Barbados reports suspected cases of Zika and H1N1 viruses
From Caribbean 360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Monday January 11, 2016 – Health authorities in Barbados have reported eight suspected cases of the H1N1 and Zika viruses. Minister of Health John Boyce said samples have been sent to the Caribbean Public Health…
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Jamaica’s Gov’t lifts ban on individuals from Ebola-hit countries
From Jamaica Observer KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Government of Jamaica has lifted its ban on individuals entering the island from countries affected by Ebola, with immediate effect. According to a release from the security ministry today, the decision was made…
Glowing bandages can reduce the chances of antibiotic-resistant bugs
By Mat Smith From engadget It also glows bright green. Bacteria that can shrug off antibiotics is a medical problem that still needs answering, but this prototype could help reduce how much antibiotics are used on patients, and decrease the…
Women lawyers tell US Supreme Court about their own abortions
By Tony Mauro, From The National Law Journal More than 100 women lawyers joined in a brief to tell the U.S. Supreme Court about their own abortions and why their reproductive freedom was pivotal to their personal and professional lives. The…
Lieff Cabraser team sues Fitbit over heart rate readings
By Marisa Kendall, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — A team from Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein is aiming for the jugular in a new suit against Fitbit Inc., claiming the company’s wearable heart rate monitors don’t work as advertised. Fitbit’s…
Olwomen story of week
10 Weird Ways To Lower Blood Pressure – Its Just “Being Yourself” ! Submitted By Jenny Smith from Olwomen People usually get tensed and stressed when they come across their medical reports which state positive for high blood pressure. High…
PAHO to help Caribbean with new SDGs for health
From Jamaica Observer MEDELLIN, Colombia (CMC) – The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) says it is helping Caribbean countries prepare for the new United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) for health. PAHO said it recently held a regional workshop “to strengthen…
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UK Holidaymaker stranded in Caribbean after emergency surgery is finally due to head home to Wales
From Wales Online UK Allan Cox from Port Talbot needed £70,000 of medical treatment in the Dominican Republic after falling ill while visiting his wife A Welshman who became stranded in the Caribbean after undergoing expensive emergency surgery is about…
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Antigua government rushes to aid of teen allegedly set on fire by mother
From Caribbean 360 ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Tuesday December 6, 2016 – The Government has stepped in to assist a 15-year-old girl who was allegedly set alight by her mother on New Year’s Day, and has sent the teenager overseas for…
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Transgender man in Ecuador makes history with pregnancy
By AP From The New Indian Express BOGOTA: A couple in Ecuador is making history with a unique pregnancy: The father-to-be is carrying the baby of his transgender partner. Fernando Machado and Diane Rodriguez announced their pregnancy, believed to be…
