Jesse Jackson diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease
November 18th, 2017 Reuters:-U.S. civil rights activist Jesse Jackson announced on Friday (November 17) that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, an ailment that [...]
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UNPRECEDENTED DAY FOR ST.KITTS CRUISE TOURISM AS ISLAND HOSTS SEVEN SHIPS AND OVER 10,000 VISITORS
Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 17, 2017 (SKNIS): Friday, November 17, 2017, is an extraordinary day for cruise tourism in St. Kitts, as never before has the federation seen [...]
Urban TB hotspots cannot be on blindspot, if we are to end TB!
Bobby Ramakant, CNS (Citizen News Service) Our governments have committed to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 but without concerted [...]
Ganja Doesn’t Cure Cancer and Stop Saying It Does, FDA Says
by Maggie Fox Marijuana doesn’t cure cancer. It has not been shown to somehow explode tumor cells or promote the growth of new brain cells, the Food and Drug [...]
Prevention of Hand-Foot -and- Mouth Disease (HFMD)
The Ministry of Health has noted an increase in the number of cases of ‘Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease’ (HFMD) over the past few weeks. ‘Hand-Foot-and-Mouth [...]
Can we reach the tipping point for childhood TB?
Can we reach the tipping point for childhood TB? Shobha Shukla, CNS (Citizen News Service) An estimated 1 million annual cases of children with TB (although the [...]
Press Statement by Dr Hazel Laws for World Mental Health Day 2017
‘Mental Health in the Workplace’ is the theme for World Mental Health Day 2017, which is celebrated each year on October 10th Based on the last census in 2011, [...]
LISTEN Audio: Hon. Wendy Phipps launches October Month of the Elderly,
https://soundcloud.com/timescaribbean/hon-wendy-phipps-declares-the-2017-month-of-elderly-persons-opened [...]
Dr. Carissa F. Etienne re-elected for second term as PAHO Director
Washington, D.C., September 27, 2017 (PAHO/WHO) — Dr. Carissa F. Etienne was re-elected today for a second five-year term as Director of the Pan American Health [...]
Ministry Of Health Invites High Schools, Colleges, Universities, Government Ministries, Business Entities, And Civil Society Organizations To Participate In The National Sneaker Day
In the fight to reduce the growing trends in Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), the CARICOM Heads’ Summit on Chronic Diseases established Caribbean Wellness Day (CWD) in [...]
