Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Health

Daughter’s diagnosis big blow

The family of Noi Jemmott is facing a financial nightmare after a diagnosis of acute leukaemia and a treatment path which entailed her being transported by air ambulance yesterday to...

Fogging Schedule: May 4 to 8

The Vector Control Unit will concentrate its mosquito reduction programme in St. George next week. On Monday, May 4, the...

Mental health strain posing safety risks in workplaces, official warns

Poor mental health among workers is creating growing safety concerns in workplaces across Barbados. That warning came from Chair...

Minister: Need to reach 95 per cent coverage for herd immunity

Barbados has fallen below the vaccination level needed to keep dangerous diseases at bay, prompting a warning from...

Mental health strain

Thousands of Barbadians are seeking help from the Psychiatric Hospital, says Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health...

What Can Cause Redness Of The Eyes?

Dear Doc, My friend has a very prominent redness in one eye. It appeared there recently. He was not hit in his eye, and he said he woke up one morning and found it like that. Could it be that capillaries burst in his eye? Is it dangerous? - Vadney Dear Vadney, Redness in the eye can be many things. It can be ruptured blood vessels such as a haemorrhage, often the result of trauma or it can be conjunctivitis

CONTROL VS. BALANCE:

GOING BEYOND DIET AND EXERCISE IN PROMOTING HEART by Dr. Dawn Scantlebury Shelby Gooding was a very particular young lady. She woke up every morning at 4:45 in order to get to an hour-long gym class and be back home by 6:30 a.m. Breakfast was always fruit and whole grain cereal or oats, with herbal tea. She was at work by 8 a.m., with the reputation of being the most punctual employee

Mini Chickpea Donuts

3/4 cup (90 g) MIS Chic Pea flour 3 tbsp MIS cornstarch (you might need an additional tbsp of water with MIS Chic pea flour) 2 tbsp almond flour or use more MIS Chic Pea Flour 1/4 tsp (0.25 tsp) salt Zest of half or whole for zestier a lemon, or whole lime 1 tsp baking powder divided 1/4 tsp (0.25 tsp) baking soda. Wet: Juice of a lemon or lime 2 to 2.5 tbsp 1/3 cup (66.67 g)

Mini Chickpea Quiche Recipe

1 1/4 cups MIS chickpea flour 1 1/2 cups water 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast 1 tablespoon MIS parsley 1 teaspoon MIS thyme ½ teaspoon MIS Black Pepper 1 1/2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 11/2 teaspoon MIS granulated garlic 1/2 diced green pepper 1/3 cup diced onion Salt to taste Directions Set your oven to 350C. Spray muˆn tin with cooking spray. Add water,

BUGGY NHA KENTE MAINTAINING GOOD HEALTH inLife

BUGGY NHA KENTE MAINTAINING GOOD HEALTH inLife If ever there was a time when attention should be paid to mental health, that time is now as we wrestle with a pandemic which has created a new normal. One of the top reggae artistes in Barbados, Buggy Nhakente, shared with Better Health how he managed during the lockdown, and how he is coping now that his livelihood through live performing

BREATHE DEEP

BREATHE DEEP by Nick Nunes In through the nose, out through the mouth. That’s the regular breathing technique promoted for yoga, meditation, exercise, and whatever else you might be doing that requires regulating your breathing. There’s been a special focus on the ability to breathe lately, obviously due to the pandemic of a virus that causes respiratory distress. Being unable