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Leading doctor calls for an end to time change cites health consequences
A leading physician who specializes in wellness is urging the Bahamas government to stop switching between Eastern Standard Time and Daylight Savings Time, citing medical evidence that switching to Daylight Savings Time leads to a broad spectrum of health issues ranging from poorer sleep habits due to extended daylight hours to increased stress, a higher incidence of heart attacks and strokes.
Modern Techniques for Treating Digestive Diseases Reduce Pain & Recovery Time
Cleveland Clinic gastroenterologists and oncologists are using new tools and techniques that require no stitches or long recovery times to treat digestive diseases.
Preventable, treatable & beatable
Preventable, treatable & beatable
If you have people in your life who you love, you do not want to cause them unnecessary and undue stress. This is something that I try to live my life by.
What You Can Do To Catch Colon Cancer Early
What You Can Do To Catch Colon Cancer Early
The topic of colorectal cancer consistently remains in the news, given that an American Cancer Society study found the disease has become more common in younger adults under the age of 50.
Colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer
Awareness months, weeks, and days help to bring a greater understanding of illnesses and issues that affect people. March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month and serves to get people aware of what colon cancer is, how it can be prevented and how it can be treated.
On the pulse of men's health
On the pulse of men's health
One of the top reasons men should want to know where they stand health-wise is that a high percentage of the causes of death across the board are caused by preventable diseases, according to a doctor. Good health, he said, is not done only for the individual's sake, but also for the sake of the people they love.
House members 'obligated' to pass proposed NHI Act & ensure implementation
Members on both sides of the floor of the House of Assembly have an obligation to not only pass the proposed National Health Insurance Act 2016 [short title], but to also ensure its implementation, Minister of Social Services and Community Development, the Hon. Melanie Sharon Griffin said Thursday.
Due diligence
Due diligence
Ensuring that you are in good health is done not only for your sake, but also for the sake of the people you love.
A common itching, burning problem
A common itching, burning problem
By age 50, approximately half of adults have had to deal with the itching, burning, discomfort and bleeding that can signal the presence of hemorrhoids.
Colon cancer can be beaten
Colon cancer can be beaten
Colorectal cancer begins as a growth on the inner lining of the colon or rectum, called a polyp, and some types of polyps over time can change into cancer if left undetected and treated.