Dr. Emily A. Wang, a CienciaPR member recently published a study that found that former prison inmates are more likely than those who have never been incarcerated to have high blood pressure as young adults and to develop a dangerous thickening of the heart’s left ventricle.
Scientists of the Soil Science and Geopharmacy Research Group of the University of Granada (Spain), directed by Rafael Delgado, have discovered and characterized a new type of atmospheric particle that develops similarly to hail, which could be useful for the study of relevant atmospheric reactions from Earth.
According to recent studies, coffee, so essential to many Puerto Ricans, is a mayor antioxidant contributor in American diets.
The government is trying to eliminate melaleuca trees and iguanas, since both species could deteriorate the ecosystem of the San Juan’s Bay estuary.
The supposed shortage of the Puerto Rican boa has been attributed to the mongoose (squirrel in Puerto Rico). This article argues against this asseveration.
"Although considered to be easy to prevent, brain strokes are the third cause of death, the first cause of permanent incapacity and the main reason of hospitalizations between Puerto Ricans."
de Endi.com Sábado, 25 de febrero de 2006 Por Omaya Sosa Pascual end.ososa@elnuevodia.com Los puertorriqueños en Estados Unidos mueren más por hipertensión que cualquier otro grupo étnico, incluidos los negros y demás hispanos, reveló un estudio del Centro para la Prevención y el Control de Enfermedades de Atlanta (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés). En la Isla, la hipertensión es una de las enfermedades de mayor prevalencia y la séptima causa de muerte, pese a que existe tratamiento eficaz.
Puerto Rico has a per capita incidence of asthma among the highest in the world, and children are nearly 300 percent more likely to have the respiratory ailment than white non-Hispanic children in the continental United States.
