World No Tobacco Day is May 31: Cayman Minister says tobacco kills 10% adult deaths
Minister’s Message Hon. Osbourne Bodden World No Tobacco Day May 31, 2014. Every year, on 31 May, the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners everywhere celebrate World No Tobacco Day. The purpose of the observance is to bring global…
WHO report finds traffic-related injuries deadliest for adolescents
By Ryan Parrish From Vaccine News A recent study conducted by the WHO examined the top causes of death and illness among adolescents worldwide. The “Health for the world’s adolescents” report, the first extensive WHO effort to measure the health…
10 World’s heaviest drinking countries revealed
By Antonia Molloy From The Independent UK A report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) looked at levels of alcohol consumption in its 194 member states People in the UK are among the most prolific drinkers in the world, according…
REPORT: Nightmare bacteria have now spread to every region of the world
By Kevin Loria From Business Insider The era of modern medicine may be coming to an end. Common bacteria that cause life-threatening infections have become resistant to our strongest antibiotics in every region of the world. That’s just one finding…
The association between the syntocinon use and autism
By Doula Delight From Bahama Islands Info Naturally occurring oxytocin is produced by the brain (in the hypothalamus and secreted from the posterior pituitary gland) in increasing amounts as a pregnancy approaches term (39 weeks 0 days to 40 weeks, 6…
Caribbean first region to be measle-free
From Jamaican Observer WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) says there has been no endemic transmission of measles in the Americas, including the Caribbean, since 2002. PAHO said since Venezuela reported the last case in 2001,…
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 –…
WHO warns of “tidal wave of cancer”
From Caribbean360 Researchers are particularly concerned about preventable cancers like those linked to alcohol, tobacco, air pollution, obesity and radiation. GENEVA, Switzerland, Wednesday February 12, 2014 – World Health Organization (WHO) officials are urging countries worldwide to take immediate action…
A brand new hybrid bird flu in China has scientists worried
By Jennifer Welsh From Business Insider A new-to-humans flu virus killed a 73-year-old woman from the Jiangxi province in China, on Dec. 6. At the time, the doctors knew it was a H10N8 bird flu virus that killed her. But,…
NRA to undertake roads evaluation
The Cayman Islands National Roads Authority (NRA) have announced a launch of an International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) exercise, called “The next generation of road assessment”. “The Cayman Islands recorded nine (9) road traffic deaths in 2011, equivalent to approximately…
