Cough in children: Causes and treatments
Cough in children has different causes to cough in adults and symptomatic treatment is rarely needed or effective. The smaller airways are vulnerable to inflammatory disease causing swelling and obstruction by mucous secretions. Coughing assists clearance of mucous, so do…
Osteoporosis treatment: PART 3
The International Medical Group is a multi-disciplinary medical practice that offers professional and personalized care. Dr Bella Beraha, born in Venezuela, joins us from Miami. She is an M.D. in Internal Medicine and runs a successful medically supervised weight loss…
Manuela’s Slim Down Tips
Use the right “fuel” to keep your body energised! Use the right “fuel” to keep your body energised! Don’t skip meals, cut the starchy carbs and have plenty of fruits and vegetables. Don’t wait to be thirsty to drink plenty…
Dengue Case Confirmed
As a regional outbreak persists, public health officials have confirmed a local case of dengue fever most probably imported from the Bahamas by a returning resident. This is the first dengue case reported in the Cayman Islands for 2011. Last…
Public Health Advises on Chickenpox
Public Health officials have confirmed clusters of chickenpox cases in two schools in the past week and are asking parents to keep sick children home to stop a further spread. “We are monitoring the disease and our school nurses are…
Osteoporosis prevention – PART 2
The International Medical Group is a multi-disciplinary medical practice that offers professional and personalized care. Dr Bella Beraha, born in Venezuela, joins us from Miami. She is an M.D. in Internal Medicine and runs a successful medically supervised weight loss program…
Part I: Osteoporosis diagnosis
Dr Bella Beraha, born in Venezuela, joins us from Miami. She is an M.D. in Internal Medicine and runs a successful medically supervised weight loss program from the clinic. When you think about staying healthy, you probably think about making…
Recovery Benefits Everyone
Alcohol and drug addiction carry tremendous costs to the individual, his or her family, employers and the community. As the Cayman Islands ends its observance of Recovery Month, it’s important to remember the benefits of intervention and prevention. According to…
Jewellers want states to replace limits on cadmium
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S jewellery industry wants states to overturn laws that limit the toxic metal cadmium in children’s trinkets and adopt new voluntary guidelines it helped create, saying stricter rules in several states create chaos for manufacturers…
Dads less likely to die of heart problems
Fatherhood may be a kick in the old testosterone, but it may also help keep a man alive. New research suggests that dads are a little less likely to die of heart-related problems than childless men are. The study —…
