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Breast Cancer and The Mouth by Dr. Andre Clarke
September 24, 2012
Breast Cancer and The Mouth by Dr. Andre Clarke
Breast cancer has affected the lives of so many Bahamian families and families the world over.
It is the most common cancer in women worldwide and comprises approximately 16% of all female cancers. In the United States, it is also the most common cancer diagnosed, second only to skin cancer.
How To Maintain A Healthy Mouth During Chemotherapy
September 11, 2012
How To Maintain A Healthy Mouth During Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is essentially a treatment regime that uses powerful chemicals to kill fast growing cells in the body. These fast growing cells are not only bad cancer cells in the body, but also many good cells too. It is because of this fact that the side effects of chemotherapy occur. These side effects are the ?Achilles tendons? of the chemical therapies referred to here.
Mouth care during chemotherapy
September 05, 2012
Mouth care during chemotherapy
When a person is diagnosed with cancer, it is very common for the person to become apprehensive about the diagnosis. It often strikes fear in many persons and such a diagnosis is received with the worst expectations.
Making the correct mouth choices
September 19, 2011
Making the correct mouth choices
By Dr Andre Clarke
THERE is usually much discussion surrounding the articles written and published in this featured column. The topic of dental amalgam (silver
filling) and its safety in the mouth was no different.
The toxicity of dental amalgam is a very controversial topic. It parallels that of putting fluoride in the drinking water; a topic for a future segment. These two topics have been em...
Hearing Impairment and the Mouth
August 30, 2011
Hearing Impairment and the Mouth
What is hearing impairment? Hearing impairment is the decreased ability to hear and differentiate sounds. It occurs when there is a problem with one or
more parts of the ear or with the sensory pathways of the ear, resulting in a degree of hearing loss.
August 16, 2011
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Mouth Care
By DR ANDRE CLARKE
ATTENTION Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common childhood mental disorders and affects approximately 3-5 per cent of children.
There is a predilection for boys, affecting them 2-3 times more than girls. ADHD is also known to persist into adolescence and adulthood.
Sometimes parents may describe a badly behaved child as "hyperactive", but this term sh...
The cost of keeping your mouth alive
July 18, 2011
The cost of keeping your mouth alive
By Dr Andre Clarke
"It seems like the cost of dental care keeps increasing. Dentists charge too much. Why should I pay so much for such a simple dental procedure?"
Shopkeeper shot in mouth
July 08, 2011
Shopkeeper shot in mouth
RESIDENTS yesterday relived the horrific moments when a shopkeeper and his son were shot in an armed robbery.
Lewis Ramsey, 64, was on duty in Ramsey's Snack Shop on Croton Street, Pinewood Gardens, when two men, each wearing sunglasses and dark hooded sweatshirts, burst in and threatened him with a handgun.
Dumplings that melt in your mouth
June 18, 2011
Dumplings that melt in your mouth
There's nothing like the memories of your first taste of a particular food that blows you away, turns your life upside down and spoils you for life because it was that good. As I venture through the world and tastes that is Asian cuisine -- constantly returning to the tried and true -- and venturing to try new things, I'm in heaven, simply because I love Asian flavors. In Nassau, I head to one pla...
June 09, 2011
Tyrone Livingstone 'Mister. Mister.' 'Long Mouth' Burnside, 52
Last rites for Tyrone Livingstone 'Mister. Mister.'; 'Long Mouth' Burnside of Cockburn Street, will be held on Friday at 11:00 A.M. at St. Anselm's Catholic Church, Bernard Road Fox Hill.
Officiating will be Monsignor Preston A. Moss and Deacon Reverend Raymond Forbes. Interment in The Church's Cemetery, Bernard Road Fox Hill.
He is survived his mother Enid Mae Burnside; sisters: Theresa (B...
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