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El lado oscuro de las uñas de gel

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El empoderamiento que experimentamos cuando nos realizamos una manicura o pedicura es innegable. Hace 10 años las uñas de gel llegaron a desplazar el acrílico en los salones de belleza. La palabra “gel” se refería, en sus inicios, al estado físico del producto para las uñas, pero ahora se usa el término para describir la técnica. Una de las ventajas de este producto es la facilidad con que se “curan” las uñas en una lámpara con luz ultravioleta (UV). Sin embargo, la luz UV es un reconocido mutágeno que contribuye a malignidades cutáneas. Por consiguiente, existe una posibilidad de desarrollar cáncer por esta exposición y definitivamente, esto nos compete a todos.

Remdesivir es autorizado únicamente como tratamiento de emergencia para pacientes hospitalizados

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13 MAYO, 2020 

HUMBERTO BASILIO

El remdesivir, un medicamento originalmente desarrollado para combatir el contagio de Ébola, fue autorizado para administrarse únicamente como tratamiento de emergencia en pacientes graves hospitalizados con COVID-19, en tanto continúa la investigación sobre su eficacia en general contra el virus SARS-CoV-2.

Puerto Rico close to a massive coral reef loss

Submitted on 23 October 2019 - 7:36pm

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Gerardo E. Alvarado León

Due to the warming ocean temperatures, coral reefs around Puerto Rico have been under stress for more than 7 weeks in a row, which could provoke a massive bleaching event after October 27. If this bleaching occurs there could be negative effects of unknown magnitude to fishing, recreational and tourism industries. 

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History/Microbiology Podcast 3 – Typhoid Fever in a Rural Village of Porto Rico Due to a Surface Well

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History/Microbiology Podcast 3 – College of the Holy Cross

Typhoid Fever in a Rural Village of Porto Rico Due to a Surface Well

By: Angel Carrillo, Adeline Gutiérrez Nuñez, Louis Hurtado, Maria Claudia Schubert-Fontes, and Rossangelly Toro Carrillo.

 

Hurricane Maria - Public Health and Prevention

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More than a month since Maria hit Puerto Rico, there is still a lot of standing water and a large number of households with little or no access to potable water, which increases the possibility of diseases such as leptospirosis, gastroenteritis, dengue, zika and chikungunya. However, many of these diseases are preventable if citizens take the right precautions.

Early detection against colorectal cancer is key

Submitted on 10 August 2017 - 10:50pm

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Dialogo Digital

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Ricardo López Valle

According to the American Cancer Society, every person should get tested for colorectal cancer at age 50. Early detection is key in prevention and treatment because many times colorectal cancer does not present any symptoms 

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Vector Control Unit of Puerto Rico

Submitted on 29 September 2016 - 11:12am

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The Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust  (PRSTRT) announced the establishment of the Vector Control Unit of Puerto Rico after receiving official announcement of the Center for Diseases Control & Prevention (CDC) for a collaborative agreement for this purpose. Such collaborative agreement will give the Trust a grant to create, manage and operate this unit.

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What is a stroke?

Submitted on 14 June 2016 - 2:03pm

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A stroke is a cerebrovascular incident in which there is a lack of oxygen being supplied to the brain.

This is a modified shorter version of a blogpost originally appeared on our blog Conocimiento: A Tu Salud. 

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