Cayman Islands HSA joins Hurricane Irma relief efforts in Anguila
A team of nine medical volunteers from the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority (HSA) left the island on Tuesday, 12 September to join the disaster relief efforts to help the thousands of people in Anguilla whose lives have been devastated…
Lady Gaga suffers from fibromyalgia
By IANS From Cinema Suryaa Los Angeles, Sep 13 : Singer Lady Gaga is hoping that her forthcoming Netflix documentary “Gaga: Five Foot Two” will raise awareness about fibromyalgia as she herself battles with the chronic illness. The singer on Tuesday…
Live up: The Caribbean Media Alliance receives regional award
The Executive Director of LIVE UP: The Caribbean Media Alliance, Dr. Allyson Leacock, has received the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), ‘Champions for Change’ Leadership Award for championing the HIV response in the Caribbean. Dr. Leacock was…
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Marijuana does affect sleep; and not in a good way
From Deccan Chronicle According to an expert, while the drug can help users doze off, prolonged usage may make them struggle to rest without it. If you speak to someone who has suffered from insomnia at all as an adult,…
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Strategic Airlift Capability conducts humanitarian relief efforts in the Caribbean
PÁPA, Hungary – The Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) launched a humanitarian relief mission to the Caribbean in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma on Friday, Sept. 8, 2017. The Strategic Airlift Capability launched the Emergency Response Mission following a request from…
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More aid, evacuations in Caribbean islands battered by Irma
By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ and DESMOND BOYLAN AP From Fox News HAVANA – With ports mended and weather cleared, officials sent in more aid and arranged stepped-up evacuations Monday in remote Caribbean islands devastated and cut off by Hurricane Irma. Many…
Irma: Cuba sends hundreds of doctors to Caribbean islands devastated by hurricane
By Shehab Khan From Independent UK More than 750 health workers arrive in Antigua, Barbuda, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Saint Lucia, the Bahamas, Dominica and Haiti More than 750 health workers have arrived in Antigua, Barbuda, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Saint Lucia,…
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Irma: Storm weakens, but millions are without power in Florida
From The New York Times After days of frantic preparation for a storm that devastated the Caribbean, Floridians awoke Monday to destruction that fell short of the direst forecasts. Still, residents faced life-altering damage and displacement that would prevent a…
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Mexico’s strongest earthquake in a century leaves dozens dead
By Joshua Berlinger, Mariano Castillo and Ray Sanchez, From CNN (CNN)At least 61 people have died after the most powerful earthquake to hit Mexico in a century struck off the southern coast. The magnitude 8.1 quake, which was felt as…
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US: Abuse in nursing homes unreported despite law
AP From Newsmax More than 1 in 4 cases of possible sexual and physical abuse against nursing home patients apparently went unreported to police, says a government audit that faults Medicare for failing to enforce a federal law requiring immediate…
