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Physiotherapy is a system of treatment of disease and disability using physical agents like therapeutic exercise, manual therapy, massage, hydrotherapy (use of water) and electrotherapy (use of electric current). It is an important rehabilitative service that involves the assessment, maintenance,...

As a result, it said, it plans to recommend monitoring to determine whether residents of the island of Vieques, the site of decades of live fire and bombing exercises, have been exposed to harmful chemicals and at what levels. “Much...

Blood test to confirm cause of woman's death Carolyn Kissoon South Bureau Saturday, November 14th 2009 The woman who died at the San Fernando General Hospital while being treated for suspected influenza A/H1N1 ’swine flu’ virus, suffered a sudden blockage...

Cuban cancer drug undergoes rare U.S. trial For the first time since Fidel Castro took power in Cuba over a half-century ago, a drug developed by the Communist regime is going through clinical trials in the United States. The drug...

Good health is an asset. But at times unhealthy lifestyles can deteriorate its quality. Smoking is one such example. A common perception is that smoking causes lung cancer. But this is not all. It actually is also a cause of...

The decision to review the no-user-fee policy was made yesterday following a meeting involving Spencer and the opposition spokesman on health, Dr Fenton Ferguson. The Opposition has repeatedly argued that the no-user-fee policy was ill-advised and should be replaced with...

St Lucia has recorded its first death related to the H1N1 virus, swine flu. But unlike other cases recorded in the Caribbean, the victim had no pre-existing medical conditions. The Ministry of Health said the 45-year-old man had remained at...

Diabetes and heart have a strong association. With diabetes the early occurrence and severity of heart disease increases. Diabetics usually don't have a chest pain when experiencing Angina. They may get out of breath. A person with diabetes should know...

Working for hours on a computer and sitting in an inappropriate posture at work, school or at home, can end you up with a headache, upper back pain or shoulder pain. Excessive work done on computer can make hands, fingers...

Martinez previously served as interim director and co-director of Bio5, which was created to bring together UA researchers in the five fields of agriculture, medicine, pharmacy, basic science and engineering. Martinez, a renowned researcher in childhood respiratory diseases and director...