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Shadow Health Minister Louise Jackson says she is concerned about the current state of health financing.
Mrs Jackson said the Department of Health and Bermuda Health Council's ‘Health in Review' report, released last week, was an invaluable tool to ...
DATE: Jan 31, 2011
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Physician Kathy Michelmore urged Government to look for new ways to tackle the high number of road fatalities and diabetes-related amputations.
On Tuesday an in-depth report said the two issues were a big concern for the Island.
Bermuda has the highe...
DATE: Jan 27, 2011
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In small communities like Bermuda it can be easy to make assumptions about health care and illnesses across the Island.
Chief Medical Officer, John Cann said often people believe Bermuda has a higher cancer mortality rate than elsewhere because every...
DATE: Jan 26, 2011
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Autism support professionals and parents of autistic kids benefitted from a two-hour workshop hosted by Tomorrow's Voices Autism Centre.
The workshop, aimed to strengthen the skills and knowledge of teachers, occupational and speech therapists, was ...
DATE: Jan 26, 2011
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Government’s smoking ban has been credited with helping to reduce Bermuda’s smoking rate.
Anti-smoking campaigner Charles Jeffers said Bermuda should now take the next step and ban smoking in the entrance of buildings and doorways.
The Bermuda Healt...
DATE: Jan 24, 2011
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A drug treatment centre is launching a new programme to help teenagers curb their marijuana and alcohol use.
Caron Bermuda, along with lead sponsor HSBC, expects to assist 210 teens and their families in the first year of the programme.
The program...
DATE: Jan 24, 2011
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Families of patients at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital will now have a private room to take a break, collect their thoughts or grieve.
A patient family lounge was officially unveiled on the third floor of the hospital yesterday.
Community activi...
DATE: Jan 18, 2011
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Representatives from pharmaceutical companies that make the leading HPV vaccinations will be at a Department of Health public meeting next week.
Yesterday, Minister of Health Zane DeSilva launched Cervical Health Awareness Month.
The meeting, which w...
DATE: Jan 11, 2011
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Doctors are hopeful the Ministry of Health's new guidelines on stem cells will bring the row over former Premier Ewart Brown's Winterhaven project to an end.
But as Government maintains its silence on the issue, Shadow Health Minister Louise Jackson ...
DATE: Jan 03, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Don't make getting fit a New Year's resolution, make it a ‘life resolution' that's the message from Health Minister Zane DeSilva.
Mr DeSilva is encouraging residents to take control of their health this year and said simple changes to exercise or di...
DATE: Jan 03, 2011
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