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June 08, 2021
Rheumatoid arthritis of the foot and ankle

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease that attacks multiple joints throughout the body. This means that the immune system attacks its own body tissues. The defenses that usually protect the body from infection instead damage normal tissues (such as cartilage and ligaments) and softens bone. It most often starts in the small joints of the hands and feet, and affects the same joi...

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April 02, 2024
Hip and Knee Adult reconstruction surgeon and orthopaedic oncologist at Cleveland Clinic Florida Dr. Jorge Manrique-Succar, Discusses Innovative Robotic Total Knee Arthroplasty at Bahamas Medical Association Conference

Dr. Jorge Manrique – Succar M.D., who specializes in orthopaedic oncology and hip and knee adult reconstruction surgery at Cleveland Clinic Florida, shared information on Robotic Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA), a robotic procedure that offers more precise visuals allowing better precision for doctors performing the procedure.

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March 01, 2024
Court of Appeal upholds former NIB director's pension benefit award

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Court of Appeal has upheld a Supreme Court judge's decision to award a former National Insurance Board Director seven years of pension benefits.  NIB had appealed a decision of Justice Diane Stewart, who, in an April 28, 2023 ruling, determined that NIB "negligently misrepresented" to Rowena Bethel that she could participate [...]

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January 26, 2024
Quaker Issues Revised Recall Notice With Additional Products Due To Possible Health Risk

The Quaker Oats Company through its authorized distributor THOMPSON TRADING announced today an expansion of the December 20th, 2023, recall to include additional cereals, bars and snacks listed below because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weak...

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December 21, 2023
"Quaker Withdraws Granola Bars And Granola Cereals Due To Possible Health Risk”

The Quaker Oats Company announced today the market withdrawal of the granola bars and granola cereals included in this detailed list www.quakergranolarecall.com because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism that can cause severe infections and, occasionally, fatal outcomes in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

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December 13, 2023
Royal Caribbean International fulfills pledge of 400 backyard farming kits to ADO, 200 more small farmers received seeds to their future food supply today

With a food import bill topping $1 billion annually and the vivid memory of supply chain shortage, the movement to grow more of what we eat and eat more of what we grow got a boost today when Royal Caribbean International (RCI) presented the last 200 of 400 backyard farming kits to the Agricultural Development Organization (ADO).

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Cold feet
News Article
October 03, 2023
Cold feet

Have you ever been booted out of the bed or a chair because your feet are icy cold?

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July 04, 2023
Changing seasons can affect your feet

Summer is here, and record high temperatures with it. In other places around the world, it may be getting colder now. Did you know that your body can feel different throughout the year due to the changing seasons?

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Lupus and the feet
News Article
May 09, 2023
Lupus and the feet

May is Lupus Awareness Month. Lupus is a systemic autoimmune disease that causes the body's immune system to attack its own otherwise healthy tissues and organs.

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News Article
May 09, 2023
The overlapping disease

Andrea Johnson remembers the vibrant, vivacious person she used to be. She loved to dance. She loved to attend church. And she holds the distinction of being the first female K9 officer at the Department of Corrections.

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