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Colombian goalkeeping star hands over 250 soccer balls promoting “Prevention”!

Bogota, November 2, 2018:   Colombian national soccer goalkeeping star, Oscar Córdoba, joins us in handing out 250 balls to children at the "Let's Play for Peace" schools soccer tournament in Colombia, organised by Fundación Colombianitos and the Bogota Education Department. The balls were sponsored by Bupa Latin America, part of Bupa Global, one of [...]

Creating Meaning from the Unthinkable

Huffington Post, Feb 23, 2016: OLIVER was only 12 years old, a standout in everything he did. His passion was soccer, so his performance as an elite-level goalie for his youth soccer team in Miami was no surprise. A good student in school, he also played the piano and baritone saxophone, was a compelling actor, was [...]

U.S. agencies to study safety of artificial turf fields

Reuters, Feb 12, 2016: THREE U.S. government agencies will team up to study whether artificial turf fields and playgrounds that use bits of recycled tires are exposing children to dangerous chemicals. The Environmental Protection Agency, the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Friday they will study the issue, [...]

Vilma Tarazona tells how she lost her son in 36 hours

Miami, Nov 22, 2015 Vilma Tarazona tells the story of Oliver's loss in 36 hours as a result of leukemia, in a documentary by Aquí y Ahora, the weekly news magazine program of Univisión. Click here to view in ENGLISH

Contaminating Our Bodies With Everyday Products

The New York Times, Nov 28, 2015: IN recent weeks, two major medical organizations have issued independent warnings about toxic chemicals in products all around us. Unregulated substances, they say, are sometimes linked to breast and prostate cancer, genital deformities, obesity, diabetes and infertility. Read more...

Vilma Tarazona relata cómo perdió a su hijo en 36 horas

Miami, Nov 22, 2015: Vilma relata la historia de la pérdida de Oliver en 36 horas a raíz de una fulminante leucemia, en un documental de Aquí y Ahora, la revista de noticias semanal de Univisión. Click here to view en Español