By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS As part of a broader recognition of the country’s extremely high incidence of pulmonary hypertension disease (HP), the first-ever National Pulmonary Hypertension Week will be held by the Mexican Association of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (HAP México, a nonprofit coalition of hypertension patients) starting on Wednesday, May 5. Currently, hypertension, or high blood pressure, affects about 40 percent
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By KYLIE MADRY Dr. AMLO’s In Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) reported testing negative for covid-19 Wednesday, Oct. 21, following positive cases among several of his cabinet members over the past week. He threw in his two cents at his morning press conference, telling Mexicans to eat healthy to avoid catching the virus. “Don’t eat in excess, don’t
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BY THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS It’s called “hidden hunger,” and it doesn’t refer to the abject poverty that prevails in rural and undeveloped parts of Mexico. No, it is a serious public health concern that affects up to 90 percent of all Mexican men, women and children, regardless of their economic status. Hidden hunger is a micronutrient deficiency that is becoming a
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By RICARDO CASTILLO … The new pro-visible labeling law passed unanimously in Mexico’s 500-voting member Chamber of Deputies…
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By RICARDO CASTILLO … Credible food labeling and digital money are now on the horizon for most Mexicans…
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