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Call to craft workplace policies for dementia

Alzheimer’s disease is now a workplace issue and Barbados will have to deal with it. Executive board member of the Barbados Alzheimer’s Association, Kaila Branch, said younger people worldwide were...
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Respect the cane!

Barbadians are being urged to be more vigilant and respectful of visually impaired people using white canes, as...
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Jamaica considers tougher measures to curb unhealthy consumption

KINGSTON – The Ministry of Health is considering legislation and other tougher measures to curb unhealthy consumption, including...
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Doctor: Younger women becoming more at risk

Barbados has the highest breast cancer death rate in the world, with younger women also facing more aggressive...
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Natalie Headley: She felt it. She fought it. She survived.

Given her family’s genetic history, Natalie Headley felt that one day breast cancer could eventually find her. And...
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‘Early diagnosis of MS crucial’

Diara Springer -
While the Caribbean has a lower prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) than North America and Europe, black people often experience it more severely, making...
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Enmore to undergo $390 million rehabilitation project

Josue Ramirez Nelson -
A number of departments and outpatient clinics at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) have been temporarily relocated to accommodate the expansion of the Enmore...
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New drugs concern for doctors

Carlos Atwell -
The increasing use of methamphetamines and synthetic and semisynthetic cannabinoids in Barbados may spell trouble for medical practitioners. During a presentation entitled The Changing Drug...
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Cancer Society condemns violence at Walk for the Cure

Nationnews Desk -
The Breast Screening Programme of the Barbados Cancer Society and its partner, CIBC Caribbean, have condemned violence that occurred during the annual Walk for...
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Heart disease SOS

Josue Ramirez Nelson -
The rising number of people affected by heart disease in Barbados has led to a call for swift action from both policyholders and the...
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More being tested for prostate cancer

Diara Springer -
Sixteen years ago, a Cancer Support Services testing drive might have attracted 20 men. Yesterday, a single Prostate Cancer Awareness Month session in Belleville,...
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