Cayman Heart Fund’s 3rd Annual Red Dress Learn & Live Luncheon
Ladies in red dresses learned about heart health at the Cayman Heart Fund (CNF)’s Third Annual Red Dress Learn & Live Luncheon. The day began with a mini Expo of businesses from around the islands such as: • Mobile Fitness…
Lowering Cholesterol Naturally
Lowering cholesterol levels in your body by natural methods is usually less expensive, not to mention much less stressful on your body. While there’s plenty of medical advice that indicates the statin family of drugs are highly effective in lowering…
Public Health Update on Viral Gastroenteritis
Although there has been a decline in gastroenteritis cases during the past week ending 25 February with about 85 cases reported, the Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kiran Kumar again urged people to practice good hygiene to help stem the…
Anti-Aging
Every single one of us begins aging the moment we are born – If you’re alive, you’re aging – you can’t avoid it. But there are a number of things that you can do to keep yourself healthy and active,…
Trans Fats
Unsaturated fats with trans-isomer (E-isomer) fatty acid(s) are commonly known as trans fats. Because the term refers to the configuration of a double carbon-carbon bond, trans fats are sometimes monounsaturated or polyunsaturated, but never saturated. Trans fats are rare in…
Counterfeit drugs becoming big business worldwide
WASHINGTON (AP) — The discovery that a fake version of the widely used cancer medicine Avastin is circulating in the United States is raising new fears that the multibillion-dollar drug-counterfeiting trade is increasingly making inroads in the U.S. The criminal…
Get to Know Your Testes (Testicles)
Dr Lynn Dawber, a South African national, joined the International Medical Group from New Zealand. She is a welcome additional to our family and we look forward to our patients (new and existing) meeting her. If you are a young…
Public health advisory on viral gastroenteritis
An unusually high number of gastroenteritis cases reported in the past two weeks has prompted the Public Health Department to issue a public health advisory regarding the situation. “Usually, we see between 15 and 25 cases of gastroenteritis per week…
In-patient pharmacy launched
Patients filling prescriptions at the Cayman Islands Hospital will soon experience increased efficiency and shorter waiting times thanks to the implementation of a dedicated in-patient pharmacy. Until now, prescriptions for both in-patients and out-patients at the Cayman Islands Hospital were…
Healthy Eating for a Healthy Pregnancy
Brandi Propas is the newest addition to The International Medical Group. She is a registered dietician and her services are a welcome complement to the clinic. Congrats on your pregnancy! Making healthy choices is even more important now that you…
