Multiple sclerosis researchers find the effects of age on remyelination are reversible
(Medical Xpress)—Like conducting an errant orchestra to play together, researchers are guiding processes that go awry in multiple sclerosis to repair themselves. The conductor walks to the stand and takes his place in front of the orchestra. He raises his…
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Christianity often too slow to see the light
By Leonard Pitts Jr. From Miami Herald Eleven years ago, Richard Stearns went to Washington. Stearns — president of World Vision, the billion-dollar Christian relief organization — joined other faith leaders in lobbying Congress to spend $15 billion combating AIDS…
Cayman Islands Cancer Society donates breast biopsy machine to HSA
The Cayman Islands Cancer Society (CICS) recently donated a CUROS Vacuum Assisted Biopsy machine (CVAB) to the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority (HSA). In 2006, the CICS raised funds to form the Cancer Care Fund, which ultimately brought the first…
Antigua faces climate risks with ambitious renewables target
By Desmond Brown From Caribbean360 HODGES BAY, Antigua, Monday October 6, 2014, IPS – Ruth Spencer is a pioneer in the field of solar energy. She promotes renewable technologies to communities throughout her homeland of Antigua and Barbuda, playing a…
Nueterra Global Alliance signs new Cayman Island facility, expands possibilities for low cost medical exchange
LEAWOOD, Kan., Oct. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Nueterra Global Alliance (NGA) is proud to announce Health City Cayman Islands (HCCI) as its newest international partner in a continuously growing collective of network providers. HCCI opened its doors to Grand Cayman…
Serious Business: Caribbean Commitment in China
From The Barbados Advocate “Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” –…
How to make your iPhone’s battery last longer
By Lisa Eadicicco From Business Insider Have you ever wondered why your iPhone’s battery is already at 20% even though you just charged it this morning? To say we use our smartphones for everything wouldn’t be an exaggeration. From listening…
Ebola threat in US, and we’re not prepared to contain it, experts warn
By Luis Fábregas, Adam Smeltz and Megha Satyanarayana The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (MCT) From Stars and Stripes Mistakes and missteps in the handling of the first Ebola case in the United States trouble lawmakers, international organizations and some public health experts…
White House budget targets lawyers, lobbyists
By Todd Ruger, Legal Times The new White House budget calls for closing a long-controversial tax loophole that gives some high-income professionals like lawyers and lobbyists a way to avoid income and payroll taxes. President Barack Obama sent his proposed…
The real story of Pocahontas is much darker than the Disney movie
By CHRISTINA STERBENZ From Business Insider In 1995, Disney introduced children everywhere to a Native American princess married 400 years ago today — Pocahontas. The plot goes that Pocahontas, the beautiful daughter of Chief Powhatan, saves English adventurer John Smith…
