Lifestyles January programmes
January 6, 2014 – Happy New Year! For many, reducing weight will be an important goal for 2014; please see details on Lifestyles Weight Management program attached. Specific program content is attached under The Plan. Stress and burnout are recognizable…
Dominica seeks international help to determine cause of rise in cancer cases
From Caribbean360 The chief medical officer hopes the island will embark on developing a comprehensive cancer prevention programme this year. ROSEAU, Dominica, Tuesday January 7, 2014, CMC – Dominica is seeking assistance from the International Atomic Agency in helping it…
Stop eating plastic
By Pramila Krishnan From Deccan Chronicle Chennai: Fourteen per cent of school children carry hot lunch in plastic tiffin boxes, their parents regarding this a handy and stylish thing to do. A study, conducted by the Consumer Association of India…
Chikungunya Update
From Cayman Islands Public Health Department Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kiran Kumar has issued an update on the outbreak of the Chikungunya virus disease in the Caribbean. From 6 December to 31 December 2013, 111 cases of Chikungunya were…
Top Trinidad cyclist hospitalized in California
From Caribbean360 Phillip was taken into the California Hospital Medical Centre on Friday with stomach pain PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Tuesday January 7, 2014, CMC – Leading Trinidad and Tobago cyclist Njisane Phillip remains hospitalized in California with a kidney-related problem, his…
Welsh scientists declare bio war on SBV midges [and mosquitoes]
By Andrew Forgrave From Daily Post Welsh scientists aim to deploy biological warfare to counter the threat of Schmallenberg Virus (SBV). Researchers in Aberystwyth and Swansea hope to control midges, which carry the virus, by spraying them with a fungus….
Ageing process can be reversed in animal studies
From Caribbean360 While human therapies are likely to be a distant prospect, the Harvard Medical School research team wants to start clinical trials in 2015. (Credit: ageing-no-more.com) CONNECTICUT, United States, Thursday January 2, 2014 – In what has been referred…
Cayman Islands Cancer Registry Awareness Month
The Cayman Islands Cancer Registry Needs You! The month of January is Cancer Registry awareness month. The Cayman Islands Cancer Registry collects voluntary cancer patient information to help better compare the Cayman Islands to other Caribbean countries as well as…
Caribbean chikungunya outbreak grows, poses threat to US
Via CIDRAP, Lisa Schnirring writes From croftsblogs Health officials are reporting a sharp rise in the number of patients sickened in a chikungunya fever outbreak centered on the Caribbean island of St. Martin, which may signal an increasing risk to…
The health-care ‘revolution’ coming to an island near you
By Matt Clinch Assistant Producer cnbc In late February, around 480 miles off the coast of Florida, the Cayman Islands will get ready to cater for a new kind of visitor. On top of tourism and financial services, the islands…
