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Health stakeholders and members of the public have expressed concerns that timelines proposed in a Bermuda Health Council (BHeC) paper on insurance reforms may not be achieveable.
But according to executive director of BHeC, Jennifer Attride-Stirlin...
DATE: Mar 21, 2011
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Health
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Volunteers at Saltus Grammar School are braving the hair clippers this week in the name of cancer research.
Teachers and students will get their heads shaved to raise money for the St Baldrick’s Foundation for childhood cancer research, along with PA...
DATE: Mar 18, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Seniors are to be encouraged to get active instead of staring at the walls or TV in their care home. Staff at residential care homes and nursing homes across the Island are to go on a training course to learn how to provide recreational activities.
A...
DATE: Mar 16, 2011
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Health
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A Southampton couple mourning the loss of their dog has warned: this plant can kill.
A West Highlands Terrier owned by Keith and Pat Jones died after chewing seeds from a sago palm, a decorative tree said to be increasingly popular in Bermuda. “Most ...
DATE: Mar 16, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Staff have been sent home and patients put into isolation to prevent a chicken pox outbreak at the King Edward Memorial VII Hospital.
One member of staff is currently ill with chicken pox and a further four staff have been told to stay at home as a p...
DATE: Mar 15, 2011
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Health
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In the lead up to Public Health Week, the Ministry of Health is looking for nominations for the 2011 Public Health Awards.
The awards, to be handed out in a ceremony on April 6, will honour the physicians and pharmacists that help improve Bermuda’s h...
DATE: Mar 14, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Health Department is hoping that new dietary guidelines will help improve Bermuda’s eating habits.
The Bermuda Dietitians Association is developing the guidelines, which are to launch this month on its new website, www.eatwellbermuda.org.
Health ...
DATE: Mar 11, 2011
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Health
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The cost of the minimum health insurance package is to increase by 6.8 percent, Minister of Health Zane DeSilva announced yesterday.
The standard premium rate will cost $252.27 per month from April 1, up $16.13 from the current rate of $236.14.
The l...
DATE: Mar 10, 2011
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Health
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Construction work at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEMH) could be distressing to patients, Health Minister Zane DeSilva noted on Friday.
He told the House of Assembly that anyone who has tried to live in a house where renovations or constructio...
DATE: Mar 07, 2011
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Health
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There has been an “outpouring of interest” from local construction firms wanting to help build Bermuda’s new hospital, a meeting heard yesterday.
Double the expected number of people about 350 in total attended a session at the Fairmont Hamilton Prin...
DATE: Mar 01, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
