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Effects of smoking on feet
Effects of smoking on feet
Smoking cigarettes has long been known to have detrimental health effects on the body, contributing to heart disease, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), lung cancer and early death. Smoking can also have many lesser known but just as deadly health effects on the feet. The feet are the part of the body that is farthest ...
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White Socks and Peripheral Arterial Disease PAD
White Socks and Peripheral Arterial Disease PAD
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is a common problem that affects almost 10 percent of the population. It is estimated that one in every 20 adults over the age of 50 has PAD. It is when blood vessels begin to narrow leading to decreased blood flow to the lower legs and feet.
Minimize back to school foot pain
Minimize back to school foot pain
The summer is over, school is in session. In addition to the other sounds of back to school, the ringing of school bells, the slamming doors, noisy school hallways, there are increasing complaints of aching or painful feet from students and teachers. Back to school may be painful for some students and teachers, but it ...
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"It was Reaffirming as a Bahamian"
"It was Reaffirming as a Bahamian"
MOROCCO - A local pediatric surgeon traveling to Morocco recently with an international foundation that aims to change the lives of the less fortunate.
Bahamas Docs Help Kids In Sahara Desert
Bahamas Docs Help Kids In Sahara Desert
The Paul Chester Children’s Hope Foundation is pleased to announce Bahamian medical treasure, Dr. Ashaini Knowles, a pediatric and general surgeon from Nassau joined the recent mission to Dakhal, Morocco to perform life changing surgeries on children and their families.
Early Diagnosis and Significant Advances in Treatment Could Reduce High Lung Cancer Death Rate, Says Cleveland Clinic Expert
With early screening and ongoing advances in treatment options, there is no reason for lung cancer to maintain its reputation as one of the deadliest cancers, according to an expert from global health system Cleveland Clinic, speaking ahead of World Lung Cancer Day [August 1].
Hope and Help
Hope and Help
Every female at some point in time can attest to having leaked urine when they laughed, coughed, sneezed or even as they exercised. Or getting a sudden urge to urinate, and in some instances not being able to make it to the bathroom on time, and leaking urine. And then, there are the people with ...
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Cleveland Clinic Florida Lecture Draws Double Expected Crowd
It was double the expected crowd, standing room only, when Cleveland Clinic Florida partnered with local experts to present its first in a series of lectures on medical issues impacting Bahamians. The initial topic – prevalence of breast cancer in Bahamian women...
'Opportunity missed' on medical tourism as financial exec urges industry diversification
'Opportunity missed' on medical tourism as financial exec urges industry diversification
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamas must seek to diversify its tourism product according to a leading financial services executive, suggesting that this nation had missed out on a major opportunity to expand into medical tourism. David Slatter, Assistant Vice-President of Investment Management Services and Royal Fidelity Bank & Trust while addressing a Bahamas Chamber of [...]
The Cancer Centre Bahamas and Bahamas Heart Center Awarded CEDA Grants
A local medical facility specializing in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the two biggest killers in the Caribbean, heart disease and cancer, has been awarded the highest grants provided by the Caribbean Export Development Agency (CEDA), it was reported yesterday.