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The purpose of ear wax and how to deal with it
The purpose of ear wax and how to deal with it
Ear wax or cerumen, is a yellowish, waxy, natural substance produced by glands in the skin of the outer ear canal of humans and other mammals to protect the ear canals from damage and infection. Ear wax consists mainly of shed skin cells, hair and the secretions of the ceruminous and sebaceous glands of the outer ear canal.
Ear wax serves several important functions in the ear canal so removing it...
Give yourself a diabetic foot check-up
Give yourself a diabetic foot check-up
Diabetes is a chronic disease that is best treated by a team of health care professionals including family physicians, diabetes educators, wound care specialists, nurses, podiatrists, surgeons, orthopedists, prosthetists, nutritionists and many others.
Civic group wants action as authorities reject health report
A GRAND Bahama civic group is calling for "swift intervention in the relocation and settlement of affairs of residents" in the Pinder's Point and Lewis Yard communities following the rejection of an Environmental Health Risk Assessment report by two leading international authorities which they deemed "suspicious".
WSC: Don't listen to us, listen to our customers on why you should come back
New Providence resident, Mr. Norman Forbes, revisits what led him to ditch the well and return to city water, supplied by the Water and Sewerage Corporation.
Choosing athletic shoes for your children
Choosing athletic shoes for your children
Summer for some children is already over, with the majority of children preparing to return to school in a matter of days.
Making The Bahamas proud
Making The Bahamas proud
Dear Editor,
Ever since Britain's Roger Bannister broke four minutes in the mile in the 1950s, the athletics world has speculated on the limits of the endurance and speed of the human body.
As these limits of human velocity shrink, Shaunae Miller will be heralded as the first in world track history to adopt this specific finishing tactic.
She has demonstrated immense determination, courage and sh...
Happy birthday to the prime minister
Happy birthday to the prime minister
Dear Editor,
Prime minister, God graced you with another birthday.
Caring for men's feet
Caring for men's feet
Men's feet are pretty low maintenance when compared to women's feet, but they can still benefit from some basic foot care. After all, nobody likes funky feet, with rough skin, bad odor and nasty nails. The feet are the most neglected part of the body -- and men's feet are even more neglected than women's.
Common foot conditions seen in men
o Skin and nail infections like nail fungus and athlete's...
The crisis of Bahamian democracy, pt.1
The crisis of Bahamian democracy, pt.1
Dear Editor,
You will have received many letters regarding the resounding failure of the June 7, 2016 referendum, which sought the voice of Bahamians on four bills intended to amend items of the constitution of The Bahamas, which egregiously discriminates on the basis of gender.
Chesapeake residents call for Sewage Plant relocation
Sporting T-shirts reading,? Ponds do not kill people, Sewage Plants kill people? a number of residents from the Chesapeake community came together in a peaceful demonstration Monday (June 13) morning.