Camping food safety
Residents set to enjoy traditional camping excursions over Easter should plan ahead of time to keep themselves and their environment safe and healthy. The Department of Environmental Health (DEH) issues the following reminders: FOOD SAFETY • Keep raw foods…
Human organs can be sold for cash says Miller. Scotland says no they can’t
Speaking at a press conference last Thursday (21), North Side MLA EzzardMiller said he was denied an opportunity to express his concerns in the Legislative Assembly (LA) because of changes to the order paper. Miller was speaking about the drafting…
Tiny Implant Chip Could Detect Heart Attacks Before They Happen
Vignesh Ramachandran, Mashable Swiss researchers say they’ve come up with a tiny implant that can analyze blood from within our bodies and send test results directly to a doctor. The device would be implanted just below the skin and can…
Lions conduct sight screening amongst children
For the past 37 years, The Lions Club of Grand Cayman along with local optometrists have been conducting sight screening amongst children ages five (5) to thirteen (13) within schools throughout the Cayman Islands. These screenings are designed to detect…
Government must heed environment commissioner’s warnings
The federal government’s failure to protect the environment is putting Canadians’ health and economy at risk. By David Suzuki with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Communications Manager Ian Hanington. When the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform exploded in 2010, killing 11…
Wrong meat in curries in Scotland is ‘widespread practice’
From BBC A leading bacteriologist has said he believes the practice of substituting lamb with beef is widespread in Indian restaurants and takeaways in Scotland. Professor Hugh Pennington was speaking after a report, published in the Sunday Mail, said low…
Niacin won’t help – may harm heart new patients study warns
Combining the vitamin niacin with a cholesterol-lowering statin drug appears to offer patients no benefit and may also increase side effects, a new study indicates. It’s a disappointing result from the largest-ever study of niacin for heart patients, which involved…
CoQ10 helps heal neurodegenerative disease: Study
(NaturalNews) Most of us know the value of CoQ10 for heart health. Now a recent case report has demonstrated that CoQ10 may be of value for reversing even extreme neurodegenerative diseases. This case report involved a 75-year-old with what is…
South Africa: ‘Over 25% of schoolgirls HIV positive’
BBC World News At least 28% of South African schoolgirls are HIV positive compared with 4% of boys because “sugar daddies” are exploiting them, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has said. He said 94,000 schoolgirls also fell pregnant in 2011, and…
“CTS, only one surgeon in South Florida to perform Endoscopic Cubital Tunnel
Release Procedure” Miami – What is Cubital Tunnel Syndrome? Cubital Tunnel Syndrome is a condition brought on by increased pressure on the ulnar nerve at the elbow. There is a bump (made of bone) on the inner portion of the…
