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April 18, 2017
Importance of dental visits for the autistic person

Parents and caregivers of autistic individuals know that routine is important to the person on the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and that they should plan their days in a step-by-step fashion, so imagine the challenges faced when a caregiver has to take someone on the spectrum for a much needed appointment -- say to the dentist -- a visit that is not a part of their everyday routine, that disrup...

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March 21, 2017
Top Doc Post-Dump Fire Warning 'Indoor air quality 100x more potent than outdoor'

Ten days after a blazing fire erupted at the Harrold Road dump in Nassau smothering land and air with billowing, acrid black smoke, a leading physician urged residents displaced by the fire and its aftermath...

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March 21, 2017
'Indoor air quality 100 times more potent than outdoor'

Ten days after a blazing fire erupted at the New Providence Landfill, smothering land and air with billowing, acrid black smoke, a leading physician urged residents displaced by the fire and its aftermath to stay away as long as they can, or ensure that their homes are HAZMAT (hazardous materials) cleaned and declared safe by independent analysts.
"This is a public health crisis, there is no other...

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March 13, 2017
Caring for working feet

Your feet bear the brunt of your daily working life. The average person walks the equivalent of five times around the earth in a lifetime and each step can exert up to two times your body weight in ground reactive forces through your lower limbs. Prolonged standing, walking, operating machinery, high heels, carrying heavy objects and slippery surfaces are just some of the dangers the feet are expo...

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November 30, 2016
Residents protest over health fears from industry

A GROUP of concerned residents staged a protest in the Freeport Industrial Park area on Tuesday over the alleged ongoing industrial pollution that they feel affects the nearby communities in which they live.

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November 06, 2016
Report: Urban Renewal quantity surveyorwas not qualified

The lead quantity surveyor for Urban Renewal's Small Home Repairs (SHR) program, who was tasked with issuing certificates of completion on hundreds of homes repaired under the program, testified before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) during its probe of the program that she was not qualified and was no more than a "rubber stamp" for the project.

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November 04, 2016
Urban Renewal Plans to release report on PAC

URBAN Renewal Co-Chairs Algernon Allen and Cynthia "Mother" Pratt were on the defensive yesterday in the wake of the Public Accounts Committee's damning report into the programme, with one of them revealing that there were plans underway to produce another report aimed at discrediting the work of the PAC.

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September 06, 2016
The power and the glory

I really wish to give the prime minister the benefit of the doubt, in most cases, but I have found myself asking the salient question: Is he still amongst the land of the living?

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August 01, 2016
You don't have to hide your toes because of corns or calluses

The summer is made to have your toes and feet exposed by wearing open footwear. However, many women refuse to bare their feet and suffer in silence because of unsightly corns and calluses on the toes and feet. They are one of the most common reasons why women come into the podiatrist's office wondering whether they can have their corns fixed.
On average, about 65 out of 1,000 people develop callus...

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August 30, 2016
Cambridge: BIA's data could have helped KPMG

Regional Director of Generali Worldwide Tina Cambridge continues to question the $100 million figure validated by the government's hired consultant, KPMG, for the first phase of national health (NHI).

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