Cayman Islands: Caribbean Palliative Care Conference 2014 Thursday (2)
Rev. Guillermo Escalona, M.DIV, BCC, CT Director of Pastoral Education Baptist Health South Florida will be speaking at the Caribbean Palliative Care Conference 2014 on Thursday, October 2, 2014 at St. Matthew’s University, West Bay Road, Grand Cayman. Rev. Guillermo…
Man in Dallas with Ebola initially sent home with antibiotics
From Newsmax A man with Ebola in Dallas was initially sent home from the hospital with antibiotics after seeking treatment for an unknown illness, officials said. The man, whose name wasn’t released, is the first case of the deadly viral…
UPDATED: Cayman Islands Health City announces launch of important stroke prevention study
UPDATED: Thu Oct 2 2014 Health City has confirmed the following dates for the free stroke prevention clinics for ages 65+: Monday October 13th | 6-8pm | Health City Wednesday October 20th | 6-8pm | Health City Thursday October 27th…
Ebola in the USA: Texas patient has deadly disease
By Danika Fears and Post Wire Services Ebola has traveled to the United States. A Texas patient who recently traveled to Liberia has the first confirmed case of the deadly disease in the US — and investigators are trying to…
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Is rugby now too dangerous for children?
By Tim Lewis The Observer, Rugby is a tough, physical sport and injuries are a major part of it. But are the risks too high? Should we stop our children playing the game? School of hard knocks: it’s estimated that…
Ebola: We screwed up and US President says Ebola effort not enough
We screwed up on Ebola, and now the crisis is getting much worse By Lauren F Friedman From Business Insider Back in April, when the Ebola outbreak in West Africa had killed less than 100 people, Doctors Without Borders urged…
Spreading respiratory virus may cause polio-like paralysis: CDC
From Newsmax Health officials are investigating nine cases of muscle weakness or paralysis in Colorado children and whether the culprit might be a virus causing severe respiratory illness across the country. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday…
Militarising the Ebola crisis
By Joeva Rock From Caribbean360 WASHINGTON D.C., United States, Sunday September 28, 2014, IPS – Six months into West Africa’s Ebola crisis, the international community is finally heeding calls for substantial intervention in the region. On September 16, U.S. President…
Don’t fry your meat — here’s why
From Johns Hopkins Health Alerts It’s not just what eat, it’s how you cook it. Research from the University of Southern California (USC) and the Cancer Prevention Institute of California (CPIC) reports that cooking red meats at high temperatures, especially…
Death toll from Chikungunya hits 113 in the Caribbean, PAHO says
From The Montserrat Reporter Fox News (EFE) At least 113 people have died in the Americas, with all the fatalities reported in the Caribbean region, after becoming infected with the Chikungunya virus, the Pan American Health Organization, or PAHO, said,…
