Gender gaps in health
From Cayman Islands Ministry of Community Affairs, Gender and Housing From birth to death, human beings experience a wide range of emotional, psychological and physical experiences that shape our lives and inevitably can affect the state of our health and…
World Kidney Day Open House at HSA Dialysis Unit – Thursday March 14
The Cayman Islands Health Services Authority invites everyone to the join in celebrating World Kidney Day 2013 tomorrow Thursday March 14th. Stop by to take a tour of the dialysis unit at the George Town Hospital and learn more about…
What Your Body Is Trying to Tell You: 9 Signs You Shouldn’t Ignore
Megan, selected from Experience Life The body is a magnificent machine. When things go awry, it generally doesn’t just shut down without warning, like an incandescent light bulb popping its filament. Instead it sends us little signals (think of them…
Steroid back injections do more harm than good
By Nick Tate, Newsmax For many patients with back pain, epidural steroid injections do more harm than good, according to a new study by researchers with Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia. The research, published in the medical journal Spine, found patients…
Sleeping pills can be deadly
Care2 Healthy Living. By Dr. Michael Murray When you can’t sleep, the temptation to pop a sleeping pill is strong. But did you know you could be risking your life? There’s a large body of research indicating that sleeping pills…
No new cases of dengue under investigation
Published by the Public Health Department Dengue Update as of 09 March 2013 · Total cases investigated for dengue in 2012 were 94, with 37 being positive for dengue, four inconclusive and 53 negative. To date there have been 45…
You are invited to Cayman’s 1st Down Syndrome Day!
EXCITING EVENT – The 1st Cayman Islands Down Syndrome Day Fundraiser and Celebrations The Down Syndrome community and general public are brought together for a short, informative symposium, exciting performances, great prizes and fun activities for the whole family. On…
Saw palmetto no help for enlarged prostate, study says
By David W Freeman /CBS News Saw palmetto offers no relief from symptoms of prostate enlargement, a.k.a. benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). That’s the stark finding of a new study that tested the popular herbal remedy in men suffering from BPH,…
US HIV baby ‘cured’ by early drug treatment
A baby girl in the US born with HIV appears to have been cured after very early treatment with standard drug therapy, doctors say. The Mississippi child is now two-and-a-half years old and has been off medication for about a…
A big Guy will try to climb mountains for Cayman Cancer Society
Welcome to the Seven Summits Challenge. My name is Guy Manning, and as part of my goal of climbing the highest mountain on each of the seven continents, I will be attempting to climb Mount Everest in 2013 to raise…
