The heel (calcaneus) spur or plantar fasciitis occurs when the overload of the aponeurosis of the foot sole (plantar fascia) swells at its insertion point in the heel and irritates the surrounding tissue.

Over the last few weeks, we have experienced a “state of alert” in the country due to the AH1N1 virus. The current presentation of the flu has been very particular given that it appears in a season when it did not normally appear before.

Interview with
Jorge Cortés Rodríguez 
Medical Director of the Clínica Bíblica Hospital

Annual vaccination, both for adults and children, is part of a national recommendation from our health authorities and we must follow it for our own benefit.

Lumbago is the lower back pain caused by disorders related with lower back vertebrae and soft tissue structures, such as ligaments, muscles, nerves and inter-vertebrate disks.

Since she was 5 years old, Ana (fictitious name) began to show autism, hyperactivity, attention deficit and mental retardation disorders. When she was twelve years old she showed attitudes and behaviors of an eight-year-old girl. However, since then, she has been treated with biological medicine.