching Workshop: bodymind movements
 BanderasNews.com
Your New Year's Resolutions are freshly written and, as usual, at the top of the list is getting in shape! 'Organic Stretching: bodymind movements' has the perfect way to start 2015 as they offer their once-a-year beginners' workshop January 9-11 at the Inkarri Vallarta meditation center.
'Beauty Tricks from the Kitchen' Workshops, Jan 7 & 14
 Marcella Castellanos
It's no secret the food we put into our bodies nourishes, strengthens and rejuvenates us, but do you know the health and beauty benefits of putting food on the outside of your body? The 'Beauty Tricks from the Kitchen' workshop will teach you how to feed your body from the outside in!
Colombian Medical Advice Website Expands into Mexico
 EFE
The Colombian website '1doc3,' allows users to ask questions from medical specialists about health issues, and get free and confidential advice online. The site has already been visited by more than 100,000 people since its expansion into Mexico in November 2014.
 New Ad Blames Coke for Mexico's Diabetes Epidemic
 Svati Kirsten Narula
A powerful new public service announcement seeks to turn more Mexicans away from soda. It borrows Coca-Cola’s 'Make someone happy' tagline, but instead of people raising Coke bottles in cheer, it features families whose Christmases have been saddened by Type 2 diabetes.
Mexico: Important Advance in Care for Incurably Ill
 Human Rights Watch
On Dec. 9th, the Mexican Health Ministry took an important step to ensure access to palliative care for people suffering from pain due to incurable illness - the release of the long-awaited guidelines to its 2009 health law, operationalizing provisions on end-of-life care.
Golden Hands Massage Works Out the Kinks at OTFM-TC
 Erin Staley
Need to work out the kinks of a busy lifestyle? Here at the Puerto Vallarta Old Town Farmers' Market-Tianguis Cultural, 'we've got your back.' Come out this Saturday for an 'At The Market Massage' by US-certified massage therapist, Sal Trujillo Denova of Golden Hands Massage.
HealthCare Resources Puerto Vallarta December Clinics
 Pamela Thompson
There's a special energy in the air right now as everyone in Puerto Vallarta slides into the 'high season' and the holidays. With everyone being so busy, we are cutting our clinic schedule back a bit this month – but just wait until January and see what we have planned for you!
Health Information Session at Vallarta Yacht Club
 Richard Williams
On Wednesday, December 10th at 10:30 am, Pamela Thompson of Health Care Resources PV will present a Health Information Session at the Vallarta Yacht Club. Pam will discuss healthcare topics that are important for the day to day well-being of those living in the Banderas Bay area.
Cancer Treatment Center to Open in Puerto Vallarta
 Milenio.com
During his speech at the 'Sixth Annual Oncology Symposium,' the director of the Jalisco Institute of Cancerology announced that in early 2015 the agency will open an office in Puerto Vallarta that will be able to serve about 100 patients in the Banderas Bay region.
8 Year-Old Contracts Mexico's 1st Case of Chikungunya
 Gomez and Graham
The government of the state of Chiapas, Mexico has reported that an 8 year-old girl has contracted the country's first domestic case of the mosquito-borne viral disease 'chikungunya.' Chiapas borders Guatemala, where eight cases of the virus were confirmed in September.
Drink Turmeric-Chai Tea for Body & Brain Health
 Dr. Leslie Korn
Many of us use turmeric in cooking and as a supplement as an effective and natural anti-inflammatory. While there are great quality supplements available, they can be expensive. Here's an easy recipe using the turmeric root or powder to make healthy Turmeric-Chai Tea.
Mexico to be 1st Country to Get Dengue Vaccine
 Richard Dangler
Mexico will be the first nation in the world to get the new dengue vaccine according to the French manufacturer of the drug. Sanofi Pasteur hopes to have to have 40 or 50 million doses ready to distribute to countries that request it by the first half of next year.
Int'l Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Symposium in Vallarta
 PRWEB
Noted American plastic surgeon Dr. Charles K. Herman will join faculty members from Mexico, the U.S., Peru, Brazil, Spain and Italy, as a lecturer at the 41st Annual International Symposium on Aesthetic Plastic Surgery in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, November 10 to 15, 2014.
Mexico's Farmers Rediscover an Ancient Superfood
 Anna Bruce
Amaranth is a plant whose highly nutritious seeds were harvested by Mexico's indigenous people for millennia - until Spanish conquistadors outlawed it due to use in religious rituals. Now known as a superfood, check out the recipe for amaranth cereal bars, called 'Alegria.'
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