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Local spas faced with calls from concerned customers, but Government won’t formally release name ‘unless it’s in the interest of public health’
By Jonathan Bell
A storm of criticism has followed Government’s refusal to name the spa linked to an outbr...
DATE: Oct 15, 2013
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A trip abroad turned into a “nightmare” for a local man who fell victim to an MRSA outbreak contracted from the Tai Homespa.
Requesting anonymity, the man told The Royal Gazette: “I lay in a delirious state in a hospital bed for days with a temperatu...
DATE: Oct 15, 2013
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A Hamilton spa has confirmed it was the source of an outbreak of the bacterial infection MRSA, linked to at least 20 cases over recent weeks — but said it now has a clean bill of health.
Tai Homespa owner Juan Smith said his business would reimburse ...
DATE: Oct 15, 2013
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Details on groundbreaking new research in genetic testing that makes it possible to predict with more accuracy the inherited predisposition to breast cancer will be the subject of a keynote address during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
The presentati...
DATE: Oct 14, 2013
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The Island’s mentally challenged have all the space they need under the Government’s adult new day programme, according to the official in charge of the Orange Valley Centre.
Ten years ago, the centre was temporarily placed in its own wing of the Mid...
DATE: Oct 14, 2013
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An outbreak of drug-resistant bacteria that causes painful skin infections has been traced to a single worker at a particular Pembroke spa.
Government last night declined to name the facility, citing privacy reasons, but said the business had been cl...
DATE: Oct 14, 2013
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Drive-through anti-flu jabs will be available from Department of Health centres beginning next week.
The inoculations cost $10 per shot and are free for seniors.
The Flu Express is “a convenient ‘drive through’ way for persons ten years and older to...
DATE: Oct 10, 2013
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The Health Department is tracking an outbreak of antibiotic-resistant skin infections on the Island.
Chief Medical Officer Cheryl Peek-Ball said a single source for the Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) outbreak has been determined, ...
DATE: Oct 10, 2013
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Plastic surgeon Christopher Johnson plans to sue Bermuda Hospitals Board for more than a million dollars for allegedly reneging on a legal agreement reached earlier this year.
And he claims BHB misled taxpayers about the terms of the agreement by cl...
DATE: Oct 09, 2013
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Mental Health Awareness Week officially started today, with an opening ceremony at the Mid Atlantic Wellness Institute.
Health Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin launched the annual event which this year will focus on the mental health of older adults....
DATE: Oct 07, 2013
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