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 ...
Kalinagos to benefit from state-of-the-art medical facility
The Carib Council this afternoon officially opened a new, state-of-the-art health facility ...
PAHO assisting Dominica address leptospirosis
The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) is assisting Dominica address a surge of ...
First ever Triathlon Relay for World AIDS Day
In commemoration of World Aids Day, 1 December, 2011, Dominica’s National HIV/AIDs Response ...
Cuba may provide assistance in eradicating leptospirosis in Dominica
Dominica is looking towards Cuba to assist in the fight against the outbreak of leptospirosis ...
Cholera a real threat to Dominica – Chief Medical Officer
Cholera is a real threat to Dominica, Chief Medical Officer David Johnson has said. Speaking at ...
Over 700 Haitian physicians have graduated from Cuba’s Caribbean School of Medicine
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (ACN) — With the graduation this week of 115 new Haitian ...
Caribbean doctors practicing in the US bring free medical care to Dominica
A group of eight doctors from the Caribbean Medical Mission of New Jersey are currently on ...
Minister of Health donates hula hoops to ‘Nipping Obesity at the Roots’ campaign
Minister of Health, Hon. Julius Timothy has made available 500 collapsible Hula Hoops for the ...
Dominicans get free medical care commencing today
A group of medical professionals from the Caribbean Medical Mission are offering free medical ...