15 Natural Options for Depression
By Michelle Schoffro Cook* Everyone feels down at some point, usually as a reaction to difficult circumstances, but clinical depression goes far beyond that. In such cases a person experiences a prolonged sadness that is out of proportion with the…
Hudson family slayings suspect convicted of murder
(AP) — A Chicago jury on Friday convicted Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson’s former brother-in-law of murdering her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew in what prosecutors’ described as an act of vengeance by a jilted husband. Hudson, who expressed her undisguised disdain…
Greek euro exit no longer unthinkable
(AP) — Let Greece go: It’s a possibility that’s being considered more and more publicly in Europe. There have been two and a half years of bailouts, on top of broken promises by Greece to reform. The result: a fifth…
Shoe-thrower interrupts Breivik trial
(AP) — An Iraqi man whose brother was killed in Norway’s worst peacetime massacre hurled a shoe at the confessed killer and urged him to “go to hell” in a rare outburst Friday that briefly interrupted the terror trial of…
Armstrong strong arms competition: Kamloops shot putter overcomes injury to win big in Cayman Invitational
Our Canadian readers will like this article that appeared in the Vancouver Sun From frustrating to foul, Canadian shot putter Dylan Armstrong’s 2012 season was creating more of a thud than the sound the 16-pound steel sphere makes when tossed…
Offshoring jumps as cash-strapped companies step up outsourcing
The global economic crisis is sparking a boom in IT offshoring as India’s major IT suppliers grew four times faster than their competitors in 2011. India’s largest IT suppliers grew four times faster than their international competitors in 2011, as…
More support for Healthy Nation 2012
Healthy Nation 2012, the country’s first health risk factor survey, has received more support from the private sector with BAF Insurance Cayman joining as a sponsor. The health risk factor survey is part of the Ministry of Health’s drive to…
I want to be wanted
“I Want to be Wanted” was a popular song in 1960 that was sung by American pop/country singer Brenda Lee. Although originally an Italian song it had different English lyrics written by Kim Gannon. The song starts: “(Wanted, wanted) Alone,…
Coffee and Cancer
By Dr. Michael Greger MD* Last month in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, an editorial entitled “Coffee consumption and risk of chronic diseases: changing our views” reviewed the growing evidence that for most people, the benefits of drinking coffee…
