Dealing with hip pain
Your hip is a weight-bearing joint, and all of your weight above the waistline has to be supported by your hips.
Common male issues
Bahamian men are sadly well known for generally showing very little concern for their health and physical well being. They have most of the risk factors for aggressive prostate cancer such as African ancestry, obesity and high alcohol intake.
New organisation helps youngsters battle cancer
It’s official: a new organisation to help young Bahamians battling leukaemia was launched over the Christmas season.
Helping the visually impaired lead independent lives
The Salvation Army’s School for the Blind received a vital donation just in time for Christmas, that will help the visually impaired learn to live self-sufficient, independent lives.
Bubbles & Lather
YOUNG business owner Shardae Pratt’s overall goal is to become a major contributing factor to the conservation and preservation of the country’s health conscious environment - through providing high quality skincare products.
Got Kidney Pain? Are you stoned?
Kidney stones are relatively common, occurring in approximately 12% of men and 6 % of women per year. Why more men than women is mostly due to a man’s diet. Kidney stones are quite common across all age groups.
The ordeal of bedwetting
Bedwetting is a traumatic ordeal, too often endured in embarrassing silence by families. Nocturnal enuresis or bedwetting was regarded in one study as the third most traumatic event that a family can face.
Don’t let your journey come to an end
A major key to my 110-pound weight loss and body transformation journey was putting healthy wellness and fitness in the context of lifestyle as opposed to some “programme” I was on. This was important because the minute I came off of the “programme” my journey came to a screeching halt, or worse doubled back in the opposite direction.
Titter Lou’s Herbal Kitchen
THROUGH HER small business, it is Jacqueline Hewitt’s goal to encourage healthy lifestyles among Bahamians.
Are you fit for Junkanoo?
JUNKANOO’S artistry and musicality is hailed, recognised and rewarded. However, often overlooked when it comes to Junkanoo is the extreme physicality participants must not only endure to the finish line, but to put on a world class performance on Bay Street to bolster their group.
A Christmas gift: More sex keeps you healthy
An early Christmas gift of scientifically based facts for Bahamian men.
Expert advice at Family Talks
IN KEEPING with its mission to educate parents on their children’s health, local store Sandbox continued with its Family Talks series.
'There is nothing that I can't do because of diabetes'
LIKE THE average child, 12-year-old Kaiden Moss-Moultrie enjoys a Wendy's meal every now and then and, with her friends, attends parties.
ETHAN QUANT: It's Separation Season
I remember when by this time of year, I would have already abandoned any thought of trying to meet my goals that I had set for this year, mainly because life happened. Yet over the years I have grown to realise the tremendous benefits of setting end of year goals in December regardless of whether or not I was successful in achieving my goals for the year.
New bionic penile implant surgery aims to help increase medical tourism in the Bahamas
This Saturday, December 7, not only marks the the first bionic penile implant surgery to be undertaken at Doctors Hospital, but also the commencement of a partnership between the Boston Scientific Company and Urology Care Bahamas. This partnership aims to offer world-class medical tourism at Doctors Hospital for bionic penile implants.
