It is unfortunate that many mothers in developing countries in the Caribbean have moved from away from breastfeeding their babies and instead have adopted formula feeding which is popular in western countries. However as a group, breastfed infants have less difficulty with digestion than do formula-fed infants. Breast milk tends to be more easily digested so that breastfed babies have fewer bouts … [Read more...]
Call to End Migration of Trained Nurses From the Caribbean
The exodus of nurses from the Caribbean continues to sap the manpower in public health institutions in the region and consequently impacting the quality of healthcare services being delivered to patient populations. This author has been following the nursing dilemma for quite a while now and it came to a crisis in Jamaica last year when many ICU nurses left the the hospital at the University of … [Read more...]
Jamaica issues cultivating licence to grow medical cannabis
The Jamaican government takes the first step to regulate the emerging medical marijuana industry. Global Canna Labs Limited (GCL) has now formally received its Tier 3 cultivation licence from the Jamaican Cannabis Licensing Agency, which allows the company to cultivate organic medical cannabis at its 270,000 square feet facility within its 6.23 acres site in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Read More … [Read more...]
Can Aspirin Help Prevent Cancer?
In the United States, millions of adults take aspirin to reduce their risk of heart attack or stroke. But studies over the last 20 years have suggested that regular use of aspirin may have another important benefit for reducing the risk of developing or dying from some types of cancer. A new study shows aspirin may reduce the recurrence of breast cancer. According to recent research published in … [Read more...]
First-ever colour X-ray on a human
New Zealand scientists have performed the first-ever 3-D, colour X-ray on a human, using a technique that promises to improve the field of medical diagnostics, said Europe's CERN physics lab which contributed imaging technology. Read More … [Read more...]
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