Latest HSA workplace wellness programme kicks off
The Cayman Islands Health Services Authority (HSA) is excited to be launching their 2014 employee wellness programme on Monday April 7th as a kick off on World Health Day. This workplace wellness programme titled ‘Take the Challenge – Be Fit:…
A new face at Health Ministry
Young Jayda Powery is the newest intern at the Ministry of Health, Sports, Youth and Culture. As part of the Cayman Islands Further Education Centre’s (CIFEC) internship programme, sixteen-year-old Jayda is assigned to the Ministry on Thursdays. Her duties are…
3D Biomatrix and Cayman Chemical launch 3D cell culture optimized cytotoxicity kit
3D Biomatrix and Cayman Chemical expand 3D cell culture optimized kit collaboration with a new cytotoxicity assay for measuring cell viability in three-dimensional (3D) spheroids. From Ann Arbor, MI (PRWeb) April 3, 2014 3D Biomatrix Inc., a leader in three-dimensional…
The association between the syntocinon use and autism
By Doula Delight From Bahama Islands Info Naturally occurring oxytocin is produced by the brain (in the hypothalamus and secreted from the posterior pituitary gland) in increasing amounts as a pregnancy approaches term (39 weeks 0 days to 40 weeks, 6…
To evade taxman, hop on a bike [don’t stash cash in Caymans]
By Catey Hill, MarketWatch Sen. Chuck Schumer proposes tax break for bike commutes What does using a bike-share program have in common with stashing cash in the Cayman Islands? Both may soon be tax shelters. U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-New…
Dr. Anna Jarvis receives prestigious honour from University of West Indies
By Justin Faiola Dr. Anna Jarvis, a retired staff physician in the Division of Paediatric Emergency Medicine at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), was presented with the University of West Indies (UWI) Vice Chancellor’s Award at the UWI Toronto…
Cayman to host regional veterinary conference
During the week of 4 -7 November 2014, approximately two to three hundred global and regional veterinarians and their families will visit the Cayman Islands as participants in the 28th Biennial Caribbean Veterinary Medical Association (CbVMA) Conference. The Cayman Islands…
St Lucia latest Caribbean island to record a case of chikungunya disease
From Caribbean360 The first case of the disease in the Caribbean was reported in the French island of St. Martin last year. Since then it has spread to several countries including Dominica. CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Wednesday April 2, 2014, CMC…
SickKids honoured by the University of West Indies for Caribbean initiative
By Justin Faiola From SickKids On Saturday March 29, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) was honoured at the fifth annual University of West Indies (UWI) Toronto Benefit Gala at The Ritz-Carlton. SickKids received UWI’s prestigious Chancellor’s Award for its…
WuXi PharmaTech Corporate Venture Fund invests in TruTag security platform for drug safety
SHANGHAI and HONOLULU, April 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. WX -0.14% , a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device R&D services company with operations in China and the United States, and TruTag Technologies, Inc., developer of the…
