The starfish are dying, and no one knows why [could it happen in Cayman?]
By Elizabeth Weise, USATODAY A mysterious illness is killing starfish up and down the West Coast Scientists have dubbed it “sea star wasting syndrome” The starfish literally melt and turn into goo as they die Something is killing starfish up…
New developmental baby care classes
From Chatterbox Chatterbox Miriam, our Occupational Therapist, has developed this practical and fun new baby care class, where you can learn how to enrich your baby’s development. You can contact her for more information at [email protected], call her on 928…
Biotech Firm: We will 3D print a human liver in 2014
By Julie Bort From Business Insider 2014 could be a landmark year for an amazing medical technology: human organs built by 3D printers. San Diego biotech firm Organovo promises that its “bioprinting” technology will successfully print a human liver by…
Narayana Health: Providing world-class treatment to the poor – Work in Cayman
Award: Good Company Narayana Health Age: 60 Why He Won: For setting up a 6,000-bed multi-specialty hospital chain across India that provides world-class treatment based on a cross-subsidised model. His Trigger: Most Indians cannot afford tertiary and specialty health care….
WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. (ADR) : Winners of WuXi PharmaTech Awards inducted into prestigious academies
SHANGHAI, Dec. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE: WX), a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device research and development outsourcing company with operations in China and the United States, congratulates five winners of the WuXi PharmaTech Life Science and…
New York City Adds E-Cigarettes to Smoking Ban
By Colin Daileda From Mashable The New York City Council today voted 43-8 to ban e-cigarettes in all locations where regular cigarettes are already prohibited, including restaurants, offices and beaches. The ruling will push “vapers,” as e-cigarette users are known,…
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The Editor Speaks: Latest dump fire should be a wakeup call
The major fire at Cayman’s landfill (dump) known as Mount Trashmore on Friday (20) should be a wakeup call to the government on just how dangerous the situation is there. The obnoxious clouds of smoke dropped nasty black oily soot…
Caribbean and Drugs: Time for some healing?
By Robin Wigglesworth From Pulitzer Center Richard Thomas, a dreadlocked Jamaican sound engineer and musician, is still livid over the last time he was arrested and briefly jailed for smoking marijuana. While his country is plagued by one of the…
Breast cancer rates soar in the region
From Caribbean 360 The WHO says mortality is higher in the Caribbean and other developing countries due to lack of early detection and access to treatment. NEW YORK, United States, Monday December 16, 2013, CMC – The World Health Organization…
FDA examining antibacterial soaps, body washes
By Saundra Young, CNN The FDA says there’s no evidence antibacterial washes are better than soap and water Some data shows there may be long-term health risks from exposure Hand sanitizers and wipes are not covered by the proposed rule…
