Health
Reggae Icon, Toots Hibbert Helps To Fight Cancer In Jamaica
Category: Health Written by Media Release
The Vincent HoSang Foundation (VHFF), a non for profit, US based origination that helps the less fortunate and provides scholarship and charitable assist for individuals and organizations in Jamaica and the Caribbean Diaspora is in a much better position today to execute its mandate, thanks to a generous donation from veteran singer Toots Hibbert.
Smoothie Factory Outlet Coming To The Caribbean
Category: Health Written by MNI Reporter
The Smoothie Factory has signed a master franchise agreement with ASK7 Enterprises Ltd to develop its brand throughout over 25 Caribbean countries.
Add a commentGastroenteritis Outbreak In Guyana, Barbados On Alert
Category: Health Written by CMC
Less than 24 hours after Barbados declared an alert following an increase in gastroenteritis on the island, health authorities in Guyana say they are monitoring reports of an outbreak of the infection of the lining of the digestive tract in the north west district that has so far resulted in the death of one person.
Add a commentDominican Born Doctor Appointed World Health Organisation Regional Director
Category: Health Written by Merco
The World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board, currently holding its 132nd session in Geneva, has appointed Dr Carissa Etienne as the new Regional Director for WHO's Americas Region
Caribbean HIV Infection Rate Down
Category: Health Written by UNAIDS Report
The number of children born with the deadly HIV declined significantly in the Caribbean during the period 2009 and 2011, according to the 2012 global report by UNAIDS.
Princess Juliana International Airport Joins Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign
Category: Health Written by Media Release
October 2012 is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIAE) has joined the awareness campaign of activities and initiatives in support of this cause.
Quarter Of All Adult Barbadians Have At Least One Chronic Disease
Category: Health Written by Barbados Information Service
A quarter of all adult Barbadians have at least one chronic disease and this is projected to increase to one third of all adults by 2025. Minister of Health, Donville Inniss, shared this sobering statistic last Friday, as he gave the keynote address at the third annual China Health Forum (CHF) in Beijing. The two-day conference brought together ministers of health, senior health administrators and health institution executives, to improve global health reform and strengthen international co-operation.
230,000 Caribbean Citizens Are HIV Positive According To Latest UNAIDS Report
Category: Health Written by Jeevan Robinson
HIV is a real health concern in the Caribbean and a recent UNAIDS Report has confirmed what was already established by previous health related research institutions. Within the Caribbean region, 230,000 people are HIV positive, according to the latest UNAIDS Report. The report did however go on to say that AIDS related deaths have declined by almost 50 per cent in ten years. Deaths from AIDS fell to about 10,000 persons in 2011. This is nearly half what was seen in 2001, in the almost 30 years since the start of the AIDS epidemic.
World Health Organization Says That Diesel Fuel Exhaust Can Cause Cancer
Category: Health Written by Merco
After a week-long meeting of international experts, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which is part of the World Health Organization (WHO), classified on Tuesday diesel engine exhaust as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1), based on sufficient evidence that exposure is associated with an increased risk for lung cancer.
Timothy Brown: The First Person In The World To Be Cured Of AIDS
Category: Health Written by Carrie Gann
The fact that Timothy Brown is a reasonably healthy 46-year-old is no small thing. Only a few years ago, he had AIDS. "I feel good," Brown told ABC News. "I haven't had any major illnesses, just occasional colds like normal people." Brown is the only person in the world to be cured of AIDS, the result of a transplant of blood stem cells he received to treat leukemia.
Kathleen Tuitt’s Wellness Revolution
Category: Health Written by Donna Hussey-Whyte
In May 2007, Kathleen Tuitt was diagnosed with breast cancer. During her recovery, she began doing research to find out how cancer patients survive beyond five years. During the process she learnt a lot about health and wellness. Tuitt soon became aware of the health dilemma being faced in the Caribbean as it relates to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) — diabetes, heart disease, cancer and respiratory disease — that too many persons were dying from. She knew these deaths could have been prevented.
Science Confirms Darker Skin Pigment Delays The Effects of Ageing
Category: Health Written by Claudia Hammond
When I remarked to a friend of mine that she never seems to look any older as the years go by, she replied: “That’s because black don’t crack”. Not the answer I was expecting, but after she convinced me that this is a common term, I looked into the evidence, and discovered that she is at least partly right.
Touch for Health in the Caribbean – An Interview with Dr Janet Taylor
Category: Health Written by Terri Henry
For 35 years Dr Taylor has been serving thousands of patients through holistic chiropractic care. As a licensed Doctor of Chiropractic she worked in three U.S. offices and in 2003 established her practice ‘Quantum Leap’ on the island of Dominica. Her board certification has always required taking yearly continuing education courses. Yet with her thirst for knowledge on natural healing practices, it is likely that this ongoing education would have always been a part of her life anyway. In 2010 she decided to take a course entitled Touch for Health. Dr Taylor has now incorporated this healing modality into her own practice and is teaching it to others around the region. I interviewed her to find out more.
Cuba To Make Breakthrough Cancer Treatment Drug Available Regionally
Category: Health Written by MNI Alive
A team from Cuba’s Labiofam Entrepreneurial Group, the Cuban Government’s arm of medical and biological research in Cuba, are currently promoting their breakthrough cancer fighting drug, Vidatox 30CH made from the venom of a scorpion indigenous to Cuba. Research on this drug has been ongoing for the past 15 years, and it is now available in Central & South America, Europe, Asia and Cuba. The team is on a Caribbean tour to promote the drug in the region.
Health Summit 2012 On Healthy Living Practices
Category: Health Written by Terri Henry
Amidst the sobering statistics that Chronic Non-Communicable diseases are now responsible for up to 75% of all deaths in the Caribbean region, a Health Summit has been organized to educate up to 250 people on healthy living practices for the prevention, reversal and control of hypertension, heart disease, respiratory illness, cancer and depression.
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