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Cayman Islands fuel pump prices slowly fall According to the Cayman Islands petroleum inspectorate’s latest price updates of all of Cayman’s gas station prices, on Christmas Eve both Walker’s Road and Mike’s Seven Mile Esso were selling regular gas for…
5 effective natural home remedies
By Jazlyn Hunt From Olwomen You will be surprised to know that how many diseases and ailments you can cure with just some simple home remedies using only your pantry staples. So next time use these amazing natural healers before…
Diary of UK nurse with Ebola reveals devastating suffering in Sierra Leone
By Blathnaid Healy From Mashable The nurse being treated for Ebola in a London hospital described her experiences working in Sierra Leone in a diary published only days earlier in a Scottish newspaper. In the piece, published by The Scotsman…
Australia is hunting for a killer shark that a teenager fired a spear into
From Business Insider Experts say attacks by sharks are increasing as water sports become more popular Sydney (AFP) – A teenager who escaped a shark attack that killed his friend in western Australia has described how he fired his spear…
[St. Vincent] Health officials investigating two suspected Chikungunya deaths
From Caribbean360December 29, 2014 KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Monday December 29, 2014, CMC – Health officials are investigating the deaths of two people to determine whether they were as a consequence of the mosquito-borne illness Chikungunya, which causes fever and severe…
PAHO preps Caribbean for potential importation of Ebola/Ebola case confirmed in Glasgow hospital
From GuyanaTimes Although the United States is the only country to date that has registered cases of Ebola imported from the current outbreak in West Africa, countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are working with support from the Pan…
Evaluating the pharmacological activity of Caribbean sponges
BY TARA D From SMN Weekly In these organisms (Caribbean sponges) science have found different compounds to produce useful drugs in diseases such as cancer or tumors. That was the goal of the research conducted by Lina Marcela Blandon, Master…
How beer created civilization
By Dina Spector From Business Insider What led early humans to begin cultivating grain some 10,000 years ago? It was beer — not bread — a growing body of research shows. Archaeologists have long hinted that Neolithic, or Stone Age,…
Valve on kids’ medicine bottles could prevent overdose deaths, but costs money
By Kate Cox From Consumerist Valve on kids’ medicine bottles could prevent overdose deaths, but costs money to install so never mind Acetaminophen, best known under the brand name Tylenol, is an incredibly common medication for children. While it’s safe…
World’s smallest pacemaker can be implanted without surgery
Susan Young for MIT Technology Review From Mashable Pacemaker surgery typically requires a doctor to make an incision above a patient’s heart, dig a cavity into which they can implant the heartbeat-regulating device, and then connect the pulse generator to…
