PDL helps the Cancer Society fund Chemotherapy Unit
Progressive Distributors Ltd. (PDL) recently made a donation to the Cayman Islands Cancer Society (CICS) in support of a new chemotherapy unit. CICS is aware that patients may not always be able or willing to travel overseas for treatment and…
Boxing to health in Bodden Town
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – The Cayman Islands Government and the CI Boxing Association are taking aim at youngsters and adults in the District of Bodden Town. A boxing club opened Monday at the Bodden Town Civic Centre. “The goal…
Caribbean must adopt laws to control tobacco epidemic – PAHO
From Caribbean360 PAHO, the regional office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO), applying large, graphic health warnings on tobacco packaging could help prevent one million deaths annually. WASHINGTON D.C., United States, Wednesday February 19, 2014, CMC –…
E-cigarettes in the workplace – no smoke without fire
From Shoosmiths The charity, Action on Smoking and Health, estimates that 1.3 million people are currently using electronic cigarettes (also known as e-cigarettes) in the UK. What stance should employers take to this growing phenomenon? What the law says E-cigarettes…
Avoiding the Norovirus the Navy Way
By Angela T From News Chanel Daily Following the recent outbreak of norovirus on the Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas the US Navy has spoken how it combats the virus. The illness on the cruise ship affected nearly 700…
Cases of Chikungunya disease on the rise in Dominica
From Caribbean360 Health authorities say persons who have contracted the mosquito borne disease, Chikungunya, should remain home as Dominica recorded more than 31 cases of the disease so far. ROSEAU, Dominica, Monday February 17, 2014, CMC – Health authorities say…
Genetically modified mosquitoes released in Panama
By Tara MacIsaac, Epoch Times “biosafety laws are lax in the Cayman Islands” Starting Feb. 15, UK bio-tech company Oxitec began releasing genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes in Nuevo Chorillo, Panama. It will release 240,000 GM mosquitoes a week. Female Anopheles…
Caribbean: Governments make strides to combat HIV, AIDS
By Ezra Fieser for Infosurhoy.com The disease remains the leading cause of death among men and women between the ages of 20 and 59, according to the World Health Organization. SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – The number of deaths caused…
Canada expands chikungunya travel health warning for the Caribbean
From Caribbean360 TORONTO, Canada, – The Public Health Agency in Canada has issued an updated travel health notice following a reported increase in the number of cases of chikungunya disease in the Caribbean. According to the latest advisory from the…
Is your bra dangerous to your health?
By Michelle Schoffro Cook From Care2 “To Bra or Not to Bra?” That’s the question medical anthropologists Sydney Ross Singer and Soma Grismaijer, are asking. They’ve been studying the connection between bras and women’s health for twenty years. Some of…
