Timothy calls for integrated approach to manage oral diseases
Dominicans are being asked to take better care of their oral health. The Ministry of Health is ...
Cuban doctors perform hi-tech skull base surgery
Cuban doctors have performed high technology skull base surgery in 52 patients since February ...
HEALTH TALK: Your eyes speak… about your health
Some agree that eyes are the “windows to the soul”, as the ancient proverb has it. Maybe, ...
CARICOM outlines position at special UN Summit on Non Communicable Diseases
The United Nations Monday heard calls for an all-out attack on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) ...
Leptospirosis still not under control; Dominica gets assistance from Cuba
Health officials in Dominica are working with technicians from Cuba to help control the rodent ...
HEALTH TALK: Got a bad itch? Could be scabies
INTRODUCTION Scabies is an itchy skin condition caused by a tiny, eight-legged burrowing mite ...
BREAKING NEWS: Dengue alert
The Ministry of Health would like to inform the public that there is an outbreak of Dengue ...
Cuban doctors performed 600,000 eye surgeries in Bolivia
LA PAZ, Bolivia (South Journal) — Cuban doctors have performed over 600,000 eye surgeries ...
Nipping obesity at the roots
Hon. Minister Julius Timothy, Minister of Health said, “statistic shows that 33 percent of ...
HEALTH TALK: Overactive bladder
INTRODUCTION A sudden urge to urinate that is difficult to suppress describes what is likely to ...
Ministry of Health hosts National Summit on non communicable diseases
The Ministry of Health will this week host a National Summit on Chronic Non Communicable ...
Cuba produces world’s first lung cancer vaccine
HAVANA, Cuba (South Journal) — While the World Health Organization (WHO) is now reporting ...
HEALTH TALK: Allergic Rhinitis
OVERVIEW The other term for this is HAY FEVER. It has nothing to do with hay and certainly ...
Revise recruitment process for Dominican nurses says local consultant
Local consultant and Chief Executive Officer of VF Inc Dr. Valda Henry is calling for the ...
Health care workers upgrade skills
On Saturday 20th August 2011, 12 more health care workers demonstrated their commitment to ...
Dominica Nurses Association celebrates 54 years
The Dominica Nurses Association celebrates its 54th anniversary on August 22, 2011. The ...
Health professionals update Life Support Skills
On Wednesday August 7, 12 nurses, one counselor, one social worker and two doctors voluntarily ...
HEALTH TALK: I have sinus
Ever so often I would ask a patient about their medical history or about allergies, and the ...
Hugo Chavez says cancer is “not serious”
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said he’s improving after undergoing a second round ...
Cuba starts producing drug for the prevention of heart diseases
The Drugs Research and Development Center (CIDEM, Spanish acronyms), based in Havana, achieved ...
Health professionals demand removal of HIV/AIDS stigma
Health professionals have demanded that the insurance industry removes stigma on HIV/AIDS, ...
Diabetics and caregivers get training in Diabetic Foot
The Health Promotion Unit in the Ministry of Health, last week coordinated the training of over ...