MRIs of dense breasts find more cancer but also false alarms
AP From Newsmax Giving women with very dense breasts an MRI scan in addition to a mammogram led to fewer missed cancers but also to a lot of false alarms and treatments that might not have been needed, a large…
1st Lancet Countdown launch on climate change and health to be held in the Caribbean
On the heels of COP25, OECS partners with HCC to launch 2019 report By Maisha Hutton Executive Director, Healthy Caribbean Coalition Tuesday, December 17, 2019 — The Caribbean has been selected as one of the priority regions of the Lancet Countdown…
Say goodbye to comfort breaks! New downward-tilting toilets are designed to force users into a ‘squat-thrust’ so workers spend less time on the loo
By Ryan Morrison For Daily Mail UK The ‘StandardToilet’ has an ‘inconveniently sloped’ seat at a 13 degree angle This will make it uncomfortable to spend more than five minutes on the toilet Developers say this provides some health benefits…
Genesis appoints Markus Henne as CEO of Genesis Motor China
SHANGHAI, China, December 17, 2019 – Genesis has appointed Markus Henne as Chief Executive Officer, Genesis Motor China. Mr. Henne will be responsible for overseeing all Genesis operations in China. He started on December 1, 2019 and reports to William Lee,Executive Vice President and Global Head of the Genesis Brand. Mr. Henne joins Genesis with extensive…
Survey: Millennials drive demand for digital receipts
The Future is Digital: Nine Out of 10 Consumers Want Retailers to offer a Digital Receipt Option WASHINGTON, DC – December 17, 2019 – Roughly 9 out of 10 U.S. consumers (89 percent) would like retailers to offer digital receipts as…
Barbados Today: The effects of the sale of Royal Bank to a regional consortium
By Barbados Today Since the departure of Barclays from the banking industry in the Caribbean approximately 17 years ago, there has been the withdrawal of the Bank of Nova Scotia and more recently, the sale of the Royal Bank of…
Caribbean Life’s Caribbean RoundUp
By Azad Ali From Caribbean Life Antigua Antigua and Barbuda recently hosted a two-day conference aimed at helping people with disabilities live independently, be included, and participate in their societies on an equal footing in the Eastern Caribbean. The conference,…
Antigua, SVG nominate Ecuadorian diplomat for OAS secretary general
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda to the Organisation of American States (OAS), Sir Ronald Sanders, disclosed on Friday that Antigua and Barbuda and St. Vincent and the Grenadines have nominated Ecuadorian diplomat Maria…
The road to SUVs
In the past three decades SEAT has developed its path to SUVs with various concept cars From the beachy Marbella Concept to the connected 20v20, these models inspired the current range Greater ground clearance, compact design and innovative technology are…
Velvet blackness
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio We’ve likely all experienced the sensation of a blacker background. Perhaps it’s a new cable or a software update that did the trick. Or maybe a power conditioner or regenerator that removed a layer…