CVA awards honorary life membership to BVA past-president
BOB McCracken (pictured) has been awarded honorary life membership of the Commonwealth Veterinary Association (CVA) on his retirement from the association. The CVA says that, since being appointed as its programme director 12 years ago, Dr McCracken ‘has been a pillar of strength to the CVA’. He has provided valuable advice and has sought possible financial sponsorship for events organised by the association. ‘His contribution in saving the Pan-Commonwealth Veterinary Conference in Barbados from financial disaster by getting Norbrook sponsorship was exemplary,’ the CVA says. It notes that many regio...
Source: Veterinary Record - February 18, 2016 Category: Veterinary Research Tags: News and Reports Source Type: research
Simultaneous estimation of aloe emodin and emodin from Rheum emodi, Cassia alata and Aloes by HPTLC
In conclusion, the developed method was found to be rapid, simple, reliable and specific for the identification and quantitation of these anthraquinones in medicinal plants and marketed formulations. (Source: Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences)
Source: Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences - January 28, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Sindhu NarayananAruna P Jadhav Source Type: research
A review of the public-funded primary health care facilities for children in the pluralistic health care settings of Barbados, a Caribbean island
Research Articles Anders L. Nielsen, Alok Kumar, Primary Health Care Research & Development, Volume 17 Issue 02, pp 157-165Abstract (Source: Primary Health Care Research and Development)
Source: Primary Health Care Research and Development - January 27, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: research
Predicting the burden of acute myocardial infarction in a country with limited resources: combining data from routine sources
Conclusions
Despite no electronic medical record system in Barbados, data were simple to collect, and provided a rough baseline for acute MI burden. We show that, in countries with small populations, limited resources and in absence of surveillance, national mortality statistics and routine hospital data can be combined to adequately model national estimates of acute MI incidence. This cheap and simple, yet fairly accurate method could be a key tool for other low-resource countries with ageing populations and increasing cardiovascular disease levels. (Source: International Health)
Source: International Health - January 18, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Rose, A. M. C., Belgrave, N. R. S., Maul, L., Hennis, A. J. M., Delice, R., Hambleton, I. R. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
The association of nutrition behaviors and physical activity with general and central obesity in Caribbean undergraduate students.
CONCLUSIONS: There was a low prevalence of healthy behaviors and a high prevalence of obesity in this sample of Caribbean young adults.
PMID: 26758218 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health)
Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health - January 16, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Rev Panam Salud Publica Source Type: research
Strengthening the reflective functioning capacities of parents who have a child with a neurodevelopmental disability through a brief, relationship‐focused intervention
ABSTRACT
This randomized controlled trial examined the reflective functioning capacities of caregivers who have a child with a neurodevelopmental disorder between the ages of 2 years 0 months and 6 years 11 months. Children with a neurodevelopmental disorder receive a range of diagnoses, including sutism; however, they all exhibit social communication challenges that can derail social relationships. Forty parent–child dyads in Barbados were randomly assigned to either a developmental individual‐difference, relationship‐based/floortime(DIR/FT) group (n = 20), or a psychoeducational (wait‐list) group (n = 20) with pa...
Source: Infant Mental Health Journal - January 1, 2016 Category: Child Development Authors: JULIE SEALY, IRA P. GLOVINSKY Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
Social distribution of diabetes, hypertension and related risk factors in Barbados: a cross-sectional study
Conclusions
In this developing country population, sex appears to be a much stronger determinant of behavioural risk factors, as well as obesity and its related risks, than education or occupation. These findings have implications for meeting the commitments made in the 2011 Rio Political Declaration, to eliminate health inequities. (Source: BMJ Open)
Source: BMJ Open - December 18, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Howitt, C., Hambleton, I. R., Rose, A. M. C., Hennis, A., Samuels, T. A., George, K. S., Unwin, N. Tags: Open access, Epidemiology, Global health, Public health Research Source Type: research
Commentary: a comparative review of involuntary admission of people with mental illness in China and Barbados.
