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Executive orders to tackle obesity

Submitted on 31 October 2006 - 11:54am

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In response to the alarming obesity rate in Puerto Rico, where more than 60% of the population has overweight problems, governor Aníbal Acevedo Vilá signed two executive orders to fight this epidemic through the establishment of nutritional education programs and the encouragement of physical activity. This is a joint effort of the Department of Sports and Recreation and the Department of Health.

Children obesity increases

Submitted on 30 October 2006 - 2:39pm

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An estimated 32% of the Puerto Rican children population, almost a third, has obesity or over-weight problems. With this picture, it is projected that the next generation could have a shorter life expectancy than the current generation, which is more than 71 years for men and women. Currently, 64% of the Puerto Rican adult population suffers obesity. Obesity related conditions, like cardiovascular problems, hypertension, strokes and renal problems are being detected earlier than ever before in the population.

Need for bilingual workers attracts Puerto Ricans to the US

Submitted on 30 October 2006 - 2:02pm

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Every week around a thousand Puerto Ricans migrate form the Island to the continental United States in search of better jobs, salaries and benefits. A wave of Spanish-speaking professionals and specialized workers migrates to the United States attracted by better paying jobs, but depriving the Island from the specialists it needs.

Roche creates 40 new jobs

Submitted on 30 October 2006 - 1:50pm

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Roche Diagnostic Puerto Rico inaugurated an expansion to become the plant that will manufacture 50% -world-wide- of Aviva Glucose Monitoring Strips, used to measure glucose levels in the blood.

Important to retain talents in the Island

Submitted on 30 October 2006 - 1:45pm

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Fabrizio Bonanni, senior vicepresident of manufacture of Amgen Inc, said that it is important that Puerto Rico invests in graduate level education and research if we want to become the biotechnology leader we want to be. The executive said that the local pharmaceutical industry has the capacity to build a “phenomenal future” for Puerto Ricans in science and engineering, “and I can see the day when Puerto Rico becomes a magnet for talent, instead of an exporter.”

Talking about the brain drain

Submitted on 30 October 2006 - 10:05am

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The Department of Social Sciences of the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez held a forum titled The brains that leave… to discuss the brain drain specialized talents from the Island. Most of the people that leave the Island are trained in Science and Engineering, and decide to leave searching for better pay and labor opportunities. There are two kinds of brain drain: a good one and a bad one. The negative brain drain contributes to the deficit in certain areas of the work force that are necessary so that Puerto Rico can accomplish its goals in the knowledge based economy, while the good brain drain is the one that allows students to go and complete their studies or work in the United States and come back with years of experience.

Cancer rate increases among Puerto Rican women

Submitted on 30 October 2006 - 9:45am

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In the last few years the total cancer incidence among Puerto Rican women increased by almost 1.5%, while in men it was reduced by 2%. Cancer is the second most common cause of death among Puerto Ricans and Hispanics in the United States. Breast cancer was the most common among Puerto Rican women, and prostate cancer the most common among men. These were followed by colorectal cancer in both men and women.

Ready the scale model for the new Puerto Rican solar house

Submitted on 25 October 2006 - 9:00pm

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Students and faculty from the University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras and Mayaguez revealed the scale model of what would be the solar house they will bring to compete in Decathlon 2007. This competition consists in the design, construction and operation of a 800 cubic feet house that operates only on solar energy. The annual event is sponsored by the Renewable Energy Laboratory of the Department of Energy of the United States, and promotes the development of houses that use this kind of sustainable energy. They design, which started taking form in January, includes a 100 students from both campuses and incorporates biological fundamentals as a base to the house’s energetic auto sufficiency.

The value of Earth Sciences

Submitted on 25 October 2006 - 8:45pm

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The Puerto Rico Seismic Network of the Geology Department of the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez celebrated an Open House to educate thousands of students, from elementary to high school, about sciences and how important they are in our daily life. This activity was part of the Earth Sciences Week that aims to promote interests for this branch of science and its applications.

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