Work it out with Manuela
Manuela is an ACE Certified Personal Trainer and a lifestyle & weight management consultant at the bodysculptor fitness centre. Her exercise tips will help you find the motivation to reach your fitness goal and maintain a healthy lifestyle. You can…
World Heart Day: Message from the Minister of Health
World Heart day is observed every year on 29 September to bring attention to the toll that cardiovascular diseases take on individuals and communities. In addition, it highlights things we can do to help prevent the development of heart disease…
Dengue Fever travel advisory
With the rising incidence of dengue fever in the Americas, especially the Bahamas, Cayman’s public health officials have issued a travel advisory as they closely monitor for local presence of the disease. There has been no dengue cases reported in…
Cardiac studies
Patients with OHS often have an abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG), echocardiogram, and/or cardiac catheterization. Polysomnography (sleep study)- Should be performed in all patients with OHS for several reasons. First, in-laboratory polysomnography is the gold-standard test for OSA, which frequently coexists…
Sleep apnea/Obesity hypoventilation syndrome “Pickwickian syndrom” : Part 1
Pickwickian syndrome is named after Dickens’s The Pickwick Papers because the novel features a character who has all the classic symptoms of the condition. Joe is obese, constantly hungry, very red in the face and is always falling asleep in…
Look younger, feel better, live healthier!
iNews is pleased to introduce our new weekly exercise section with Manuela Ioana Nemes. Her exercise tips will help you find the motivation to reach your fitness goal and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Manuela can be found at Body Sculpture…
Asthma self help
Managing asthma is not something your doctor can do for you all by himself. Asthma self help is an important part of treating and managing this condition. The task of minimising the risk of asthma attack on a daily basis…
PAHO Checks Cholera Preparedness
While there is a need for continued vigilance, a Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) Disaster Response Team visiting Cayman this week said it found local cholera-preparedness to be “very good”. Dr. Robert Lee, who led the three-member delegation, told Health Minister,…
National Healthcare Conference announced
Officials from the government and the Health Services Authority met at the Ritz Carlton Hotel for the pre-launching of the National Healthcare Conference 20/20. The official launching of this year’s conference will also be held at the Ritz Carlton and…
Push underway to cut drugs for dementia patients
Day after day, Hazel Eng sat on her couch, a blank stare on her face. The powerful antipsychotics she was taking often cloaked her in sedation. And when they didn’t, the 89-year-old lashed out at her nursing home’s aides with…
