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Article written by Gerard M. Antoine, MD The World Health Organization reports that Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, with 12.7 million new cases and 7.6 million deaths in 2008. Occupational cancers cause in 1.3 million deaths globally each year. A carcinogen is any substance that is an agent directly involved in causing […]
Caribbean nationals that seek success abroad are often chastised for contributing to the regional ‘brain drain’ — but recent trends in diaspora engagement point, in fact, to the reverse: a ‘brain gain’.
We often hear about the dangers of “second-hand” smoke, but have you considered the dangers of “third-hand” smoke? “Third-hand” smoke is the invisible yet toxic brew of cigarette smoke residue containing gases and particles that cling to smokers’ hair and clothing, cushions, carpeting, walls and other fabrics and surfaces — even after the “second-hand” smoke […]
It’s a parent’s worst nightmare. A childhood diagnosis of cancer is something that shakes you as a parent — it simply makes no sense why anyone so young and precious could be so ill.