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‘I can push through:’ Swimmer, cancer survivor takes part in ‘largest open water event in Caribbean’ [Cayman Islands]
By Tim Vooren From FOX6 NEWS MILWAUKEE — As if having a health scare take away your chance to participate in the sports you love isn’t bad enough, what if that health scare threatens your life? Allan Ripple answered that…
Guyana launches mass drug administration campaign to intensify efforts to end Lymphatic Filariasis
Georgetown, November 2019 (PAHO/WHO) – At-risk populations throughout Guyana will be treated for lymphatic filariasis (LF) over the next month in a bid to eliminate the disease as a public health problem. The Ministry of Public Health, Guyana, in collaboration with…
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World AIDS Day – 1 December campaign encourages health workers and youth to have open conversations about HIV
Washington, DC, 27 November (PAHO)- ‘Talk to me openly’ – the slogan for this year’s World AIDS Day campaign by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), UNAIDS, UNICEF, the Latin American Network of Young People Living with HIV (J+LAC), and the Pan Caribbean…
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Eating locally grown food is good for your body and the environment
Reproduced Courtesy the World Economic Forum One key component of eating sustainably is eating locally-grown food that is considered in-season. But why? Eating locally is a crucial tenet of sustainable agriculture — which refers to farming practices that understand and are conscious of…
Steps you can take now to lower dementia risk
Preventing Alzheimer’s disease and similar forms of dementia is a daunting challenge because destructive changes in the brain start happening many years before the first symptoms show up, and by then it’s too late to stop the degenerative process. “There…
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Cayman: New cancer centre groundbreaking ceremony
Who: · Hon Premier Alden McLaughlin · Minister of Health Hon Dwayne Seymour · Dr. Anesh Shetty – Director, Health City Cayman Islands · Dr. Binoy Chattuparambil – Clinical Director, Health City Cayman Islands · Shomari Scott, Director of Business Development, Health City Cayman Islands…
Cayman: Christmas Meat Inspections reminder
The Department of Environmental Health (DEH) reminds slaughter men, butchers and livestock farmers of the procedure regarding arrangements for the inspection of locally slaughtered animals in the Cayman Islands during the upcoming Christmas Season. Ante-mortem inspection, which is the examination…
Bacteria in your spit might play a role in heart disease
From Newsmax Bacteria in the saliva of people with clogged arteries appears to be different from that of healthy people, according to a small study. The finding could open the door for new strategies to fight heart disease. The preliminary…
New WHO-led study says majority of adolescents worldwide are not sufficiently physically active ….
….putting their current and future health at risk From World Health Organization The first ever global trends for adolescent insufficient physical activity show that urgent action is needed to increase physical activity levels in girls and boys aged 11 to…
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Cayman: DEH Bulk Waste Removal Campaign Begins The Department of Environmental Health (DEH) commenced its annual bulk waste removal activity in the Eastern District on Saturday, 16 November 2019 and will conclude in West Bay on 20 December 2019. The DEH…
