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Homes across Bermuda will answer some delicate questions this month, as the Department of Health joins a Caribbean-wide survey of food and waterborne disease.
The study will investigate acute diarrhoea caused by pathogens carried in water and food.
H...
DATE: Nov 07, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermudians are curbing their appetite for fried food, according to a survey of the Island’s health trends but four out of five adults are now watching more than two hours of television each day.
Since 2006, fast food consumption fell a total of five ...
DATE: Oct 06, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Free health screenings will be on offer tomorrow evening, along with line-dancing and tai chi, as the Department of Health promotes healthier living for Bermuda.
‘Celebrating Wellness’ is open to the public from 5pm to 8pm at Victoria Park, with info...
DATE: Sep 06, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Doctors are demanding FutureCare patients pay fees up front because of long delays in having their bills reimbursed by Government.
GPs say they were forced to do so after waiting as long as nine months before they were paid for care given to those en...
DATE: Aug 26, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Bermudian woman is to take the helm next year as CEO of the Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB).
Venetta Symonds took the job of acting CEO in 2006, during the international recruitment process that saw present CEO David Hill appointed to the job. She ha...
DATE: Aug 13, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Youth, Families and Sports Minister Glenn Blakeney has accused The Royal Gazette of "misinformation and inexcusable, irresponsible reporting", for an article on the Government overseas psychoeducational programme.
Mr Blakeney was responding to an art...
DATE: Jul 21, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Blood Donor Centre is marking World Blood Donor Day on June 14 by calling for at least 900 new donors.
Susan de Verteuil, pathology nurse at the centre, said there are currently about 1,100 donors in Bermuda, or two percent of the populat...
DATE: Jun 13, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s health insurers will be billed an extra three percent this fiscal year, according to a report released yesterday.
The 2010 Actuarial Report for the Bermuda Health Council bases its calculations on the price of a minimum health insurance pa...
DATE: May 18, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
People are being invited to stop by King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEMH) this week to meet “ordinary heroes” emergency medical technicians (EMTs).
The Island’s first week devoted to Emergency Medical Services was launched on Mondayby Acting Healt...
DATE: May 18, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s ageing population will cause the demand for nursing services to increase in the not-too-distant future, Health Minister Zane DeSilva said.
He said there are currently 600 nurses on the Island keeping pace with the population’s needs but tha...
DATE: May 13, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
