Whisper steps up efforts to fight mental illness
By Karissa Bell From Mashable Anonymous social network Whisper is known for being, well, anonymous. But now the company is undertaking a new effort to reach its most troubled users. Whisper is adding user-created videos to its nonprofit arm, Your…
Deadly E-cigarette explosions add to the health hazards of vaping
By Laura Geggel, for LiveScience From Mashable Electronic cigarettes can cause deadly explosions if the wrong type of charger is used, according to recent news reports. This is just one of the unforeseen risks associated with smoking e-cigs, which is…
Could a new vaccine offer protection against chikungunya virus?
By Marie Ellis From medical News Today Chikungunya is a virus transmitted to humans by infected mosquitos. Though it mainly affects people living in Africa and Asia, it has been identified in Europe and even the US recently. Though there…
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Cayman dump on fire once more On Sunday morning (17) fire crews were fighting a major fire at the Cayman Islands George Town Dump once more. The fire was reported around 11:15am with approx. 5,000 sq.ft. of the landfill site…
In the Cayman Islands expect to live until 82
Actually, the Cayman Islands Economics and Statistics Office and the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development have just released statistics revealing that, based on 2013 figures, the Cayman Islands life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years! Bad news for males…
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Ebola crisis forces Nigeria and Sierra Leone out of Nanjing 2014
By Duncan Mackay From Inside the games Sierra Leone’s team for Nanjing 2014 has been ordered to return home by the Chinese authorities because of the Ebola crisis ©National Olympic Committee of Sierra LeoneNigeria and Sierra Leone have both withdrawn…
TeVido BioDevices 3D-Prints Skin And Fat Grafts For Breast Cancer Survivors
By Sara Inés Calderón From Techcrunch Laura Bosworth spends most of her time talking about breasts — nipples, specifically. For the past three years as CEO of TeVido BioDevices, which works with human tissue and 3D printing to create skin…
Speaking out against the stigma of mental illness in the Caribbean
By Matthew Hunte From Global Voices A depiction of how depression feels, taken from the Depression/The Blues flickr page; used under a CC BY-NC 2.0 license. A depiction of how depression feels, taken from the Depression/The Blues flickr page; used…
Cayman Islands hospital to partner with Digicel
Digicel Business announced as proud communications partner of Health City Cayman Islands George Town, Cayman Islands — Health City Cayman Islands (HCCI) is the first Caribbean venture of the Narayana Health Group, a network of 26 hospitals across India overseen…
Roanoke doctor trying to save Caribbean hospital from another disastrous flood
From Carilion Clinic For people in the Dominican Republic, the small hospital in San Juan de la Maguana strives to provide the best medical care available. Dr. John Mann sees a disaster waiting to happen. The Christian Clinic for Integrated…
