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Clubfoot
Clubfoot
Clubfoot describes a range of foot abnormalities that children can be born with. A baby's foot is twisted inward and is out of shape or position. With clubfoot, the tendons (tissues that connect muscles to the bone) are shorter and tighter than usual, pulling the foot in this abnormal position. The term 'clubfoot' refers to the way the foot is shaped, like the head of a golf club. Clubfoot is a fa...
Basketball Shoes
Basketball Shoes
Whether you?re a professional athlete or play sports just for fun, the demands made on the feet and lower limbs often lead to a range of injuries...
Get in touch
Get in touch
It's one of the oldest healing arts, and today the benefits of massage are varied and far-reaching. As an accepted part of many physical rehabilitation programs, massage therapy has also proven beneficial for many chronic conditions including low back pain, arthritis, bursitis, fatigue, high blood pressure, diabetes, immunity suppression, infertility, smoking cessation and depression. Many people ...
Cruise ship passenger receives crucial care from Health City
A 55 year old female cruise ship passenger has been treated at Health City Cayman Islands for a suspected heart attack, enabling her to receive speedy attention for her condition that has been crucial to her successful recovery...
Stem cell regulations nearly complete
Stem cell regulations nearly complete
Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday said stem cell regulations to support the government's recently passed Stem Cell Therapy and Research Bill is just about "settled".
In a separate interview, Minister of Health Dr. Perry Gomez told The Nassau Guardian he expects to present stem cell regulations to Cabinet next week.
During an Urban Renewal donation ceremony at Albany, Christie said some of th...
Doctors seek to stem outflow of Bahamians seeking treatment
As the government looks to push medical tourism as another revenue stream for the country, some medical practitioners believe The Bahamas is in a "unique" position to explore cutting-edge procedures and may not need to depend on medical tourism.
Dr. Stephen Truszkowski, a sports-based chiropractor, contemporary medical acupuncturist and partner at the Blake Integrative Medical Clinic located on Bl...
An education in more ways than one
An education in more ways than one
Joshua Sands has been hounding his mother to send him to boarding school since he was in eighth grade. A baseball player, Joshua wanted to pursue every avenue to improve in the sport of his choice. His mother, Odia Gaskin, balked at letting her child go at such a young age and said no -- that was until this year, Gaskin has finally relented. Her son, who will be going into eleventh grade, will be ...
Bahamas Humane Society News
Bahamas Humane Society News
The weather held (mostly), and we all enjoyed an amazing time at the BHS/Pedigree Animal Fun Day this past Sunday. Thank you to the many people and companies that helped support the BHS for this day of family fun.
The body is like an orchestra
The body is like an orchestra
The body is like an orchestra -- in order to get the best music -- all sections must be functioning at an optimum level according to Dr. Sy Pierre, the most recent medical professional to speak at the monthly Doctors Hospital Distinguished Lecture Series.
The anesthesiologist spoke on advances being made in anti-aging treatments and the treatment of degenerative diseases. He shed light on detoxifi...
AWC Pursues 200M Hospital
AWC Pursues 200M Hospital
American World Clinics Limited (AWC) is meeting with key officials this week to discuss $200 million worth of investment in a state-of-the-art medical center.
Executives from AWC are promising up to 800 construction jobs and more than 200 permanent positions once the facility opens.