Mexican in Medical News

Valeant to Acquire Tecnofarma, A Mexican Generic Company

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (NYSE: VRX ) announced that it has signed a definitive Sale and Purchase Agreement to acquire Tecnofarma S.A. de C.V., a privately held company located in Mexico for approximately one times sal...

Carnival Corporation & plc Reports Financial Impact of Itinerary Changes Responding to H1N1 Influenza Mexico Travel Advisory; Plans Rapid Return to Popular Mexican Ports

MIAMI, May 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE CUK) today announced a financial impact estimated at approximately $0.05 per share, the majority of which will be incurred in the second fiscal quarter of 2009, as a result of modifications to cruise itiner...

Imported Mexican Food and Beverages Safe for Consumers

EL PASO, Texas, April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- What are Mexican companies doing about the threats of Swine Flu? Well if you are the leading marketer of Mexican food and non-alcoholic beverages imported into the United States, you make sure that your 50,000 points of distribution know that your products...

NursesNow International and GlobeMed Resources Announce Availability of Bilingual Mexican Nurses for US Hospitals

RICHMOND, Va., April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- NursesNow International (NNI) and GlobeMed Resources, LLC (GlobeMed) formally announced their Partnership to deliver highly competent bilingual Mexican Registered Nurses to US hospitals. The rapidly growing Hispanic population in the US has triggered a huge...

New Mexican health-care program successful at reducing crippling health care costs

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Seguro Popular, a Mexican health care program instituted in 2003, has already reduced crippling health care costs among poorer households, according to an evaluation conducted by researchers at Harvard University in collaboration with researchers in Mexico. The study was desig...

Genomma Lab Acquires the Mexican Company Medicinas y Medicamentos Nacionales

MEXICO CITY, April 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genomma Lab Internacional, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: LAB) ("Genomma Lab" or "the Company") announced today the purchase of 100% of the shares of Medicinas y Medicamentos Nacionales, S.A.P.I., de C.V., a Mexican company. Through this new subsidia...

Medical Tourism - Choosing a Mexican Cancer Clinic

MIDDLEBURY, Ind., March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Every year, thousands of US citizens travel to Mexico for cancer treatment, because clinics there offer non-toxic therapies and the cost is much less expensive, says TMD Unlimited, a medical tourism corporation. When Tom Teeter was diagnosed with Chronic...

'Goldilocks' Anesthesia Wows Attendees of the Mexican Society of Anesthesiologists' Annual Meeting

CORONA DEL MAR, Calif., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Internationally recognized anesthesiologist, Dr. Barry L. Friedberg was an invited speaker for this year's annual meeting of the Mexican Society of Anesthesiologists. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080327/LATH006 ) His...

FDA Warns of Dangers of Mexican Vanilla

Agency says it contains coumarin, which is related to ingredient in blood thinners FRIDAY, Oct. 31 (HealthDay News) -- So-called Mexican "vanilla" is often made with a toxic substance called coumarin and shouldn't be bought by consumers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned thi...

MTF, Largest Tissue Bank, Donates Skin to Mexican Burn Victim

COSTA MESA, Calif., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Humanitarian efforts by several Mexican organizations and the world's largest tissue bank resulted in a potentially life-saving procedure for a severely burned man from Juarez last month. Edgar Ivan Cardenas Ordaz, 21, suffered second and third de...

Move Over Margarita! Mexican Food has a New Dinner Partner

Fine Wine and Mexican Cuisine are Featured at East LA Meets Napa - a Celebration Benefiting AltaMed Health Services Corporation LOS ANGELES, July 18 /PRNewswire/ -- AltaMed Health Services hosted its third annual East LA Meets Napa celebration featuring more than 20 Latino owned/manage...

Genomma Lab Prices Initial Public Offering and Begins Trading on Mexican Stock Exchange

MEXICO CITY, June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genomma Lab Internacional, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: LAB) ("Genomma" or "the Company") today announced the pricing of its initial public offering. The offering consisted of 130,869,566 series B shares; 73.5% was placed with international investors and ...

Women, Mexican Americans at Higher Risk for Certain Stroke

Subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by bleeding in space around the brain, study reports WEDNESDAY, June 11 (HealthDay News) -- Mexican Americans and women may have an increased risk of experiencing a stroke in which there is bleeding in the space around the brain, a new study finds. R...