Authors: Emmanuel M, Campbell M
Abstract
Shao and Xie discuss the changes to involuntary admission laws across seven jurisdictions in China over a 10-year period and the influences on the new National Act. The discussion is important, given allegations of human rights abuses in that country. Strengths and weaknesses of the National Act are raised and compared with our local experience on the island of Barbados. Further discussion of the most appropriate approaches to involuntary admission would be useful.
PMID: 25770278 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law)
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law - November 18, 2015 Category: Medical Law Tags: J Am Acad Psychiatry Law Source Type: research
Exploring the Role of the Public and Private Funded Primary Health Care Facilities for Children in a Pluralistic Health Care Setting of Barbados: One of the English Caribbean Countries
Conclusions: The findings demonstrate the complimentary role of the public and the private sector in the primary health care of children in this country. While the private sector has a major role in the curative acute care of children, the public sector plays a pivotal role in the immunization services.Key words: Children, pluralistic health care setting, primary health care (Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - November 7, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Leu/Val SNP polymorphism of CYP1B1 and risk of uterine leiomyoma in a Black population
Abstract
Uterine leiomyoma (UL) is the most commonly occurring benign tumor that affects women of reproductive ages. Studies strongly suggest that ULs are hormonally dependent and that genes acting in estrogen metabolism might be involved in their development. The focus of this case–control study was to determine whether the Leucine432Valine single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the gene encoding cytochrome P450 1B1 (CYP1B1) was associated with an increased risk of UL in Black Barbadian women. The investigation comprised 37 women clinically diagnosed with UL and 52 controls. The CYP1B1 Leu432Val polym...
Source: Tumor Biology - October 20, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Prostate cancer trends in Barbados: An analysis of the Barbados Urologic Diseases Survey database
Conclusions Barbados suffers an unusually high burden of CaP with a trend towards more aggressive disease over the last decade. The results are important as they highlight the utility of the BUDS initiative in epidemiologic evaluation, but should be looked at cautiously due to a lack of specific details regarding screening practices in this population. (Source: Cancer Epidemiology)
Source: Cancer Epidemiology - October 20, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
The application of HPLC ESI MS in the investigation of the flavonoids and flavonoid glycosides of a Caribbean Lamiaceae plant with potential for bioaccumulation.
Abstract
As part of an exchange technology program between the government of Barbados and Environment Canada, methanolic and aqueous extracts from the flavonoid-rich Lamiaceae family were characterized using negative-ion electrospray mass spectrometry. The species investigated is part of the Caribbean Pharmacopoeia, and is used for a variety of health issues, including colds, flu, diabetes, and hypertension. The extracts were investigated for structural elucidation of phenolics, identification of chemical taxonomic profile, and evidence of bio-accumulator potential. The methanolic and aqueous leaf extracts...
Source: Journal of Environmental Science and Health. Part. B, Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes - September 12, 2015 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Peter SR, Peru KM, Fahlman B, McMartin DW, Headley JV Tags: J Environ Sci Health B Source Type: research
Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system gender differences in an Afro-Caribbean population
Conclusions:
A shift in the balance between Ang II and Ang-(1-7) and their respective pressor and depressor axes might be markers of the cardio-renal protective mechanisms that may be present in females of Afro-Caribbean descent. (Source: Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System : JRAAS)
Source: Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System : JRAAS - September 7, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Cohall, D. H., Scantlebury-Manning, T., James, S., Hall, K., Ferrario, C. M. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
An Assessment of Selected Macro- and Micro-Nutrients Intakes among Patients with HIV/AIDS in Barbados
Participants will be able to communicate the dietary inadequacies among patients with HIV/AIDS. (Source: Journal of the American Dietetic Association)
Source: Journal of the American Dietetic Association - August 26, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: M. Webb, S. Murray, S. Bawa Tags: Sunday, October 4 Source Type: research
Epilepsy care in the southern Caribbean
In conclusion, patients with epilepsy in the southern Caribbean have excellent access to government clinics and hospitals, but AED choices are limited. Local medical providers reported that the major limitations in care were lack of specialty care, lack of imaging and EEG services, financial barriers to care, long wait times for care, and limited access to additional AEDs. (Source: Epilepsy and Behavior)
Source: Epilepsy and Behavior - August 26, 2015 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
