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What Does Depression Feel Like?
What Does Depression Feel Like?
It’s common to feel turned upside down whenever something unexpected happens in our lives or because the state of the world is … well, not so great. When this occurs, we may often attribute our lingering sense of doom and dread to depression.
Mental health is as important as physical health
Mental health is as important as physical health
Mental health is an important part of a person's overall health and well-being. It includes emotional, psychological and social well-being and affects how a person thinks, feels and acts. It also helps determine how people handle stress, relate to others, and make healthy choices.
Pharmaceutical association concerned NHI may harm community pharmacies
President of the Bahamas Pharmaceutical Association (BPA) Michelle Finlayson said community pharmacies may be in danger of closing down if the Christie adminstration's National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme is not properly implemented.
Snuff out a dangerous habit
Snuff out a dangerous habit
The dangers of cigarette smoking to both the smoker and the people who inhale it secondhand are not new. And lung cancer is perhaps the disease most people relate to smoking, but there are many more types of cancers that smoking can cause...
NHI spokesman: No more prescription drug benefit soon
The National Prescription Drug Plan (NPDP) - launched in 2010 after enabling legislation was introduced in 2009 - will be phased out as the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme is rolled out, along with a plan for ensuring access to prescription medication, according to NHI Project Director Dr. Delon Brennen.
WHO estimates more than 800,000 people die yearly by suicide
Suicide is defined as the act of deliberately killing oneself. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 800,000 people die yearly by suicide, which represents an annual global suicide mortality rate of 16 per 100,000
Opening of Rand Memorial Hospital Critical Care Unit - Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham
REMARKS
Rt. Hon. Hubert A. Ingraham
Prime Minister
Commissioning of the
Upgraded Accident & Emergency Urgent Centre
&
The Operating Theatre & Day Surgical Unit
Rand Memorial Hospital
Freeport, Grand Bahama
18 January 2012
More Illnesses Now Covered Under NIB Prescription Drug Plan
The Prime Minister today, 12 March, 2012 signed an Order expanding the list of chronic diseases covered under the National Insurance Chronic Diseases Prescription Drug Programme.
The new Order amends conditions under two existing categories of illnesses previously listed and adds four new conditions to the overall listing. The new Order replaces ?Ischaemic Heart Disease? with ?Ischaemic Diseas...
Govt expands National Drug Plan
Govt expands National Drug Plan
A wider group of Bahamians will now benefit from the National Prescription Drug Plan (NPDP), Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham revealed in the House of Assembly Tuesday night.
When you can't shake off the enemy's claws
When you can't shake off the enemy's claws
No sin is unredeemable -- not even suicide.? We've all heard it before that individuals who take their lives are damning themselves for all eternity.? And most people have been raised with the understanding that killing oneself is one of the unforgivable sins.? But a number of ministers of religion say this is not true.? They say suicide, much like any sin, is forgivable, because no sin is greater...