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Teenagers who have experienced at least five blistering sunburns before the age of 20 increase their risk of developing the most deadly form of skin cancer, melanoma, by 80 percent, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & ...
DATE: Jun 03, 2014
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Health
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A health watchdog is backing calls for improved standards in nursing homes, claiming that the Island is failing to care for its weakest members.
The Bermuda Healthcare Advocacy Group (BHAG) said it supports claims by Shadow Seniors Minister Derrick B...
DATE: Jun 03, 2014
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The head of the asthma charity Open Airways has expressed “extreme concern” over Opposition Leader Marc Bean’s endorsement of cannabis tea as a cure for his three-year-old daughter’s asthma.
Mr Bean told Friday’s House of Assembly he’d brewed a cup o...
DATE: Jun 03, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Bermudian patient was last year granted permission to legally bring cannabinoid oil to the Island for cancer treatment, according to former Health Minister Patricia Gordon- Pamplin.
During a debate on the recently released Cannabis Reform Collabora...
DATE: Jun 02, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The STEPS to a Well Bermuda survey is rapidly approaching its halfway mark, collecting valuable information about the Island’s health.
Health Minister Jeanne Atherden said that almost 1,000 families have been contacted about the survey, which uses th...
DATE: Jun 02, 2014
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Health
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A campaign to raise $40 million for a down payment on the new hospital wing is still well short of its target — with the deadline for payment just two weeks away.
The Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) has to come up with the lump sum by June 14, two days...
DATE: Jun 02, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A women’s addiction therapy facility has been received its three-year approval from the Commission in Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) International.
Premier and National Security Minister Michael Dunkley said the Women’s Treatment C...
DATE: May 28, 2014
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Health
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Department of Health officials last night met with home birth advocates in a bid to head off a “crisis” over what proponents of home birth have branded Government interference.
Chief Medical Officer Cheryl Peek-Ball said she was “optimistic” that loc...
DATE: May 28, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A dispute between home birth advocates and the Bermuda Medical Council continued yesterday after the Ministry of Health declared that the issue boils down to “safe versus unsafe birth conditions”.
Advocates have vowed to formally present Permanent Se...
DATE: May 23, 2014
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Health
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OIL Group of Companies (OIL) has donated $275,000 to Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Trust (BHCT).
The funds will go towards the ‘Why it Matters Campaign’ which aims to raise $40 million for the new Acute Care Wing at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
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DATE: May 22, 2014
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Health
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