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Vaccination against papilloma is scarce

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Marga Parés Arroyo / Mpares@elnuevodia.com

Despite its potential to help prevent cervical cancer, the vaccination rates against the human papilloma virus are very low, partly due to lack of access and educaction about this vaccine.

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Saving a coastal jewel

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Por Aurora Rivera Arguinzoni / arivera@elnuevodia.com

The designation of the Isla Verde Reef Natural Reserve will help save this rich ecosystem, right off the coast of Puerto Rico's metropolitan area, for generations to come.

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Inspiring others to save the reef

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Aurora Rivera Arguinzoni / arivera@elnuevodia.com

What began as a citizen science project and a personal exploration of the beach he has visited for decades has led Paco López and a group of collaborators to the creation of the Isla Verde Reef Marine Reserve in northern Puerto Rico.

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Gender disparities in heart disease

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Brenda I. Peña López / Brenda.pena@gfrmedia.com

Each year more women die of cardiovascular disease than men. However, most of the scientific studies are focused on men, creating a gener disparity in the understanding and treatment of heart disease.

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‘We have been called to serve’

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A group of Puerto Rican physicians and two non-profits have returned to Haiti to help those affected by the 2010 earthquake.

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Marine Reserve in Isla Verde a reality

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Aurora Rivera Arguinzoni / arivera@elnuevodia.com

Governor Luis Fortuño signed Law 274, which creates the Isla Verde Reef Marine Reserve in northern Puerto Rico.

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UCC students do clinical practices in Colombia

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Three students form the Medical Images Technology Program at the Universidad Central del Caribe had the opportunity to visit Colombia to do clinical practices and share professional experiences with colleagues in Bogotá.

 

 

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Sowing the technology seed

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Yalixa Rivera Cruz / yrivera@elnuevodia.com

Microsoft announced that they will donate $1.2 million for Microsoft technology certificates that will be available for about 12,000 8th grade students in 400 public schools in Puerto Rico.

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Green "help" for local manufacturing companies

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Andrea Martínez / amartinez@elnuevodia.com

The Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company (PRIDCO) has created a new incentive for manufacturing companies renting government-owned buildings that install photovoltaic panels in their roofs.

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Caguas partially inaugurates Center for Science and Technology (C3TEC)

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Marie Custodio Collazo / mcustodio@elnuevodia.com

C3TEC, the first science and technology center in the Caribbean, will have 33 interactive exhibitions in subjects ranging from meteorology to geology to energy. The center will also house two technology companies with laboratories, which the public will be able to observe through glass windows. On the third floor the structure will house a "green" roof with gardens and a rain water collection system.

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