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"Seeking to understand what lies beyond our comprehension"

We have two cats. Well, actually we have four cats, but two are pretty much outdoor animals. One will stay overnight sometimes, but you get the feeling like he’s just passing through. He only stops off at the familiar diner and might have too far to ...
Oct 15, 2013
Health

"Health officials: We can’t name spa"

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...
Oct 15, 2013
Health

"My MRSA hell"

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...
Oct 15, 2013
Health

"Tai Homespa offers compensation to skin bug victims"

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 ...
Oct 15, 2013
Health

"Expert to discuss hereditary breast cancer in Bermuda"

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...
Oct 14, 2013
Health

"A new space for the mentally challenged"

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...
Oct 14, 2013
Health

"Infection traced to a spa"

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...
Oct 14, 2013
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"Will Shannon take the plunge"

What would you do to save another person from suffering a terminal illness? It turns out that Shannon Cann would tie a bouncy cord around her ankle and fling herself from a cliff if it meant she could help one more family facing the abyss of Alzheime...
Oct 14, 2013
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"MWI users let their creativity shine"

An exhibition highlighting the artistic work of Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute (MWI) service users starts today. “This exhibition gives people who are often not heard in society a creative voice in a community setting,” said Morrisa Rogers, Clinical...
Oct 11, 2013
Health

"‘Drive through’ flu vaccine jabs on offer"

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...
Oct 10, 2013
Health

"Outbreak of MRSA skin infections in Bermuda"

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, ...
Oct 10, 2013
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