A painful goodbye
By David (R.J.) Vied From Linkedin A Painful Goodbye What I’m about to tell you is a personal encounter with the only thing I’ve found deadlier than the drug, Enabling! This article is from my personal experience, I have no college education,…
Salad is pretty much ruining the Earth
By Chris Weller From Tech Insider There are some foods we eat because they’re high in protein or fiber, or because they remind us of childhood dinners with our families. Then there’s salad. It’s a last-resort meal if ever there…
Pregnant women in Britain given £400 in shopping vouchers to quit smoking
BY BLATHNAID HEALY From Mashable LONDON — A trial where pregnant smokers were given £400 in shopping vouchers was deemed so successful at getting women to quit that it will likely be rolled out to other parts of the UK….
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EMED Enters into an Agreement with Northern Caribbean University for Medical Cannabis Research in Jamaica
Jamaica’s Northern Caribbean University (NCU), a Seventh Day Adventist conservative religious institution, has partnered with EMED Global Jamaica to research, cultivate, and process medicinal cannabis for the benefit of patients suffering from chronic illnesses. MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA (PRWEB) APRIL 30,…
Sperm donors wanted: UK government seeks to address shortage
BY BLATHNAID HEALY from Mashable LONDON — The world’s first national sperm bank opened its doors in Britain [in October 2014] calling for “very special men” to help reduce the shortage of sperm donations in the UK and address the reliance on…
World MS Day for Multiple Sclerosis [Wed 25 May]
World MS Day is officially marked on the last Wednesday of May every year, though events and campaigns take place throughout the month of May. It brings the global MS community together to share stories, raise awareness and campaign with…
Royal College of Physicians says E-cigarettes can ‘prevent almost all the harm from smoking’
By Jacob Sullum From Forbes In 1962, two years before U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry released his famous report on the health hazards of smoking, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) covered the same subject in a report that went…
Zika virus was in Haiti before it was in Brazil, study finds
By Maggie Fox From NBC News The Zika virus was circulating in Haiti in 2014, long before it became obvious that it was spreading fast in Brazil, a new study finds. A team that went back and checked out three…
Cayman Islands LA: Premier tables Annual Report on Mental Health Commission
Tabling the Annual Report on the Mental Health Commission for the year 2015 By Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, MLA April 2016 Madam Speaker, in accordance with Section 8 (a) of the Mental Health Commission Law, 2013, I am…
Cayman Islands LA: Premier’s proposed amendment to Health Insurance Regulations
Health Insurance Regulations (2013 Revision) By Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, MLA April 2016 Madam Speaker, I would like to move the proposed amendments to the Health Insurance Regulations. As is outlined in the motion, section 25(2) of the…
