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Caring For Your Eyes & Mouth
November 09, 2010
Caring For Your Eyes & Mouth
High blood glucose can lead to serious eye disease. So, give your eyes the special care they need. If you are diabetic, see your eye doctor at least once a year. Tell your eye doctor if you have diabetes or if a family member has diabetes. Follow your eye doctor?s instructions regarding contact lens care and wear.
Chemotherapy and the effects on the mouth
June 27, 2011
Chemotherapy and the effects on the mouth
By Dr Andre Clarke
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.
Cancer is a group of diseases in which a number of destructive cells in the body show uncontrolled growth. These cells then invade, intrude upon and destroy n...
A victim of foot-in-mouth disease
May 19, 2016
A victim of foot-in-mouth disease
Dear Editor,
The 40th president of the United States, Ronald Reagan, one-time leader of the Republican Party, used to live his political life according to a simple creed that he called the 11th commandment: Thou shall not speak evil against a fellow Republican. Pity, Lanisha Rolle didn't emulate the Gipper.
February 11, 2016
A Mouth Full with DRE helps you fall in love with FOOD
As Valentine's Day nears there is no shortage of events meant to attract the attention of the lover in all of us. None quite catches the eye, however, like Amor Alimentos, "Food Love", a gourmet event hosted by local TV show A Mouth Full with DRE.
Foot in mouth
April 19, 2015
Foot in mouth
There is no end to the eyebrow-raising, confusing comments we often get from our deputy prime minister, Philip Brave Davis.
Cocaine Abuse and Your Mouth
November 05, 2012
Cocaine Abuse and Your Mouth
Cocaine is a very powerfully addictive drug and is derived from the plant Erythroxylon coca. It is considered the most potent stimulant of natural origin. Pure cocaine was popular in the 1880s as an eye and mouth anesthetic (numbing drug). In addition to the numbing effect on the eye and mouth, it also shrinks blood vessels and limits bleeding. This makes it ideal for use in the head and neck ...
Leukemia and The Mouth
October 08, 2012
Leukemia and The Mouth
Leukemia is a malignant (cancerous) proliferation of abnormal blood-forming elements that progressively push aside normal blood-forming elements of the bone marrow. The destructive multiplication of abnormal cells, often causes a feeling of unwell and weakness in a person with leukemia. This is most likely due to the bone marrow?s failure as a result of the invasion of the abnormal cells.
Pancreatic Cancer and Mouth Health
October 01, 2012
Pancreatic Cancer and Mouth Health
The pancreas is a spongy grey-pink organ that is shaped somewhat like a fish. It is a 6- to 10-inch long organ that is located behind the stomach in the back of the abdomen. The pancreas is a part of the digestive systems and produces enzymes, or digestive juices (i.e., proteins that speed up chemical reactions in a living organism) that are secreted into the small intestine to further breakdown...
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.
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