Antibiotic ‘apocalypse’ warning
By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News The rise in drug resistant infections is comparable to the threat of global warming, according to the chief medical officer for England. Prof Dame Sally Davies said bacteria were becoming resistant…
5 Ways to Avoid the Flu
Becky Striepe How are you faring this flu season? If you’ve managed to dodge the ick that’s going around so far, high five! Here are a few ways that you can make you chances of coasting through flu season unscathed…
The case for and against pomegranate juice
Two related stories regarding the claims made for pomegranate juice. Pomegranate juice has been hyped to do many things: fight cancer, increase fertility, boost sex drive, reduce erectile dysfunction, stave off heart disease, even guard against Alzheimer’s disease. The potential…
RCIPS Air Operations Unit medevac woman from Little Cayman
A 57-year-old woman is now being treated in the Cayman Islands Hospital after being medevaced from Little Cayman by the RCIPS helicopter. Following an urgent request from Medical Services in the Sister Islands, the RCIPS helicopter, accompanied by a paramedic…
Bodden Town Health Centre to re-open
The Ministry of Health, Environment, Youth, Sports and Culture and the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority cordially has announced the reopening of the Bodden Town Health Centre on Friday January 25th. Official Ribbon Cutting will commence at 1:00pm by Hon….
36 Positive Dengue cases since Jan 2012 to Jan 19 2013 on Grand Cayman
Dengue Update as of 19 January 2013 Total cases investigated for dengue in 2012 is 94 and 8 for 2013. Since the last update as of 12 January 2013, there had been 4 new cases under investigation. None of them…
5 Natural Cold and Flu Remedies
Becky Striepe It has been an extra sickly flu season for a lot of the folks in my life, and I bet that a lot of you are battling the wintertime ick, as well. With more cold weather on the…
Abuse by Birth Control Sabotage
Bedsider About twelve years ago, I was working as a doctor in a clinic in California. A young woman came in and requested a pregnancy test. Her test was negative. I asked her if she wanted to be pregnant: “No.”…
Free Diabetes screenings announced
Rotary Central will be hosting the annual island wide diabetes screening at all major supermarkets on Saturday 23rd March 2013. Screenings are offered free to the general public and our teams of doctors, nurses and volunteering Rotarians will be out…
Are you healthier than a 100-year-old?
AgingCare.com There used to be this great game show on TV: “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?” The premise of the show was to determine whether or not the average adult could answer questions based on a typical elementary…
