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Surprising facts about dehydration, heat exhaustion and heat stroke
Living in high temperature areas creates many self-proclaimed “experts” about the heat index, dangerous temperatures and related illnesses, such as dehydration, heat exhaustion and heat stroke. But, some facts about our body’s reaction to hot weather may surprise even the…
What happened to Zika? Florida has no local cases this year – so far
BY DANIEL CHANG From Miami Herald A year after the first outbreak of Zika in Miami, the mosquito-borne virus’s once-menacing march has slowed to a crawl, with Florida health officials reporting fewer infections in 2017 than last year and no…
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British Virgin Islands cleans up after flash flood
From Caribbean News Service TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, Aug 10 2017 – The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is in full “clean up mode” following extensive flooding in certain areas of the Territory with the hardest impact occurring on the island…
What’s happening to your brain and body when you feel stressed
By Holly Blake, The Conversation From Business Insider We all feel stressed from time to time – it’s all part of the emotional ups and downs of life. Stress has many sources, it can come from our environment, from our…
Health City Cayman Islands Partners with region on tertiary health care
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (August 11, 2017) – After three years of success providing medical services to regional and international patients, a Cayman Islands hospital wants to work with other regional health care providers to meet the urgent demand for…
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Japan’s Takata files another Bankruptcy Petition to delay U.S. airbag lawsuits
From WN Japanese auto supplier Takata Corp. filed for U.S. bankruptcy protectionon Wednesday in an effort to pause lawsuits against the company over faulty air bag inflators – more than a month after its U.S. unit filed for bankruptcy in…
The Editor Speaks: Sinus from the sniff/sneeze pit
I have been suffering from sinuses over the last ten years. Up to then, yes for over 63 years, I have NEVER had allergies of any kind. I have watched sufferers of sinus attacks and watched them sneeze, sniff, continuing…
Cayman Islands Health Services Authority opens Acute Care Clinic
The Health Services Authority (HSA) has opened an Acute Care Clinic for patients with non-emergency medical conditions who still have an immediate need to see a doctor. The Clinic offers these patients a lower cost alternative to the Accident &…
Study: Marijuana use holds three-fold blood pressure death risk
From Newsmax People who smoke marijuana have a three times greater risk of dying from hypertension, or high blood pressure, than those who have never used the drug, scientists said on Wednesday. The risk grows with every year of use,…
St Kitts-Nevis to become first in OECS and CARICOM to eliminate mother to child HIV transmission
From Caribbean News Now BASSETERRE, St Kitts (SKNIS) — St Kitts and Nevis is expected to become the first country in the Organization of the Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Americas, outside of Cuba, to bring…
