The 4 worst “Healthy” snacks (STOP eating these!)
By Joel & Josh – BioTrust Nutrition Everyone loves the convenience of simple, ready to eat snacks, but quite honestly many snacks touted as healthy are really anything but! If you are looking to improve your health and flatten your…
Dengue case confirmed in Cayman
Public Health officials have confirmed a case of dengue fever, brought in by a visitor to the Islands. Since July 2013 there have been five cases investigated for dengue; of the four results received thus far from Caribbean Public Health…
More countries interested in Heberprot-P
By Luis Raúl Vázquez Muñoz From Juventud Rebelde.co.cu In addition to the 18 countries that Cuba has granted a license for the use of this drug, the only one of its kind in the world, others such as Russia,…
Grand Cayman Lions join global crusade to conquer blindness
Lions World Sight Day Aims to Educate Millions Worldwide The World Health Organization has estimated that the number of blind people in the world could double in the next 25 years. To combat the leading causes of blindness and assist…
Flu activity in Cayman
Following international reports that some countries are experiencing several cases of H1N1 (2009 pandemic strain), the Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Kiran Kumar, is alerting the public to observe the basic flu preventative measures, including proper hand washing techniques, in…
The coming Alzheimer’s epidemic
Alzheimer’s disease is a disease that strikes terror into many of us, especially as we get older. Alzheimer’s is a very serious brain disease that attacks the parts of the brain responsible for the creation of memory and for thinking….
HPV vaccine in schools
From Cayman Islands Public Health Department. The Ministry of Health in partnership with the Public Health Department and the Cancer Society is offering the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV) to year eight (11-12 year-old) girls at the John Gray and Clifton…
February 2014 Opening for Dr. Shetty Hospital
World renowned cardiologist and medical entrepreneur Dr. Devi Shetty told Cabinet Ministers and Councillors that the 150-bed Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital in East End is scheduled to open on 24 February 2014. Dr. Shetty and his team met Ministers and…
H1N1 influenza cases reported in Barbados and St. Vincent
CARPHA seeks to ease fears over outbreak of H1N1 virus in the Caribbean From Caribbean360 PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Monday September 30, 2013, CMC – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has sought to quell fears of an outbreak of the…
Exceptional health care at CTMH
Dr. Sidney Ebanks, MBBS, is a general physician and primary care doctor who has been with the Chrissie Tomlinson Memorial Hospital (CMTH) since 2003. Dr. Ebanks received his MBBS from University of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica and…
