Posted By:  grrrlriot Posted On:  Jul 18, 2008	Feminism Friday: My Mother’s Health
My story below might not sound like something for this blog, but the health issues: diabetes and kidney failure DO affect women. (men too) My mom had a blood test a few weeks ago and it revealed that her kidneys were weak. They took it again last week and her kidneys were a little weaker. My...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jun 13, 2008	The Promised Universal Catastrophic Health Insurance Scheme For Bahamians
Catastrophic health insurance: By KRYSTEL ROLLE, Guardian Staff Reporter - Nassau, Bahamas: The government intends to introduce a universal catastrophic health insurance scheme, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham announced yesterday in the House of Assembly. The scheme will benefit all...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Mar 10, 2008	The State of Health in the Caribbean Region is: "very challenging."
State of Region’s Health “Major Concern” - By Candia Dames: Nassau, Bahamas - It was a relatively short walk as health walks go, but St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Denzil Douglas, the lead CARICOM head on health, believes Saturday’s two-mile walk along the Cable Beach Strip...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Feb 18, 2008	Plagued With Diabetes In The Bahamas
Plagued with sugar: By Kermit B. Fernander - Nassau, Bahamas: When Mrs. Smith says she "has sugar", she means she has diabetes. But, to be honest, the Bahamian expression "having sugar" is misleading for the simple reason that sugar in the blood (also called blood sugar or blood...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jan 2, 2008	Bahamas Youth Ambassadors for Positive Living [YAPL] Battle HIV/AIDS in the Bahamian Society
More Work Ahead For AIDS Group: By Rolanda Epstein - Nassau, Bahamas: Although Youth Ambassadors for Positive Living [YAPL] are making positive strides in the fight against HIV/AIDS, Chairman and CEO of the non-profit organization Keith Kemp says the group still has a whole more work to do...... [view]

Posted By:  healthadvocate Posted On:  Nov 12, 2007	The Queen Of Fruits And The King Of Opportunities
VEMMA is the most complete liquid nutritional program available.Vema is vitamins, essential minerals, mangosteen, aloe vera plus green tea. It is also important in choosing a product is the ORAC value, which is the Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity . The higher the ORAC value, the stronger the...... [view]