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 —…
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…
