Salamanders hold clues to how humans could regrow limbs
By Max Yun, Research Fellow at University College London for The Conversation UK From Mashable Humans have some regenerative abilities but compared to creatures like the salamander, which has an amazing ability to regenerate after injury, we’re pretty limited. Not…
Eating curry may improve health and extend life – study
From Caribbean360 CALIFORNIA, United States, Friday May30, 2014 – While the debate over the superiority of Guyana or Trinidad curry shows no sign of cooling down, a new study shows that merely eating curry – regardless of its culinary merit…
Take the Test, Take Control – Know your HIV Status
Free HIV testing will be available for all Cayman Islands residents during HIV Testing Week 2014 from Monday, 23 to Saturday, 28 June 2014. The Health Services Authority (HSA), the Cayman AIDS Foundation (CAF) and the Cayman Islands Red Cross…
Cayman HSA releases Chikungunya update
Following the continued regional outbreak of the chikungunya virus, local medical personnel are on high alert. Staff of the Health Services Authority (HSA) and other local medical services providers have been advised to look for any local cases,” said Medical…
A death by skin cancer? The Bob Marley story
From Repeating Islands Dr Cleland Gooding MD., F.A.A.D., a physician with a specialty in Skin Diseases employed by the Bahamas Government, has penned this intriguing article about Bob Marley’s failed treatment for skin cancer, which eventually progressed to the brain…
Chikungunya virus reported in Cuba amid Caribbean outbreak
By AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE From News Daily Cuban health authorities confirmed six cases of the mosquito-born chikungunya virus Wednesday, the latest in a spate of Caribbean countries reporting the fever-causing disease in their backyard. The health ministry said that most…
Dangerous antibiotic-resistant superbug now found in food
From Caribbean360 SASKATCHEWAN, Canada, Thursday June 19, 2014 – A dangerous antibiotic-resistant “superbug” has been found in the North American food supply for the first time, according to researchers from the University of Saskatchewan. The unwelcome discovery was made during…
World Sickle Cell Day in Cayman Islands
World Sickle Cell Day is observed on June 19 each year to raise awareness of Sickle Cell disease as it is a public health concern. In Cayman, there are 46 persons with sickle cell disease. The Public Health Department has…
Chikungunya virus reaches USVI
From Caribbean Business A nasty mosquito-borne virus that has been spreading rapidly in the Caribbean has made its way to the U.S. Virgin Islands, authorities said Wednesday. Health officials in the U.S. Caribbean territory said they confirmed the islands’ first…
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Remember Brazil’s poor and dispossessed during the FIFA World Cup
By Arley Gill ST GEORGE’S,, Grenada, Tuesday June 17, 2014 – As we get ready to enjoy this year’s FIFA World Cup football in Brazil, one cannot help but to notice that the build up to the championships has being…
