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…
Reports: Selfie-taking doc’s unauthorized biopsy may have killed Joan Rivers
By Josh Dickey From Mashable Joan Rivers’ cardiac arrest may have been triggered by an unauthorized biopsy that the comedian’s personal physician — who apparently took a selfie in the operating room — performed on Rivers’ vocal cords, CNN reported…
Ancient Mexican alcohol also worked as nutrition supplement
By Eric Niiler for Discovery News From Mashable Less than an hour’s drive from the heart of Mexico City lies the expansive ruins of Teotihuacan, a massive city of nearly 120,000 people who built pyramids, temples and palaces before disappearing…
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Cayman minister says no more duty cuts on fuel Marco Archer, Cayman Islands Minister of Finance, said last Friday (12) in the Legislative Assembly government could not afford to reduce the duty on fuel any further than the cuts in…
Using data to tackle non-communicable diseases
From Trinidad Express Newspapers UWI research in action This is the second in a four-week series highlighting the research projects that will be recognised with prestigious Campus Awards at the upcoming UWI-NGC Research Awards Ceremony on October 1. Prof Surujpal…
Haiti gets help for mosquito-borne virus outbreak
From Charlotte Observer (AP) PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti. Haiti has received a large shipment of treatment packets to help it deal with an outbreak of the mosquito-borne virus known as chikungunya amid a rainy season expected to result in a surge of…
Code of Practice for Cayman Islands health insurance offences announced
A recent notice published in the Cayman Islands Gazette regarding administrative fines for health insurance offences aims to reduce the length of time that it takes to dispose of these offences in the court system. The new Code of Practice…
AfDB offers $150 million to help West Africa handle Ebola fallout: Le Monde
From Reuters (Reuters) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) told West African countries hardest hit by an Ebola epidemic they were willing to give $150 million to help balance their public finances, but they must first show they are doing…
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Marriage, obesity, health and ageing
By Henry S. Fraser From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Sunday September 14, 2014 – Last week’s column on healthy ageing evoked quite a lot of comment, appreciation and the pointing out of one important omission – the value of marriage! How…
100,000 Ebola deaths forecast/How did it start?
Experts: Ebola deaths could top 100,000 by year’s end By Todd Beamon From Newsmax New Ebola cases in West Africa could explode to nearly 100,000 — even as close to 200,000 — by the end of the year, according to…
