By Catharine Paddock PhD Scientists are hopeful that a new type of skin patch could replace needles as a method of flu vaccination. When they tested the skin patch on mice, it elicited an appropriate immune response without side effects. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that the flu caused 48.8 million […]
Nigerian born Morufat Ogunkoya, her son and two daughters, are urgently seeking an appeal to their denied application for refugee status by Immigration Canada. Ogunkoya, who is being assisted by two advocacy groups in her appeal, claims that her own father and male relatives have threatened her safety, due to her conversion from Islam to […]
A new and simple blood test has been found to efficiently and accurately detect the presence of aggressive prostate cancer. In combination with the current prostate specific antigen (PSA) test, the new test could help men avoid unnecessary and invasive biopsies, over-diagnosis and over-treatment. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in Western men, with […]
Today, the hearts of the people of the Caribbean are heavy. Once again one of our Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States has been devastated by a dangerous hurricane as our Region continues to experience the effects of climate change. Initial reports from The Bahamas indicate that the country has taken a severe battering from Hurricane […]
In 1918, Kingston, Ontario-based Queen’s University Faculty of Medicine expelled black students from the university. A small number of black students, mainly from the Caribbean, attended the medical school early in the century. University leaders said that the school needed to ban Black medical students because veterans of the First World War who had […]
By Stephen Weir Call it JamStock, an evening love-in for Jamaicans Canadians with money to invest. Last week the Jamaica Canadian Association’s meeting hall was jammed to the walls with Torontonians eager to learn how to get in bed with the Jamaican Stock Exchange (JES). The JES has been around for fifty years, but […]
Do you experience pain in the low back, buttock, and pain down the leg? This article will discuss some common causes of low back and leg pain. Sciatica The spinal vertebra in the low back have discs between each spinal bone. The spinal discs act as shock absorbers, protect the nerves of the spinal cord, […]
UNI-TNT continues its fundraising for charitable causes in the Caribbean with its annual picnic on Saturday, August 24th at the Markham Fairgrounds. President of UNI-TNT, Carlos Maharaj, says the group is only 3 years old but has already attracted thousands of members from the Caribbean diaspora, “We are young but powerful. As a charity […]
TORONTO, CANADA – The Jamaica Summer Games and Wellness Festival will bring a real taste of Jamaica to Ashbridges Bay Beach August 17-18, 2019. This family-friendly weekend is a unique blend of music, sport, culture, health & wellness and distinctly Jamaican entertainment. During this action-packed weekend, event-goers can participate in a wide range of health […]
By Stephen Weir Dr. Bernard championed a bill proclaiming August 1st Emancipation Day in Canada. Even though the legislation was passed by the Liberal Government and made it through two readings in the Senate, it failed to come up for the final vote before the Senate recessed. The bill will not be brought back for […]
