Creepy or cool? Your phone knows when you’re depressed
By Dr Siri From The Daily Beast A new study from Northwestern used an individual’s smartphone habits to predict whether or not the individual was depressed. Smartphones can feel your pain—literally. A new study from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of…
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Community Events TUE JULY 21 National Gallery Summer Cine Club for Kids National Gallery Summer Cine Club for Kids is back with an all new selection of neat movies to enjoy! Screenings will be every Tuesday afternoon starting at 2:00…
Cayman Islands joins in Regional Ebola Simulation Exercise
Health professionals and other stakeholders from the Cayman Islands and 12 other regional countries recently took part in a table top exercise on Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) on 13-14 July 2015. Local participants included 24 members of the multi -disciplinary…
Family ‘optimistic’ after Bush 41 falls, breaks neck bone
From USA Today, (USA TODAY) Former President George H. W. Bush has broken a bone in his neck after a fall in his home in Kennebunkport, Me., and remains hospitalized in Maine, his spokesman Jim McGrath confirmed via Twitter. Granddaughter…
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Major greenhouse gases hit record highs in 2014: report
From Caribbean Digital Network | July 17, 2015 (AFP) – All the major greenhouse gases that fuel global warming hit record highs last year, while the planet’s surface temperature reached its hottest point in 135 years, international researchers said Thursday….
Drinking too much water can kill you
From University Herald Drinking too much water can be life-threatening and should only be consumed when an individual is thirsty, according to a recent study. Researchers at Loyola University Health System revealed that a condition called exercise-associated hyponatremia, which results…
2 million more stuffed chicken breasts recalled for possible salmonella
By Laura Northrup From Consumerist One example of a frozen chicken breast package that’s part of this recall. One example of a frozen chicken breast package that’s part of this recall. Hey, remember that recall of 1.7 million frozen stuffed…
Supreme court rejects plea to strike down death penalty
By Tony Mauro, From The National Law Journal Missouri death row appeal cited Breyer’s dissent in lethal-injection case. The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday night turned away a full-scale challenge to capital punishment in the case of a convicted murderer…
Bring back standards for women’s reproductive health
By Joycelyn Elders, M.D. From Caribbean Life As Americans, we strive for safety — the safest medicines, cars and toys. But when it comes to women’s reproductive health, state legislatures have passed about 250 laws since 2011 that put women’s…
Caribbean leads world in reducing the number of new HIV/AIDS infections
From Freedom FM HIVAIDS-1ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Wednesday July 15, 2015 – The United Nations is reporting major progress by the Caribbean in battling HIV/AIDS, with the region recording the biggest drop in new infections compared to all regions in the…
