Guyana: Walking Towards a Cure Amidst the Turmoil
March 2, 2008
Guyana Chronicle Sunday March 2nd 2008 reported a public walk lead by Health Minister Leslie Ramsammy and soldiers of the Guyana Defense Force HIV Workplace Program on March 1st 2008 was a great success in the goal towards an HIV/AIDS free Guyana. Ramsammy when asked said “Let it be written, said and seen, that the Guyana Defense Force has taken leadership in the fight against HIV…” Read more
Germany Pledges Eight Million Euros to Fight HIV/AIDS in the Caricom, Guyana not included
February 28, 2008
According to a editorial publish in the Kaieteur News, Germany will grant eight million Euros to Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV/AIDS. Countries that will benefit from this grant are Haiti, Dominican Republic, Barbados, Belize, Jamaica, Eastern Caribbean Islands and St Marten. Where is Guyana mentioned in all of this? It is not as if Guyana is devoid of the disease. Read more
The Influenza: Information You Must Know Before Taking the Shot.
February 10, 2008
It is now February 2008 and we are somewhat in the middle of the flu season. I wonder how many of us have taken the dreaded shot to protect families, friends, colleagues, and ourselves? Influenza season typically runs from October to sometimes as late as May. Even though October or November is the best time to get vaccinated, it is not too late to get the flu or the shot. Read more
Medical Care in Guyana: A desperate Outcry for Help.
November 21, 2007
As I journeyed from Themeri into Georgetown, a topic all too familiar to me took center stage between my cabdriver, my relatives and myself. Read more
Males Also Suffer From Eating Disorders
November 18, 2007
Recognition of the pathways and influential factors in the development of eating disorders in females has long been explored. While eating disorders are commonly believed to be a disorder only affecting women, the original description of eating disorders in 1694, as well as the first contemporary case study of eating disorders in 1874, included males (Andersen, 1997). Although women consist of the majority of all eating disorder cases, the fact that men account for 10% of all eating disorder cases is substantial enough reason to investigate the prevalence of males developing eating disorders (Andersen, 1999). Read more
Bias in Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Research
November 17, 2007
Prenatal alcohol exposure has been associated with producing malfunctions in cognitive development. Burden, Jacobson, and Jacobson (2005) researched the correlation between prenatal alcohol exposure and number processing, working memory, problem solving, and memory scanning. The researchers hypothesized that children who are exposed to moderate and heavy levels of prenatal alcohol exposure experience slower reaction times to stimuli than children who are either not exposed to prenatal alcohol, or are exposed to low alcohol levels. Read more
AIDS: Will the Cycle be Repeated?
November 11, 2007
The most effective weapon against AIDS is Education, but young people need to inculcate in their minds a determination, to use this education to do combat with thus fatal disease. In this respect they must develop an attitude that will rebound beneficially to themselves and to their fellow youths. Read more
Lend Us Your Healing Hand.
November 8, 2007
The health care system has left much to be deserved in Guyana. Rational and well meaning governments have always placed the accent on health. On the contrary, Guyana has a pathetic history of sub-standard health services. Hospitals have failed to render their services in an efficient manner for reasons of an acute shortage of drugs and an inadequacy in staffs. Read more
“Rectal Exam a Must at Caribbean Airlines”
November 6, 2007
Critique to “Rectal exam a must at Caribbean Airlines” published 10/14/2007 by The Trinidad Guardian.
Well, intercontinental transliner Caribbean Airlines have done it to themselves or should I say their flight attendants. Yes, rectal checks every time a flight attendant gets ready to serve passengers on a flight heading to anywhere. This is in addition to the already stringent checks that the world government has sited on individuals wishing to use the airways to commute or to make a living. Read more
Insurance Policy (cost & dependents)
September 18, 2007
Discussing insurance policies regarding dependents.