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USVI steps up fight against mosquitoes amid Zika outbreak
By The Associated Press From Caribbean Business SAN JUAN – The U.S. Virgin Islands announced Tuesday it is stepping up its fight against mosquitoes amid what officials in the U.S. territory say is a significant Zika outbreak. Health officials said a…
New treatment options now available for Caribbean patients with breast cancer
West Palm Beach, Fla. (August 3, 2016) –A new treatment option that is designed to save time and reduce radiation exposure for breast cancer patients in the Caribbean is now available. Through intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT), patients can receive radiation…
China’s ‘Mosquito Factory’ aims to wipe out Zika, other diseases
From Voice of America GUANGZHOU, CHINA— Every week, scientists in southern China release three million bacteria-infected mosquitoes on a 3 km (two-mile) long island in a bid to wipe out diseases such as dengue, yellow fever and Zika. The scientists…
Baptist Health South Florida Hospitals again ranked among the region’s best by U.S. News & World Report
Baptist Hospital Ranked Best Hospital in Miami-Dade County MIAMI, FL – August 3, 2016 – Baptist Health South Florida is once again recognized by U.S. News and World Report for being among the best healthcare providers in the region with…
New drug may prevent vaginal, oral transmission of HIV
IANS From The Times of India NEW YORK: Researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of a new anti-HIV drug that has the potential to prevent vaginal and oral transmission of HIV, in pre-clinical animal models. The findings showed that 4′-Ethynyl-2-fluoro-2’deoxyadenosine or EFdA,…
WHO approves world’s first-ever dengue vaccine
By Ted Andersen/Geneva From TIME The painful and sometimes deadly mosquito-borne disease is on the rise, but a new vaccine could help the most vulnerable populations The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday endorsed the world’s first-ever vaccine for dengue…
Brazil now has doubts that Zika alone causes birth defects
By Will Carless From GlobalPost PRI Zika is starting to take root in the United States. World athletes are arriving in Rio de Janeiro for the Summer Olympics — others notably are not, to avoid catching the virus. But now…
Cayman Islands confirms fourth case of Zika
From Cayman Islands Public Health Authority Public Health officials have confirmed a fourth case of imported Zika virus contracted by a returning Cayman Islands resident. Acting Medical Officer of Health Dr. Samuel Williams-Rodriguez said the female patient travelled from 4…
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World breastfeeding week in the Cayman Islands
Breastfeed for a more sustainable future. This year’s World Breastfeeding Week focuses on how mothers, by breastfeeding, can play a part in achieving the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs are a blueprint for global commitment and…
Cayman Islands product recall and consumer reminder
From Foster’s Food Fair General Mills expands retail flour recall. Foster’s Food Fair – IGA would like to announce that General Mills has further expanded the flour recall effective in June and is reminding consumers to not eat uncooked dough…
