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Paula McQueen’s talk is called The Allergic Child. If you’re a parent with concerns, it’s one you won’t want to miss. The UK specialist will share “recent developments in paediatric food allergy” at a free presentation by asthma charity Open Airways ...

This year’s Organ Donation Awareness Week will run from April 25 to 29, under the theme “Have the Conversation”. The campaign, put forward by the Bermuda Organ Donor Association and Bermuda Hospitals Board, will feature three public awareness events...

Youngsters will learn the importance of healthy eating and physical activity tomorrow, as part of the fourth annual “Healthy Al, Healthy Me” celebration. The Government initiative will involve about 118 students from five schools around the island: ...

It sometimes happens that heart valves don’t close properly. In theory, they’re supposed to direct blood flow forward but when they can’t close, circulating blood mass splashes backward. It’s a condition called “valve insufficiency or regurgitation”...

“Praise God from whom all blessings flow” — that was the thought that crossed my mind as I was discharged from King Edward VII Memorial Hospital last Friday. Circumstances however, dictated that I had to return. I spent another five days as a patient...

We’re cutting down on screen time after the holidays and my children gave me the full-on stink-eye tonight. The irony is, after a mad day at work, there is nothing I would like more than to switch on the TV. You mean I can unpack the groceries and s...

A former chairman and past trustees of the Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Trust will be honoured at a special presentation on Monday. According to the BHCT, Phil Butterfield and trustees Gil Tucker and Wilbert Warner were instrumental in helping move ...

An influenza strain associated with swine flu could be circulating around the island, according to the Ministry of Health. However, a spokeswoman said the H1N1 virus was included in the available seasonal flu vaccine, and the precautions for the viru...

Got any spare cash? It just might change a life. Three teenagers are asking residents to hand over any loose coins in their pockets, couches and laundry. It’s part of a school project in aid of the Bermuda Diabetes Association. The money will be used...

Thanks to the internet, there’s now a vast amount of nutrition information out there that’s easily accessible and available to all of us. Just tap the word “diet” into Google and you get a never-ending stream of webpages and articles on the subject. ...

Bullying, anxiety issues, problems socialising? Hand your child some Lego. The popular toy won’t get rid of the problem, but experts believe it can help youngsters cope. It’s therapy on offer at Solstice — roughly 30 children between the ages of four...

For many cancer survivors, completing an intensive treatment course is only one step along the long road to recovery. What people sometimes do not understand, according to cancer expert Christopher Fosker, is that survivors continue to face challenge...