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Doctor from Miami to share awareness regarding juvenile arthritis at the 19th Annual Scientific Educational Conference
The Grand Bahama Medical & Dental Association (GBMDA) invites Dr. Kristina Wiers-Shamir, Pediatric Rheumatologist from Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, part of Memorial Healthcare System in South Florida, to the 19th Annual Scientific Educational Conference to be held November 22nd at the Pelican Bay Resort in Freeport, Bahamas...
Lupus 242 Holds 3rd Annual Health Talk to Educate Members
On Saturday May 18th, Lupus 242 held its 3rd Annual Health Talk at the University of The Bahamas. Educating the public about lupus is one of the major goals of the local non-profit organization. The group also provides support and information for persons in The Bahamas living with the illness...
Lupus 242 Celebrates World Lupus Day with a Pop Up Run/Walk
On Friday May 10th, World Lupus Day, runners took to the streets in purple participating in a POP Up Run/Walk in memory of lupus fighter Crystal Stubbs. Proceeds from the event benefitted Lupus 242, a local non-profit organization providing support and information for persons in The Bahamas living with lupus...
May Is Arthritis Awareness Month
May Is Arthritis Awareness Month
So what is Arthritis? Arthritis is an inflammation of the joints. It can affect one joint or multiple joints. There are more than 100 different types of arthritis, with different causes and treatment methods. Two of the most common types are osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Lack of education is problem with gout
Lack of education is problem with gout
Gout is a condition of elevated uric acid depositing in the body, causing deformity, inflammation and pain. But the major problem with the condition is education, according to Rheumatologist Dr. K. Neil Parker. He says people don't understand how to treat it, so they don't [...]
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Getting to the other side
Getting to the other side
Eight years ago Michelle Thurston's suffering began. The then 27-year-old said she felt like her body was going haywire. She endured joint pains, her blood pressure dropped dangerously low. Her healthcare physician tested her for HIV twice -- because he didn't know what was going on with her. Thurston's body was being besieged by an autoimmune disease, lupus.
In those early days she also had to de...
The lupus patient and oral care
The lupus patient and oral care
While everyone is encouraged to visit their dentist twice per year, it is imperative that lupus patients do so as well, and those with active lupus disease are urged to visit the dentist in three month intervals, according to Dr. Shamika Strachan.
The associate dentist, who practices out of Impressions Dental, Harbour Bay, says there should be communication between the dentist and the attending rh...
The daily struggles of living with Lupus
The daily struggles of living with Lupus
For a month, Petrell Lloyd, who was then in her early 40s, didn't remember she had a toddler at home. It's a time in the mother's life that she looks back on as terrifying, but with some degree of relief as well, because what transpired from her forgetting she had recently given birth to a son, led to her being diagnosed with lupus, after years of being treated for everything else under the sun, i...
A body under attack
A body under attack
Imagine some days waking up and your entire body aches -- you're fatigued to the point that you're completely drained. Then there are days you wake up and have problems with your vision; another day your hands or feet could be purple (caused by bleeding); or you have ulcers on your tongue that don't allow you to eat -- sometimes for days at a time. Welcome to Shawnette Guerrier's world, and that o...
Lupus 242 Marks 5th Anniversary with full Month of Awareness Activities
May is recognized as Lupus Awareness Month around the world. This month, local support group, Lupus 242 will host a series of events and activities to raise awareness. This is the fifth year the group has pushed issues associated with lupus to the forefront...