Leading Travel Insurance Website Now Offers Mexican Auto Insurance to US and Canadian Travelers Going into Mexico

DALLAS, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Mexican Auto Insurance is now being offered at TotalTravelInsurance.com. Being that we are located in a state that borders Mexico, we feel it is our duty to offer these kinds of plans to our clients. Mexico is a popular and highly desired destination for road tr...

UNICEF Readies to Assist Mexican Flood Victims

Estimated 400,000 Children Affected; Health Concerns Include Possible Dengue and Cholera Outbreaks NEW YORK, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In what is being described as one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the country, officials with the United Nations...

Red Cross Promotes Prevention, Control of TB Along U.S. - Mexican Border

WASHINGTON, While the global health community and residents of several countries are concerned about news reports of the estimated 100 people who may have contracted tuberculosis (TB) from an infected airplane passenger recently, the American Red Cross has been working for two years along the U.S....

Recurrence Of Stroke More Common In Mexican American

Studies seem to indicate that recurrent strokes are more common among Mexican Americans. A study that has been published in the September 2006// issue of Annals of Neurology (http://www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/ana), the official journal of the American Neurological Association has examined t...

Stroke Doubles Risk of Hip, Thigh Fractures

..., he said. "There are some differences in ethnicity, but previous epidemiological studies in the U.S. have reported increased risk of hip fractures in mexican Americans and black people as well," de Vries said. In the United States, the National Osteoporosis Society estimates that 300,000 people have hip ...

Living in U.S. May Raise Hispanics' Cancer Risk

...n in their homeland, Puerto Rican men had higher rates of liver cancer, and mexican women had higher rates of cervical cancer, the researchers noted. Among ...double the risk in Cuba and Mexico. The same was true for lung cancer among mexican and Puerto Rican women in Florida compared with women in their homelands, t...

Innophos Holdings, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

... 2009, OCP added counterclaims asserting Innophos' mexican subsidiary had breached the phosphate rock exclusi...ng in the future to improve the flexibility of the mexican manufacturing network to increase the capability a...Legal Update As previously reported, Innophos' mexican subsidiary has been contesting fresh water tax ass...

Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Heart Risk Factors in Kids

...ts. It found an average vitamin D blood level of 24.8 nanograms per milliliter. The average level was 15.5 nanograms per milliliter in blacks, 21.5 in mexican Americans and 28 in whites. There was a clear association with cardiovascular risk factors. The 25 percent of youngsters with the lowest levels of ...

Language Line Services Honored by Nebraska Association for Translators & Interpreters (NATI)

...ustries by quickly connecting them to their customers, patients and sales prospects in over 175 spoken languages as well as American sign language and mexican Sign Language. Growth of the language interpreting industry has soared with increased immigration and government regulatory policies mandating that or...

Thousands of New Mexicans Could Lose Private Insurance, Study Shows

...or enrollment in the new public plan and health insurance exchange starting in the third year of implementation. Of the estimated 885,400 New mexican residents with private health insurance, 45 percent would transition out of private coverage, Lewin reports. Plus, 51 percent of the state's populatio...

Grupo Casa Saba Announces Quarterly Earnings Report 2Q09

...lidated financial and operating results for the second quarter of 2009. Financial Highlights: (All figures are expressed in millions of mexican pesos of purchasing power as of June 2009. Comparisons are made with the same period of 2008, unless otherwise stated. Figures may vary due to roundin...

Personality in a Cup

...ical summertime fruit combined with milk and vanilla ice cream for people who are jovial and who like an unexpected twist in their drink 2) Frozen mexican Chocolate - a decadent drink blending cocoa powder, milk, cinnamon and brownies on ice for those who do not know the word "compromise" 3) Salted ...

Genomma Lab International Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results

...s included herein were prepared in accordance with mexican GAAP; figures are stated in nominal mexican pesos. Also, the following consolidated figures sh...classified as discontinued operations according to mexican GAAP. 2Q09 Highlights (vs. 2Q08) ...

Tijuana Newspaper, Zeta Tijuana, Releases Detailed List of Day Care Center Owners and Their Total Earnings; Interchildren, Inc. Calls for Newspaper Boycott

...erchildren, Inc. In the aftermath of a horrific incident which occurred in Hermosillo, Mexico, where 40+ children perished in a childcare center fire, mexican news, media and the government have created a war against childcare facility owners throughout Mexico. Zeta Tijuana, which normally goes aft...

Grupo Salinas, Fundacion Azteca and Mexico's Environmental Ministry Present 'Ciudades Mas Limpias de Mexico' and 'Recicla 2009' Anti-Litter and Recycling Contests

...PRNewswire/ -- In a joint effort to recognize and promote best practices by mexican society for a healthier and cleaner country, Grupo Salinas, Fundacion Aztec...es where it operates, and improving society through excellence. Created by mexican entrepreneur Ricardo B. Salinas (www.ricardosalinas.com), Grupo Salinas ope...

