By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF So-called populist Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) may be ready to plow up to 107 billion pesos in life support for the desperately moribund state-run oil giant Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex, which with financial obligations of more than $106 billion, is the world’s most-indebted oil company), but he doesn’t seem to have the
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS It is the most common form of acute leukemia in adults, and one of the most aggressive and lethal cancers known to man. Originating in the bone marrow, acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a condition in which the body produces too many myeloid white blood cells that flood the bloodstream and block the production and function of
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS While most Mexican women recognize that their bodies undergo dramatic transformations around age 45 or 50 (primarily due to hormonal changes), few understand that their nutritional needs and internal metabolic processes begin to change as early as age 35. As a result, many women undergo premature aging and energy loss during this stage of life, which, with
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS On Feb. 7, I wrote about how hydraulic fracturing – a process that produces fractures in subsoil shale rock formations to stimulate the flow of natural gas or oil, thus increasing the volumes of hydrocarbons that can be recovered for commercial use – is here to stay in the global world of energy production. Today, I am
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS You see it listed on a slew of skincare products, from night creams to facial masks, face cleansers to serums. And dermatologists and beauty experts swear by it, touting it as God’s gift to aging skin, a multitask cure-all for everything from wrinkles and sagging skin to age spots and acne. But for all the spiel about
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) announced a new and expanded basket of basic food items on Tuesday, Jan. 29. The new basic food basket, considered essential for all Mexicans, contains 40 products, nearly double the 23 items in the previous basket. In addition to beef, chicken, pork, bread, eggs, and fresh and
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By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico and former U.S. deputy ambassador to Afghanistan
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS When it comes to fighting off the signs of premature aging, most dermatologists will simply read the standard riot act about following a twice-daily cleansing routine, packing on the moisturizers, eating a healthy diet, steering clear of tobacco and heavy alcohol consumption and – most importantly – applying plenty of sunscreen every day. But not Isela Méndez, an
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Most of us who grew up before the advent of GNC Ultra-Mega Extra-Charged Cuadruple-Action Multivitamins (we had plain old One a Days) and Grass Green Vegan Organic Superfood Capsules (our moms just gave us an apple a day and sent us out to play), remember – less than fondly – that dreaded brown bottle of cod liver
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS While the Honduran caravan of migrants fighting their way across the Mexican border in a mass movement to force undocumented entry into the United States may be causing national controversy across Mexico, there is a smaller but far more popular convoy traversing the country, with the sole goal of helping underprivileged women get access to quality medical
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