Atherden: Meeting of Caribbean UK Overseas Territories Ministers of Health Department of Communication and Information
Ministerial Statement to the House of Assembly by the Minister of Health, Seniors and Environment The Honourable Jeanne J. Atherden, JP, MP On 18th July, 2014 “CARIBBEAN UK OVERSEAS TERRITORIES MINISTERS OF HEALTH MEETING” Mr. Speaker, Thank you for the…
Promising vaccine against dengue developed
From Caribbean360 LONDON, England, Friday July 18, 2014 – With most of the Caribbean and about half the world’s population at risk of contracting dengue fever, reports that scientists have developed the world’s first vaccine against the mosquito-borne virus seen…
Cayman Islands move towards elimination of mother to child transmission of HIV and congenital syphilis
A team of local doctors, healthcare workers and policy makers is presently in the process of verifying and documenting the elimination of mother to child transmission (MTCT) of HIV and congenital syphilis in the Cayman Islands. The group is working…
Programmer facing paralysis codes new voice
By Stephen Beckett From BBC Locked-in syndrome is a devastating condition in which a person can lose control over nearly all of their body, while their mental abilities are unaffected. One programmer, faced with this prospect, is using his skills…
Dogs carry kissing bug disease in Texas and Latin America
By Michaeleen Doucleff Dogs throughout Latin America carry the Chagas parasite — and boost the risk of people catching it. And it’s not just shelter dogs, like these in Mexico, who are at risk. Even family dogs get the deadly…
Chikungunya: Cayman Islands update – more cases/Jamaica investigates possible first case
Cayman Update as of 14 July 2014 Since the last update of July 11, 2014, two new cases are under investigation for dengue and chikungunya. Both cases are from Savannah. Of the four cases investigated, three have tested positive, (two…
Babies born in Canada to immigrant mothers have lower risk of cerebral palsy: Study
From Science Codex TORONTO, July 14, 2014—Babies born to mothers who immigrated to Ontario from other countries have significantly lower rates of cerebral palsy than those of Canadian-born mothers, especially those from the Caribbean and East Asia, new research has…
Major League Baseball: Athletic Injuries on hand and upper limb
Miami, July 14th 2014– According to the latest study conducted by the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), more than 1.9 million individuals had a sports-related injury that was treated in the recent years. More than…
The dentist will scan you now: The next generation of digital dentistry
By Alex Howard From Tech Republic Alex Howard is delighted by the modern technology at his dentist’s office. He describes the dental tech he encountered during his recent visit and explains why it matters. Thankfully, describing some technological changes is…
The Aereo saga takes a weird turn, with a possible ally and shades of … Obamacare?
From Forbes When Aereo was arguing the case it ultimately lost before the Supreme Court, it went to great pains to argue it wasn’t a cable company. The Court, for its part, wasn’t having it. In its decision, it called…
