Cayman to Singapore Gain as rules stump clinics: Corporate India
By Ketaki Gokhale From Bloomberg Prathap C. Reddy, the cardiologist who built a hospital chain valued at $2 billion over three decades in India, says he’s seeking growth overseas as the nation’s visa policies drive medical tourists to rivals. Apollo…
How to Counteract Cellphone Radiation
Posted Maria Rodale From Care 2 Despite a long and contentious debate, published research is increasingly pointing to cellphone use as a risk to your health. The level and types of risk remain uncertain, but considering that four billion people…
Newly-developed malaria vaccine shows promise of providing full protection
By Scott Sutherland From Yahoo News Researchers in the U.S. are reporting that a newly-developed vaccine against malaria, called the PfSPZ Vaccine, is the first to show that it can provide full protection against the illness, and it will now…
Sign the Healthy Caribbean Coalition E-petition to Stop Cervical Cancer
Starting August 31, 2013 Did you know? One of the simplest ways of controlling cervical cancer is the Pap test, yet coverage rates across the Caribbean are unacceptable with some countries reporting less than 20% of screening. Half of the…
Study: UN should be accountable for Haiti cholera
By TRENTON DANIEL From Boston.com PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti should be held accountable for introducing cholera into the Caribbean nation, a Yale University report said Tuesday. In the report ‘‘Peacekeeping Without Accountability,’’ researchers…
Caribbean medical school graduate becomes local Detroit hero
Dr. Prashanth Senthil was driving to his internal medicine residency at Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit when he happened upon a car accident involving three vehicles. Senthil was quick to act, using his car to block off traffic, and providing first-response…
Purpose built chemotherapy facility coming to HSA
On July 30th, 2013 Ms. Betty Ann Duty, Director of the Cayman Islands Cancer Society (CICS), and Mrs. Lizzette Yearwood, CEO of the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority (HSA) along with other CICS and HSA representatives, signed a memorandum of…
Belize issues dengue alert following Central America outbreak
From Caribbean360 The Ministry of Health said it was urging the public to seek medical attention if they experience a high fever, headache, pain behind the eyes, joint and muscle pain or a rash. BELMOPAN, Belize, Friday August 2, 2013…
School entry health screening continues
The Public Health Department is reminding parents that school entry screening continues and all students entering government or private schools for the first time are required to have health screenings. This includes students entering the reception programme. This must be…
Study: skipping breakfast could increase risk of heart attack
By Mary Beth Quirk from Consumerist This is usually where I’d say that my wise, older relative once told me the benefits of doing such and such a thing, but not this time. I always say: I don’t skip the…
