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February 22, 2022
Antibiotic stewardship - how parents can help

Your child has a fever, runny nose and glassy eyes. You rush her to the pediatrician, eager for the magic antibiotic that will wipe out the bad bugs and return her to her happy, healthy, self – but (plot twist) your doctor doesn't prescribe an antibiotic, and you're sent home empty-handed (gasp)! As hard a ...
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Antibiotics or nah
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November 10, 2020
Antibiotics or nah

Your child has a fever, runny nose and glassy eyes. You rush her to the pediatrician, eager for the magic antibiotic that will wipe out the bad bugs and return her to her happy, healthy self, but (plot twist) your doctor doesn't prescribe an antibiotic, and you're sent home empty-handed (gasp)! As hard as this ...The post Antibiotics or nah? appeared first on The Nassau Guardian.

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August 01, 2014
Leaky roofs and a shortage of antibiotics highlighted at hospital

A LOCAL physician has raised concerns about the Princess Margaret Hospital, chief among them a shortage of much needed antibiotics along with deteriorating conditions that have left leaking roofs and buckets strategically placed around the facility to collect the dripping water...

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December 20, 2010
When Antibiotics May Help

Learn how antibiotics can help, and when they won't. Antibiotics are effective against bacterial infections, but they can't combat infections caused by viruses.

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August 22, 2023
Chemotherapy on your toenails

Many people are aware of the skin and hair changes that come with cancer treatment. But it's also common for your nails to be affected. Chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and other cancer treatments can affect the strength, color, and shape of your nails. Chemotherapy works by attacking fast growing cells of the cancer but it can also ...
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August 08, 2023
BAMSI increases production at Poultry Facility

The Bahamas Agriculture & Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) is ramping up efforts to build capacity at its Poultry Research and Training Centre as the latest batch of layer hens were shipped on the MV Prince on Friday to North Andros. Some 600 Rhode Island Red Layer Hens made the seven-hour trip and were promptly transferred to the enriched cage-system at BAMSI’s farm where they are expected to p...

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August 08, 2023
Chemotherapy's effects on your toenails

Many people are aware of the skin and hair changes that come with getting cancer treatment. But it's also common for your nails to be affected. Chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and other cancer treatments can affect the strength, color, and shape of your nails. Chemotherapy works by attacking fast growing cells of the cancer but it can ...
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Traveling with wounds
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July 25, 2023
Traveling with wounds

It's summer and vacation time is here. It is estimated that in the United States, 6.7 million people currently live with chronic wounds and that number is expected to grow at more than two percent over the next decade.

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Travel-ready feet
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July 18, 2023
Travel-ready feet

The summer is here and most Bahamians are busy planning or going on their next vacation. Whether its planning to swim with the pigs in Exuma, walk around the town in Grand Bahama, shop until you drop in one of the malls in New Providence or wherever you plan to go abroad – maybe to United States or Europe, traveling can take a toll on your feet – and any injury or pain can ruin your entire vac...

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