Releasing millions of GM mosquitoes – into the unknown. No risk assessments published in Cayman Islands
by Helen Wallace Millions of GM mosquitoes are being released into countries including Brazil in an attempt to tackle dengue fever, but one campaigner questions whether the experiments are driven by public health concerns or profit British biotech company Oxitec…
Emotional Eating
People normally eat more whenever celebrations arise, such as birthdays and the holidays. We tend to eat more whenever these kinds of events occur. In line with this, a new study found out that people who have the tendency to…
5th Annual War on Weight Challenge Launched at Full of Beans
The Cayman Heart Fund War on Weight kickoff event was held at Full of Beans on Thursday, August 16, 2012. The annual War on Weight challenge, also known as the WOW challenge, is funded by the Cayman Heart Fund, a…
What’s Your Stress IQ? (Quiz)
by Diana Vilibert Hey worrywart: take the Care2 stress test to find out how much you know about stress and pick up tips to beat it! True or False: Stress can make you fat. Answer: TRUE. When you’re in a…
Fidelity Fun Run Series
The 2012 Fidelity Fun Run Series will be taking place throughout September on Saturday 8th, 15th and 22nd. The Fidelity Fun Run Series is an annual series of three 2 mile runs held on successive Saturday mornings in September. An established…
Putting a Stop to Heart Attacks discussed at Cayman Islands conference
New developments to help beat a deadly disease couldn’t have come at a better time. At a conference last Friday (10 August), a group of local and international healthcare professionals met with Dr Michael Ozner to discuss a Six Week…
Cayman Heart Fund 5th Annual WOW KICKOFF event
The Cayman Heart Fund 5th annual War on Weight Kickoff event will be held this evening, Thursday, Aug. 16th, 2012 at Full of Beans at 5:30 p.m. and we would truly appreciate it if you could join us for this…
Tobacco giants lose Australian ruling on plain cigarette packaging
by Matthew Chapman Tobacco companies have lost the fight against the introduction of plain cigarette packaging in Australia following a High Court ruling that could have global repercussions. Companies including British American Tobacco (BAT), Philip Morris, Japan Tobacco and Imperial…
Fighting obesity
Recent studies came up with a statistical figure that approximately fifty-eight million men and women are overweight; roughly forty million are obese; and around three million are morbidly obese. Another study said that eight out of ten adults over twenty-five…
7 of the Most Unhealthy, Cancer-Causing Foods
Let’s face it: it’s challenging to eat all-healthy foods all the time. Sometimes we just want an easy pre-processed meal for a late dinner, while other times we choose to indulge in a junky treat as a comfort food. But…
