Zapana S. reports for Pagina Siete: IN BOLIVIA OVER 4O RARE DISEASES ARE RECORDED Exposure to heat and height can cause “rare” diseases Scientific Conference and informative exhibition commemorating the Day for Uncommon Diseases. Recommend genetic counseling on pregnancy planning. The exposure of a pregnant woman at high temperatures (thermal water or oven) plus the…
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Salt, sand, sky: A Bolivian 4×4 adventure
Sarah Duff, reports for CNN: Salt, sand, sky: A Bolivian 4×4 adventure (CNN) Landlocked Bolivia has much to offer travelers, from the wildlife-rich Amazon rainforest to treks in the Andes mountains. One of its lesser known highlights, however, is a remarkable 4×4 journey through the altiplano (high plains) in Bolivia’s desert southwest, close to…
Is Bolivia going to frack ‘Mother Earth’?
David Hill reports for The Guardian: Is Bolivia going to frack ‘Mother Earth’? First steps towards producing shale gas meet with increasing concern among Bolivian civil society. The momentum is building. Bolivia’s state oil and gas company YPFB announced in early 2013 it would begin studies to identify shale gas deposits, and in November that…
About the long-awaited fiscal pact in Bolivia
An Editorial from El Diario about one of the top priorities in Bolivia’s development: About the fiscal pact Under this item the inescapable premise is that without this agreement, autonomy is not possible, even if it appears in the Constitution. The autonomous governments are not possible without the necessary resources. This pact since its start…
Another two cases of chikungunya in Santa Cruz are reported!
Pagina Siete reports: NOW FOUR MORE CASES OF THIS ILLNESS IN THE EASTERN CAPITAL Another two cases of chikungunya in Santa Cruz are reported The Departmental Health Service (SEDES) in Santa Cruz, yesterday [02/11[2015] confirmed two new indigenous cases of chikungunya in the capital Santa Cruz, with whom, added four people affected by this disease. SEDES…
A beached fisherman survives five days on the Poopó lake
Pagina Siete reports: FAMILY SUPPORT REQUESTS FOR DRUGS IN GENERAL HOSPITAL A beached fisherman survives five days on the lake Poopó On Thursday [02/05/2015] went fishing and his boat was stuck in the mud, 10 kilometers from the shore. Salinity prevented him from walking and waited until he was rescued noon yesterday [02/10/2015]. An Uru…
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