Search results for : skin

Showing 41 to 50 of 210 results

News Article
Ganglion cyst
News Article
April 18, 2023
Ganglion cyst

Ganglion cysts are also known as "Bible cysts" because they were treated with "Bible therapy", which was using a heavy book to smash and burst the cyst. Thankfully, this form of treatment is no longer recommended because they do not prevent the ganglion cysts from returning and could cause more injury.

read more »


News Article
March 15, 2023
Bahamian five a part of history at Howard

The Howard University Bison swimming program boasts the only all-black swimming team in college swimming in the United States of America (USA). On that swimming roster are five Bahamians who are happy to be a part of something big at the school.

read more »


News Article
February 28, 2023
Thumb and finger sucking in children

February is widely regarded as Children's Dental Health Month. This is important because the proper information can save resources and more importantly save a life. And there are effects of finger and thumb sucking in children.

read more »


News Article
February 24, 2023
'TELL ME HOW MY SON'S BODY WAS BURNED': Mother still waits for answers on condition of her son's remains

AFTER the death of her seven-year-old son in the hospital last December, Bianca Wilkinson is still trying to understand how her child's remains were severely burned while in the morgue at the Rand Memorial Hospital.

read more »


News Article
February 14, 2023
Show your feet some love

What are your feet saying at this time of year? Are they feeling the love, or are they being ignored, neglected, or even tortured? After all, the feet are located way down at the bottom of your legs, out of sight and often, out of mind. It's easy to forget that your foot health is as important as the health of the rest of your body and mind.

read more »


News Article
January 31, 2023
Tailor's bunion bunionette

Tailor's bunion, also called a bunionette, is a prominence or boney enlargement of the fifth metatarsal bone at the base of the little toe. The metatarsals are the five long bones in each foot behind the toes.

read more »


News Article
January 17, 2023
Too heavy for your feet

Being overweight and obese, places increased pressure on your feet, ankles and lower limbs, which makes you more likely to experience arthritis, foot pain and skin problems on the feet, which can lead to problems in the knees, hips and back.

read more »


News Article
January 06, 2023
It’s a New Year! Cleveland Clinic, Florida shares 10 Health Trends That Should Go Viral in 2023

A new year always brings with it new hope for what’s to come, as evidenced by the very concept of New Year’s resolutions, and “new year, new start” challenges like Veganuary (going vegan for the first month of the year) and Dry January (cutting out alcohol for the month).

read more »


News Article
August 16, 2011
The Viral Illness That Packs Quite a Sting

Natasha Whymms has just come through the worst sickness of her life.? It was one she thought she would die from, and says she wouldn't wish that experience on her worst enemy.It starts off sneakily.? Initially you feel a bit under the weather, the next thing you know you are suffering from aches and pains so intense it feels like your entire body is under attack.? Coupled with a fever and the fact...

read more »


News Article
November 01, 2022
A teen's wish: normalcy

Fourteen-year-old Winston "Jay" Coakley gutted his mom, Tammy Coakley, when she heard him say, "I miss being normal." Jay is fighting desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT) - a rare, aggressive, mutated cancer normally found in the stomach, but that showed up on his upper-right thigh, which is even rarer.

read more »