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"Strengthening character by enduring trials"

I know that challenge leads to hard work and that hard work produces results. People who expect to be given all the good things in life just because they were born to privilege or come from a certain strata in society, or because they enjoy a particu...
Feb 14, 2012

"Soap and water can fight this nasty virus"

Do you feel safe from the Norovirus because you’re using a hand sanitiser? Did you know it is better if you wash them with soap and water? According to guidelines from the Bermuda Hospitals Board, hand sanitisers do not kill as many germs as a simpl...
Feb 14, 2012

"Nuclear stress testing can reveal a heart in trouble"

February is the month when we turn our attention to matters of the heart, but it’s not confined to feelings of love and romance, it’s also about the health of the physical organ. In Bermuda heart disease is the number one killer. Every week we send a...
Feb 14, 2012
Health

"OBA calls for update on stem cell regulations"

Shadow Health Minister Michael Dunkley is calling for Government to reveal what stem cell regulations are in store as plans seemingly continue to treat desperately sick patients at the Brown-Darrell Clinic. Three years have now passed since late Heal...
Feb 14, 2012
Health

"Review conducted of hospital’s Continuing Care Unit"

A review of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital’s $13,800-a-month Continuing Care Unit has been done by experts from Boston. But Bermuda Hospitals Board say the completed report from clinical partners at Massachusetts General Hospital is not for public...
Feb 13, 2012
Politics

"Jackson says Health Minister should apologise to public"

Opposition MP Louise Jackson has more questions about Government’s handling of the FutureCare health insurance scheme for seniors. But she was prevented from asking them in the House of Assembly yesterday. Mrs Jackson explained that she had some ques...
Feb 11, 2012
Health

"Norovirus suspected cause of party sickness"

A stomach virus disrupted a recent children’s party at Magnum Power Force Gym’s Kids’ Zone. Fifteen guests became ill after the party, held at the Hamilton play centre on Saturday afternoon. “In the party there was one young kid who we understand had...
Feb 10, 2012
Opinion Writer

"Spice up your Valentine's Day with some extra crunch"

I should have known that taking little Belle dress shopping was a bad idea. At 18 months old, she is drawn like a magnet to anything unsuitable at best, dangerous at worst. This means she is a liability in public places, most specifically (but not li...
Feb 10, 2012
Health

"New cancer specialist appointed by BHB"

A new medical head of cancer services has been appointed at the Bermuda Hospitals Board. Full-time oncologist, Dr Paul Coty will be the medical lead for Cancer services at BHB and joins the BHB Cancer Care team, comprising part time Oncologist Dr Tut...
Feb 09, 2012
Other

"Watch your mouth!"

Taking care of your teeth won’t just give you a nice smile, it might save your life. Dentists on the Island are using the slogan Gateway to Health to demonstrate how periodontal disease plays a role in such life-threatening diseases as diabetes, hear...
Feb 09, 2012
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