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Forte opens stroke injury and wellness rehab Centre in Barbados

He is young, enthusiastic and is seeing clients whose conditions are being reversed with nutrition, a change in lifestyle with a combination of physiotherapy and exercise therapy. Pedro Forte just recently officially launched the opening of his wellness and rehabilitation […]

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Smoking cannabis can produce disease-causing mutations, experts warn

A new Australian study has shown that smoking marijuana can alter a person’s DNA, causing mutations that expose the user to serious illnesses. Scientists warn that the heightened risk

Good sense on drugs absent at the UN says Sir Ronald Sanders

For a brief moment it appeared that good sense would prevail and the international community would ditch the failed ‘war on drugs’ policy. But all hopes were dashed

Asthma: study may explain why some patients do not respond to treatment

For some people with asthma, current treatments fail to work. Now, researchers may have shed light on why this is, after uncovering an alternative cause for the respiratory

Researchers reveal zika virus structure in critical advance

A team led by Purdue University researchers is the first to determine the structure of the zika virus, which reveals insights critical to the development of effective antiviral

Zika Virus And Guillain-Barré Syndrome: Link Between Two US Cases And The Neurological Disorder ‘Looks Strong’

It's not just microcephaly we should be worried about when it comes to the Zika virus, a new reveal from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Prevent back pain with exercise, not orthotics, review says

Low back pain is one of the most common health problems in the world, with at least 80 per cent of people experiencing at least one episode in

Zika virus may be more easily transmitted than thought

WILLEMSTAD, Curacao -- Last week, the new minister of public health, Sigfried Victorina, noted two cases of the zika virus present in Curacao and, given the proximity to

Acclaimed Medical Professor Endorses Caribbean Hospital’s Mission

One of the world’s respected pathologists is encouraged by the work of a Caribbean hospital and its mission to make high quality healthcare affordable and accessible to all. Dr.

Will Dominica suffer public health nightmare after storm?

With twenty-two (22) dead and 9 missing and the death toll possibly rising as friends and family form teams to find the lost and missing beneath mud, the

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