Sex education needed in the Caribbean
From Black Voice News Sir George Alleyne: Leading Caribbean Health Expert and Administrator Backs sex Education in the Region’s Schools Special to the NNPA from the New York Carib News With teenage pregnancy rates remaining stubbornly high in the Caribbean,…
COMMENTARY: UNAIDS Caribbean controversy, Part II
From SDGLN The UNAIDS fiasco of sponsoring a book launch last month in a country that prohibits entry to the individuals on whom the book is partially based, is now widely known. It should never have happened. The book deals…
CI Gov’t and PAHO agree on biennial plan
Senior Managers of the HSA, Minister for Health Hon. Osbourne Bodden along with Ministry’s Chief Officer Jennifer Ahearn and other officials met with Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Representative of Jamaica, Bermuda & Cayman Islands, Margareta Skold (stationed in Jamaica)…
Free HIV Testing Week / Free tickets for Thanksgiving
From Cayman Islands Health Services As part of this year’s World AIDS Day activities, the Health Services Authority offers free HIV screening this week (Monday, 25 November – Friday, 29 November) On Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac, no appointment is…
FREE Tai Chi Class today (Fri 22) At Miss Jackie’s
Today (Fri 22) is one of the first of three “FREE” introductory “Tai Chi” classes being held at Miss Jackie’s School of Dance, Pasadora Place, Smith Road from 5:15pm – 6:00pm Sensei Greg will be instructing the classes. Hope to see…
Free HIV Testing Week
Sunday, 1 December 2013, marks the 24th anniversary of World AIDS Day. First observed in 1988, World AIDS Day (WAD) has served to raise awareness about the epidemic, honor those who have died, focus attention on issues that are key…
Lancet: Antibiotic-resistant ‘Superbugs’ Grave Threat ‘In Very Near Future’
By Greg Richter From newsmax As the debate rages in Washington over the future of Obamcare, The Lancet is issuing a dire warning on “superbugs” that are resistant to antibiotics. Warnings about the overprescription of antibiotics are not new, but…
Diabetes, the other silent killer
This is the first of our weekly articles on diabetes Figures from the American Diabetic Association show that diabetes is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S, killing approximately 210000 persons every year. Medical and other related costs…
Antibiotics in meats are killing us
By Sylvia Booth Hubbard From newsmax health In September 2013, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued a report that confirmed a connection between the routine use of antibiotics in livestock and a growing number of superbugs, such as methicillin-resistant…
Bajan soca stars shine in Cayman in special concert to assist in getting a dialysis unit
by Bajan Reporter Six of Barbados’ best Soca artistes performed to a capacity crowd in the Cayman Islands on November 15. Billed as ‘Fantastic Friday‘, the show was part of the Pirates Week festivities in Cayman. Alison Hinds and Anderson…
