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July 27, 2015
Therapeutic yoga at Bahamas Medical Center helps seniors achieve and maintain a healthy mind, body and spirit

When you say the word "yoga", for most people, images of super fit, incredibly flexible people bending themselves into pretzel-like shapes pop into their heads.

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July 23, 2015
Pioneering UK clinic opens up for business in The Bahamas

A UK clinic at the forefront of a treatment which uses gut bacteria from a healthy donor to treat patients with a broad range of conditions has set up an operation in The Bahamas in response to a growing demand from North America.

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October 14, 2014
Top Banker: Best Return on Investment? You Might be Surprised

A top banking executive is linking banking principles to parenting in an investment message that is taking hold like the kind of song you can?t get out of your head...

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September 01, 2014
Former headmaster of Queen's College dies

METHODIST minister Rev Neville Stewart died yesterday after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He was a transformational headmaster of Queen's College in Nassau from 1964 to 1971...

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September 21, 2013
The case against marijuana legalization in The Bahamas

Dear Editor,

Recently, I listened attentively as a talk show host lobbied passionately for the decriminalization of weed in The Bahamas. He spent a significant portion of his allotted time on air lobbying the powers that be.
The gist of his argument is that if marijuana is decriminalized in The Bahamas we would witness a decrease in the violent killings on the streets of New Providence. He is a...

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August 20, 2013
The hot flashes and mood swings are real

Hot flashes, mood swings, irritability, decreased libido, vaginal dryness, the inability to bear children - symptoms that most women think of when they think of menopause or the change of life.

Menopause is a normal, physiologic change that every woman goes through if they live long enough, which extends from 12 months after their last period until death, and should not be viewed as a doom...

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July 31, 2013
TALKING SENSE: The economics of stem celss

IMAGINE living in a world where a drug-free fix for HIV/AIDS existed, or a cure for cancer, blindness, Parkinson?s, diabetes, heart disease, even Lou Gehrig?s disease. Advocates of stem cell research are driven by this vision. They say the promise of stem cell therapy is the birth of a new medical paradigm more revolutionary than the advent of the internet.

Some even believe stem cell therapy i...

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Listen to your gut
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July 23, 2013
Listen to your gut

Everyone has experienced gastrointestinal troubles at some point in their life whether it be constipation, gas, reflux disease -- complaints that plague the community, but which are issues that can be managed, according to gastroenterologist Dr. Gemma Rolle.

Speaking at the most recent Doctors Hospital Distinguished Lecture Series, Dr. Rolle broke down the wide range of digestive problems that ...

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April 23, 2013
The body is like an orchestra

The body is like an orchestra -- in order to get the best music -- all sections must be functioning at an optimum level according to Dr. Sy Pierre, the most recent medical professional to speak at the monthly Doctors Hospital Distinguished Lecture Series.
The anesthesiologist spoke on advances being made in anti-aging treatments and the treatment of degenerative diseases. He shed light on detoxifi...

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September 27, 2012
World renowned neurosurgeon from Miami will participate in the upcoming GBMDA

World renowned neurosurgeon from Miami will participate in the upcoming GBMDA 12TH Annual Scientific Educational Conference.

Santiago Figuereo, MD, FAANS, FACS a world-respected neurosurgeon from Miami will participate in the GBMDA 12th Annual Scientific Educational Conference. Dr. Figuereo will be one of the international speakers. He will talk about endoscopic cranial and spinal cases perform...

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