Project C.U.R.E. and MillerCoors to Welcome the First Lady of Ghana to Colorado for First Ladies' Luncheon in Denver

...r at the second-annual First Ladies' Luncheon in Denver, where she helped to raise $150,000 to deliver more than $2.5 million in medical relief to the mexican states of Chiapas and Tabasco. The goal for the First Ladies' Luncheon honoring the first lady of Ghana is to raise enough money to deliver ...

Catterton Partners Acquires Leading Cosmeceutical Brand StriVectin

...s Breyers Yogurt, Nature's Variety Pet Food, The Worth Collection, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Cheddar's Restaurants, P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Baja Fresh mexican Grill, Frederic Fekkai, Wellness Pet Food, Kettle Foods, Odwalla and Heartland Recreational Vehicles. More information about the firm can be found at...

Children of undocumented parents may be at higher developmental risk

...pment, learning and behavior for young children of mexican origin and identifies whether these concerns diffe...atrics . It shows that, as reported by the parent, mexican children with an undocumented parent have greater ...ng their health, well-being and the development of mexican children is critical, given future U.S. demographi...

Risky sexual behavior among male clients of Tijuana sex workers heightens risk of HIV transmission

...on, Baja California has the second highest cumulative AIDS incidence of any mexican state and, in 2006, the HIV prevalence among female sex workers in Tijuana ...emainder from Tijuana. Their average age was 36.6 years, with the majority mexican or Hispanic (about 80%) and single, never married or divorced (57.5%). Dur...

Better Business Bureau Selects Language Line Services for New Language Access Program

...ustries by quickly connecting them to their customers, patients and sales prospects in over 175 spoken languages as well as American sign language and mexican Sign Language. Growth of the language interpreting industry has soared with increased immigration and government regulatory policies mandating that or...

Webcast Alert: Genomma Lab Internacional, S.A.B. de C.V. Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results Conference Call

...ghly flexible operating model, the company has grown its revenue at a compounded annual growth rate of 64.4% from 2005 to 2007. Genomma trades on the mexican Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "LAB". ...

Younger People Appear More at Risk From New Swine Flu

...s available, particularly if it is in limited supply, because they are most likely to get and spread the disease. In another report in the journal, mexican researchers also looked at the age distribution of those who died or developed acute respiratory distress from the new H1N1 flu. Of the 18 people with...

Top Obama Administration Officials to Engage Latino Leaders on Critical Policy Issues in Los Angeles This Week

...n Antonio Mayor Julian Castro; Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa; Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo; and His Excellency Arturo Sarukhan, mexican Ambassador to the United States. To obtain additional convention details please visit our Web site at: http://www.naleo.org/LA09/NALEO_26th_...

Brinker International Announces Support of Senate's Agreement on Uniform Nutrition Disclosure

...aurants in 29 countries and two territories and employs more than 125,000. Brinker restaurant brands include Chili's Grill & Bar(R), On The Border mexican Grill & Cantina(R), and Maggiano's Little Italy(R). Brinker also holds a minority investment in Romano's Macaroni Grill(R). The company was named ...

Latest trinational report presents most complete picture of North American industrial pollution

...or about 82 percent of all reporting facilities, Canada 12 percent, and Mexico 6 percent. The year 2005 marks the second consecutive year of mandatory mexican PRTR reporting. "Taking Stock 2005 presents the clearest view ever of industrial pollution in North America, and confirms the progress in pollution...

Genomma Lab Internacional Acquires Brands Flor de Naranja Sanborns(MR), Teatrical and Henna Egipcia From Grupo Sanborns

...) ("Genomma Lab" or "the Company"), one of the largest and most diversified mexican companies in the pharmaceutical and personal care products categories, anno...pete in terms of sales and market share. The Company is listed on the mexican Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "LAB.B" (Bloomberg: labb.mx). W...

Maggiano's Little Italy(R) Celebrates Sixth Annual 'Eat-A-Dish for Make-A-Wish(R)' in Chicago

...ning companies, with more than 1,700 restaurants in 27 countries. Other Brinker restaurant brands include Chili's(R) Grill & Bar and On The Border mexican Grill & Cantina(R). For more information, visit www.maggianos.com . About the Make-A-Wish Foundation The Make-A-Wish Foundation gran...