Right to Life denied peek at family planning documents
By Sheri Qualters, From The National Law Journal A federal appeals court has rejected an antiabortion group’s demand under the Freedom of Information Act to documents involving a federal grant to a Planned Parenthood agency. In New Hampshire Right to…
Trial opens in pelvic mesh test case
By Amanda Bronstad, From The National Law Journal Trial began on Monday [Jan26] in Bakersfield, Calif., in the first test case over an Ethicon Inc. pelvic mesh sling, one of dozens of such devices named in thousands of lawsuits across…
FTC’s deceptive-ad claims
By Jenna Greene, From The National Law Journal POM Wonderful LLC made deceptive ads touting the health benefits of pomegranate juice, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled on Friday (Jan 30), siding with federal regulators. In…
Melatonin makes old bones stronger
By Katherine Gombay From Medical Xpress Faleh Tamimi, a professor in McGill’s School of Dentistry, is the leader of a research team that has just discovered that melatonin supplements make bones stronger in elderly rats and therefore, potentially, in elderly…
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Miss Cayman Islands collects her car Tonie Chisholm, Miss Cayman Islands 2015, has already taken home her car after winning the title last weekend. The car, 100% electric Wheego, had the keys handed by John Felder, President and CEO of…
Cayman Islands Hospital provides free treatment to more children from Haiti
GRAND CAYMAN – Four children from Haiti have received free life-saving surgery at Health City Cayman Islands, bringing to eight the number of young Haitians who have benefited from Health City’s ongoing commitment to support the tertiary healthcare needs of…
The real reason women freeze their eggs
By Jillian Dunham From The Cut The nurse was methodical and comforting as she explained the process. Next week, there would be an information session where we would learn how to inject the hormones at home. “There will probably be…
Cancer second leading cause of death in the Caribbean-CARPHA/World Cancer Day Feb 4
From Jamaica Observer PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) says cancers are the second leading cause of death in the region and even as it acknowledged that nearly one half of cancers are…
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Cayman Inquest record open verdict for woman falling from building Cayman Islands Coroner’s Court, after hearing evidence relating to the death of Shakara Lisa Bonny Taylor (31), returned an open verdict. Taylor fell to her death from the 7th floor…
No newly confirmed cases of chikungunya or dengue in Cayman Islands
From The Cayman Islands Public Health Department Chikungunya/Dengue Cayman Islands update as of 31 January 2015 There have been no newly confirmed local cases of chikungunya reported by the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) since the beginning of 2015. Six…
