Mrs Fete

Kamla keeps up heavy party schedule Amidst fiery protests in the Siparia constituency and bitter complaints by some constituents that she is missing in action, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is keeping up a heavy party schedule of Carnival fetes, in one instance hitting three — in different parts of the read more…

Doctor warns of drugs dumped from India
January 15th 2012 12:01 PMTrinidad and Tobago has become a dumping ground for sub-standard drugs manufactured in India and South American countries. The market is flooded with medication in which the Food and Drugs Division, Ministry of Health, has no facility to do testing for the bio-availability and efficacy of these generic drugs. The read more…

Health Minister launches four HIV Policies
October 16th 2011 1:16 AMThe Minister of Health Dr Fuad Khan, last Tuesday launched four (4) HIV Policies, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Port of Spain, one of which focuses on the vulnerabilities of women and children to HIV. The HIV Policies launched were: the National HIV Counseling and Testing Policy; the Post read more…

TnT has no figures on Alzheimer patients
September 23rd 2011 7:25 PMAs number of sufferers over 60 increases globally THERE has been a marked increase in the number of persons over 60 suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) globally. But, according to Dr. Gershwin Davis, a lecturer in the Unit of Pathology at the University of the West Indies’ Faculty of Medical read more…

Toxic Chicken
September 4th 2011 3:12 AMA Special Mirror Investigation: Studies show dangerous side effects in TnT’s favourite meat FOR years, rumours were rife about growth hormones in fast-food chicken being responsible for a list of health hazards, including premature sexual development in girls; and the unseemly growth of “boobs” in men and boys, as well read more…

Marriage can make women fat
August 28th 2011 11:57 AMStress can affect anyone’s waistline and the tension of being in a serious relationship is no different. Love can be blind, but also fattening, according to a new study that shows women are more apt to pile on excess pounds after marriage, while men add the weight after a divorce. Both read more…




