Mexican Lifestyles
Public invited to meet distinguished author
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- Published on Friday, 15 March 2013 11:26
- Written by Ellaine Halleck
The American Society (Amsoc) is hosting an intimate literary event with psychiatrist and Guatemala native Roberto Moulon, author of the English book, “The Iguana Speaks My Name” (Egret Books, 2012), a volume of short stories and a novella. The book reading, discussion and signing are set for Thursday, March 21, 11 a.m.
Ajijic author brings Guatemalan villagers to life
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- Published on Friday, 15 February 2013 12:43
- Written by GR Staff
The Iguana Speaks My Name
By Roberto Moulun
Mexico begins National Heath Week
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- Published on Friday, 24 February 2012 11:18
- Written by GR Staff
All children aged under five may be taken to Health Secretariat clinics (Unidades de Salud) for important vaccinations during Mexico’s First National Health Week (Primera Semana Nacional de Salud) of 2012, scheduled February 25 to March 2. The free shots guard against polio, tuberculosis, rotavirus, hepatitis B and measles, among other diseases. For more information visit www.censia.salud.gob.mx.
Jalisco expat reexamines US-Mexico War from a humane perspective
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- Published on Friday, 21 September 2012 11:22
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Back in his native Guadalajara last week, Los Angeles-based professor and author Manuel Aguilar-Moreno launched a Spanish-language account of the 1846-1848 U.S.-Mexican War, a tome he calls a “humane” study of an “unjust” invasion.
New law protects against false medical claims
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- Published on Friday, 27 January 2012 11:49
- Written by Aaron Burkholder
Purifimax promises to wash the liver, improve digestion, balance metabolism, clean toxins in the blood and facilitate weight loss. It comes in a reassuring white and blue bottle of 60 pills for about 500 pesos. But starting February 17, Purifimax and other miracle products will no longer be able to make such claims in their marketing. According to a new law signed by President Felipe Calderon, the Federal Commission for Protection against Health Risks (COFEPRIS) will have the power to shut down any advertising campaign for products making such sensational claims.
You're never too old
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- Published on Friday, 21 September 2012 11:20
- Written by GR Staff
A book signing celebration was held Thursday, September 20 at Hacienda Ajijic’s Steak House for Dr. Roberto Moulun, whose book “The Iguana Speaks My Name” was published this week.
HIV infection rates fall
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- Published on Friday, 25 November 2011 13:10
- Written by GR Staff
World Aids Day will be marked on Thursday, December 1 at a time when rates of HIV infection and AIDS-related deaths are at their lowest levels since their peaks around the turn of the millennium, according to a report by the United Nations’ UNAIDS division.
1 in 5 patients unhappy with IMSS service
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- Published on Friday, 23 March 2012 11:20
- Written by GR Staff
Surveys carried out by the Instituto Mexicano de Seguro Social (IMSS) in recent years show that around 80 percent of those covered in the national health-care program are satisfied with the service and treatment they receive.
State Aids unit sets 5-year goals
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- Published on Friday, 25 November 2011 13:08
- Written by GR Staff
Since 1985, over 12,300 people have been diagnosed as HIV positive in Jalisco, of whom 60 percent have died, Blanca Estrada, technical secretary of Coesida, the state-run AIDS prevention department, said this week.