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Childhood exposure to metals, pesticides and other neurotoxins can result in irreversible neuropsychological impairments. Whereas metal exposures have declined in the general U.S. population and ...
News Uruguay » Montevideo » Health: Cooperation with Uruguay to Focus on Health, IAEA Director General Says in Montevideo
Health care, including cancer control, is the main focus of the IAEA's support to Uruguay, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano said in Montevideo on Friday. While Uruguay has well-equipped and ...
News Uruguay » Montevideo » Health: Uruguay assesses its institutional readiness to integrate artificial intelligence into public health
Montevideo, August 28, 2026 (PAHO/WHO) - On August 27 and 28, Uruguay held the "Workshop on the Analysis of National Capacities for the Integration of Artificial Intelligence into Public Health," ...
News Uruguay » Montevideo » Health: The legacy of Latin American Center for Perinatology, Women's and Reproductive Health in Uruguay: A new stage for women's health in the Americas
Montevideo, 4 December 2024 (PAHO)- In the framework of the closure of the Latin American Center for Perinatology, Women's and Reproductive Health (CLP/WR) in Uruguay and the transfer of its functions ...
News Uruguay » Montevideo » Health: Exploring Neighborhood Impacts on Childhood Wellbeing in Montevideo, Uruguay
Exposure to metals is often a result of where children and their families live. Over 90% of the Uruguayan population live in an urban area like Montevideo. Their built environment – where they live, ...
News Uruguay » Montevideo » Health: Alcoholism: A “silent” health problem in Uruguay
Montevideo, Jun 29 (Prensa Latina) Alcohol consumption is a public health issue in Uruguay, stated Gabriel Rossi, the Secretary General for Drug Issues. “It is often a silent situation,” he noted, ...
News Uruguay » Montevideo » Health: URUGUAY: Millennium Goal on Maternal Health in Sight
Uruguay is on the point of reaching the Millennium Development Goal for reducing the maternal mortality ratio, but it is still behind in other aspects of maternal health, like providing integrated ...