Topic: North America
Health . Public health is a major concern for the city because utilities and basic health care are inadequate in many areas. Among the worst sufferers from disease and unhealthful conditions are Mexico City's pepenadores (garbage-dump scavengers), who daily risk becoming infected ...
Two of the main ones to watch out for are the Gila monster and the Mexican beaded lizard. The Gila monster is found in the southwest of the USA and the north of Mexico. The Gila monster will inject a toxin into ...
A sedentary lifestyle combined with poor diet and high stress has made heart disease the number one killer in North America. Many people think of heart disease as a condition that affects people when they get old.
Chagas disease is a prevalent disorder happening in America. It is an infection produced by protozoan parasite. It causes inflammation of the skin tissues known as Chagomas. Such swelling can be produced in intestinal and heart muscles. The cause of this disease ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Large percentages of Mexican adults have risk factors for heart disease and stroke -- suggesting, researchers say, that without intervention, the nation's rate of cardiovascular disease will continue the climb it began several decades ago.In a study ...
What is Coronary Angioplasty? Coronary angioplasty or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a procedure used to open blocked or narrowed coronary (heart) arteries. These blood vessels are called coronary arteries. This procedure improves blood flow to the heart muscle. Angioplasty involves temporarily ...
New Mexico man accused of locking up his sickly grandmother so he could shoot off fireworksAuthorities are accusing a man of locking up his sickly 86-year-old grandmother on New Year's Day so he could go outside and light off fireworks. According to ...
Mother of reputed Zapatista guerrilla leader dies at 70; heart attack suspectedThe mother of the man Mexico's government has identified as Zapatista rebel leader Subcomandante Marcos has died at Mexico City's airport.Airport spokesman Jose Luis Hernandez says 70-year-old Socorro Vicente Gonzalez died ...
Thoratec Corporation (THOR) Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript February 05, 2009 4:30 pm ET. With me are Gary Burbach, President and Chief Executive Officer; and Larry Cohen, President of our ITC Division. We ended the year continuing the highly positive trends of ...
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Canal Border Deaths
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Mexico Drug War Saving Juarez
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Mexico Drug War Leaving Juarez
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Story from North America
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NORTH AMERICAN UNION
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LCD Soundsystem - North American Scum
Music video by LCD Soundsystem performing North American Scum.2009-02-27
