China fines GlaxoSmithKline $492 Million, seeks to jail former manager for bribery
From Newsmax (AP) Drug maker GlaxoSmithKline was fined $492 million on Friday for bribing doctors in China in the biggest such penalty ever imposed by a Chinese court. The court sentenced the company’s former China manager, Briton Mark Reilly, and…
Cayman Islands observes World Alzheimer’s Month
In the Cayman Islands September 2014 marks the third global World Alzheimer’s Month. The Alzheimer’s and Dementia Association of the Cayman Islands (ADACI) invites residents of Cayman to join in observing this international campaign, which seeks to raise awareness and…
HSA launches new pharmacy system
Constantly striving to improve client services and improve patient experience, the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority (HSA) is introducing a new pharmacy software system. Once fully launched the system will allow for a safer, more efficient pharmacy service. On the…
Busting eye health myths: What’s fact and what’s fiction?
From Caribbean Life A comprehensive eye exam should be done every year. (StatePoint) Everyone has heard myths about what is and isn’t good for your eye health — from eating more carrots to limiting screen time. Unfortunately, many so-called facts…
Greetings by the CMO at the 12th Meeting for Caribbean National Epidemiologists and Laboratory Directors
From news.gov.tt September 17, 2014: The following speech is from the Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Colin Furlone on behalf of the Minister of Health at the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Meeting for Caribbean Epidemiologists and Laboratory Directors at the…
Will the Ebola virus go airborne?
By Dina Fine Maron, Scientific American From Nature.com Experts say the possibility remains remote. Could Ebola go airborne? That’s the fear set off last week by a New York Times op-ed entitled “What We’re Afraid to Say about Ebola” from…
Cayman Islands Health City to feature at world medical tourism meet
One of the Caribbean’s newest medical facilities will be introduced to the world as an excellent Caribbean contribution to the rapidly expanding medical tourism landscape at a major global meeting this month. Health City Cayman Islands will be offered up…
Caribbean medical school students help St. Kitts kids with ‘Each One Reach One’ campaign
Students at Caribbean Medical School UMHS design clever donation vehicle using supermarket rewards points – give proceeds to needy children on their host nation of St. Kitts The dream for this initiative (EROC) is to be able to assist the…
One more confirmed case of chikungunya in Cayman Islands – total now 6
Chikungunya Update as of 15 September 2014 The total number of confirmed cases of chikungunya has reached six, as at September 15, 2014. Since the last update on 8 September 2014, five new cases were placed under investigation during the…
Best and worst cooking oils
From Jack Galloway Fitness Some oils are stable under heat (i.e. when you cook with them). This means that once all the cooking is done, the quality of the fat is left untouched, undamaged, and healthy in our bodies. But…
