A Historical Background on the HIV-AIDS Foundation

The health and welfare of every country provides the foundation upon which the economic and social development is built.  This is especially true for developing countries and territories – like the Virgin Islands.  Most developing countries/territories have fragile economies which can be shattered easily by natural and/or manmade disasters.   

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Would you choose your child's gender?

(Genetic screening techniques that allow parents to choose their children's gender are now more accurate than ever and are becoming increasingly mainstream, but experts are divided over whether the technology should be used in this way.

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School declares “Fruit and Water” Day

The month of November is commemorated as Diabetes Awareness Month and several schools across the Territory joined to bring awareness to healthy eating habits and obesity.

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Combating Stress With On-Site Therapeutic Massage

Bringing Massage to you - Around the globe today, there are many companies utilizing the tremendous benefits of therapeutic massage right in the area where most stress is created; the office. Also, many of you have seen the little kiosk in San Juan Airport where chair massage is given to stressed-out, tired travelers to help relieve the aches and pains that air travel can cause.

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Be Proactive with Prediabetes

A whopping 54 million people in the United States have prediabetes, a condition in which they are glucose intolerant but not yet fully diabetic. These ... Full story

Diabetes Education and Prevention

By  Sandra Phillip Hodge

BVI Diabetes Association

 November is being celebrated annually and internationally as Diabetes Awareness Month. This observance started when a United Nations Resolution was ratified in 1991, because it is recognized that “diabetes is a chronic, debilitating and costly disease associated with severe complications…”. This observance came through the collaborative effort of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF). All agree that this disease “poses severe risks for families, Member States and the entire world, and serious challenges to the achievement of internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals”.

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Study Touts Success with 'Female Viagra' Drug

By Randy Dotinga

New industry-funded research suggests that the antidepressant flibanserin, which has been touted as a female version of Viagra, can enhance libido in women with low sex drives.

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Temporomandibular Disorders

 More than fifteen percent of adults suffer from chronic facial pain. Some common symptoms include pain in or around the ear, tenderness of the jaw, clicking or popping noises when opening the mouth, or even headaches and neck aches.

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Should Cancer be given an extra ear???

Private Sector, NGOs raising the bar

Globally, cancer rates could further increase by 50 percent to 15 million new cases by 2020, according to the World Cancer Report, the most comprehensive global examination of the disease to date.

However, the report also provides clear evidence that healthy lifestyles and public health action by Governments and health practitioners could stem this trend, and prevent as many as one third of cancers worldwide.

Locally, Nature’s Little Secret Cycling Club and a private sector entity Eureka Medical Clinic have been keeping the topic alive over the past years with initiatives to help raise funds and bring awareness and efficient mammogram screenings particularly for breast cancer along with a recently re-established BVI Cancer Society, and a Task Force for the Prevention and Control of Chronic Diseases are now forging efforts astride to further raise awareness and help prevent and control all forms of cancers.

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(Dr. Rubaine article)

Why do I need my teeth whitened?
Years of use can cause unsightly stains to appear on your teeth. Teeth whitening is one of the easiest things you can do to improve your appearance