Health
HEALTH TALK: Getting old, are you?
I realize that over the years, I have not been paying too much attention to those in the older age group, at least not directly, so why don’t I make a start with something quite benign, and gradually progress over the weeks and months? AGE SPOTS , also called LIVER SPOTS (a misnomer) and solar lentigines, are flat, gray, brown or black spots of various sizes which appear on the face, hands or shoulders and arms. What do these areas of your body have in common, to some extent? They are exposed to sunlight
Dominica Nurses Association recognizes Agnes Brooks
Brooks The Dominica Nurses Association (DNA) has once again awarded one of its members for her sterling contribution to nursing and nursing education in Dominica. The recipient is Agnes Brooks, a retired Nurse Educator who served from 1970 to 1997 at the then Princess Margaret School of Nursing (now Faculty of Health Sciences, Dominica State College). Brooks also served as Principal Tutor of that institution for the latter 15 years of the said period. During her tenure Brooks kept abreast with the many changes which were taking place in nursing education in order to offer and deliver training programs that would produce a highly qualified and disciplined cadre of nurses, who would best meet the health needs of the ever changing society.
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Tackling the trail
Photo depicts teachers from the southern part of the island on a hiking intitiative aimed to give a better appreciation of Dominican and to improve health. Photo by Irvin Jackson Photographers – novice, amateur or professional – in Dominica are asked to submit photos, photographer credit and caption to dominicanewsonline@gmail.com for consideration for the Photo of the Day feature, daily on dominicanewsonline.com or news.dm. Submissions can be accompanied by a brief profile and contact information of the photographer. Submissions will be published in the order they were received.
HEALTH TALK: Got gas?
INTRODUCTION Pretty much all of us have blamed some symptom we’ve had on gas, from a headache to a pain in the knee. In these two cases, it is impossible for gas to be responsible, but if you don’t know, you don’t know. And that’s why people like me are here. The fact is that gas is confined to your gastro-intestinal tract, anywhere from your mouth to your anus, that is your esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine which includes your rectum and sigmoid areas.
Felix Gregoire praises government support programme
Gregoire Former Cabinet Secretary Felix Gregoire has heaped praise on the government’s Public Support Programme, describing it as a life saver for many a poor family. Gregoire says as Cabinet Secretary he gave the programme his full support, because it is the kind of initiative that would have benefitted his family had it been around years ago. According to the now retired Gregoire, the programme would have greatly assisted him and his family, if implemented years ago at a time when his mother, as a poor woman from a rural community (Scottshead), was struggling to make ends meet. During an interview on state-owned radio Tuesday morning, the retired public service worker said he is leaving the position satisfied that thousands of underprivileged Dominicans have obtained help through the Public Support Programme (PSP).
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