With an estimated five to 25% of Canadians of Caribbean, African, Asian and other descent carrying the trait gene for sickle cell – and with Ontario home to over 75% of Canadians living with sickle cell disease, The Camera is highlighting the need to combat this affliction during Black History Month. While not a Black […]
With Zika confirmed in three pregnant women in Barbados and Caribbean Canadians in Toronto worried about relatives back home, The Camera is doing all it can to help, including a GoFundMe drive to help public health authorities there pay to fight the mosquito-borne disease. To donate, please use gofundme.com/xtmy5drn. We are also expecting to hear […]
As the Trinidad-based Caribbean Regional Public Health Agency (CARPHA) prepares to present a policy brief on the Zika virus to regional leaders during their Feb. 16-17 meeting in Belize, Toronto’s Caribbean Diaspora is being galvanized to make a difference by raising funds via GoFundMe. The Camera is tackling Zika head-on to give health authorities in […]
Launching the Harvesting Freedom Campaign in Ottawa this week, Justice for Migrant Workers (J4MW) representatives renewed their call for resident status for those workers. “Better conditions. That’s all we ask,” said Ricky James , an agricultural worker from Saint Lucia. “The best solution is permanent residency. It wouldn’t change the number of workers. It wouldn’t […]
Researchers have found a biological connection associated with obesity and an increased risk of colorectal cancer that was not understood until now. And that’s not all. They also identified an approved drug that might prevent development of the cancer. Investigators at Thomas Jefferson University found that a high caloric diet turned off expression of a […]
Around the globe there is high interest in the use of cannabidiol (CBD), a type of cannabinoid, to treat epilepsy, especially in children with treatment-resistant forms of the disorder such as Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) and Dravet Syndrome (DS). A year-long study has found that CBD, a medical marijuana derivative, is effective in reducing seizure frequency […]
HAVANA, Cuba – The Cuban diabetic foot-ulcer treatment Heberprot-P is being successfully administered in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. It’s the first eastern Caribbean nation to use the new product of Cuban biotechnology. An initial group of 12 patients received the medication, which resulted in healing of their lower limbs, and prevented worsening of their […]
A roadside memorial to honour a woman killed by an impair driver underscores the annual seasonal campaign against drunk driving, MADD says. On Dec. 5, the memorial was unveiled to honour the memory of Carol Ann Grimmond who is of Guyanese heritage and to serve as a powerful reminder to motorists about the tragic consequences […]
Researchers from the University of Chicago have discovered a new way to collect samples to determine a patient’s pancreatic cancer, other than relying on peripheral blood from a more easily accessed vein in the arm. From samples collected from the portal vein – which carries blood from the gastrointestinal tract, including from the pancreas, to […]
The Caribbean community joined members of other nations at Yonge-Dundas Square last Saturday to welcome Canada’s leadership on the Syrian refugee crisis with a collective “We Welcome Refugees!” One event organizer, Fahad Al, concurred with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that “We have a responsibility to significantly expand our refugee targets and give more victims of […]
