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		<title>Red Clinic under fire (poll included)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 15:32:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Labour Party supporters celebrating &#39;Red Day&#39; The so-called “RED CLINIC” (RC) said to be conducted weekly by Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has come in for some harsh criticism in one local publication. “It is a deliberate ploy to keep people mentally and psychologically poor,” someone calling himself/herself OBSERVER writes in a letter submitted to Monday’s edition of the Sun newspaper. According to OBSERVER, what is dished out at the Wednesday RED CLINIC is “money (dry cash), also upon request monies or cash of up to $2,000.00, sometimes $5,000.00 well packaged in envelopes and escorted to the source, by a special courier delivered to party and PM loyalists”. ]]></description>
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		<title>Letter to the Editor: “Super Bug” could be the cause of deaths at PMH?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 18:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Dear Editor, Recently in the news we have read about the &#8220;passing&#8221; of a few persons who were patients at the Princess Margaret Hospital. Whilst the causes of death published could in fact be the real reason of those deaths; I have a concern here and that is MRSA or &#8220;The Super Bug&#8221; as it&#8217;s sometimes called is or have been or could be one of the many reasons for some of those untimely deaths of some of these patients. &#8220;Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) is a type of staph bacteria that is resistant to certain antibiotics called beta-lactams. These antibiotics include methicillin and other more common antibiotics such as oxacillin, penicillin, and amoxicillin. ]]></description>
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		<title>Candle light procession and service to remember victims of cancer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 17:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dominica News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ Cancer and its impact on Dominica and its residents will grab the spotlight when a Dominica Cancer Society (DCS) convened candle light procession and service is held on Saturday (May 19). According to the DCS the procession kicks off at 6pm from Roseau’s Peebles Park, and will proceed from there along the Bay Front and through the Roseau Market across the New Bridge to Pottersville. A prayer and healing service will follow at the New Day Fellowship and Deliverance Ministries building on Elliot Avenue, where the opportunity will be provided for family and friends to remember relatives who died from cancer. ]]></description>
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		<title>Recruit nurses wisely – Jacob</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 16:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Recruit wisely to maintain and drive forward high-quality healthcare services in Dominica – that’s the advice being given to those involved in recruiting nurses on the island to work in the health sector. The appeal to re-examine the nurses’ recruitment process comes from health professional Jean Jacob, a former permanent secretary in the Ministry of Health. Jacob was one of a number of panelists discussing nursing-related matters. Addressing the recruitment process specifically, she cautioned “you are not going to put that individual behind a desk]]></description>
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		<title>Dominica tops list of young marijuana smokers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 13:21:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Dominica is at the top of the list of marijuana use among young people in the Caribbean, according to Health Minister Julius Timothy. Timothy has been quoting a 2011 study “which showed that Dominica in terms of the youth and tobacco use we were probably the lowest in the Caribbean.  But in terms of the youth and marijuana use we were the highest in the Caribbean”. The health minister says there is a perception that marijuana is a substitute for tobacco. “I want the population of Dominica to be very clear on this thing, that marijuana is not a substitute for tobacco, because that seems to be a concept these days,” Timothy said. ]]></description>
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		<title>Dominicans in New York celebrate Mothers Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 10:52:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Members of the group The Committee for the Improvement of Bense, Anse de Mai and Anse Soldat (CIMBAA), hosted its 2nd annual Mothers Day bash this past weekend. The group, comprising of villagers who currently live in the New York metropolitan area, has been in existence since 2010. Guest speakers for the occasion included Dr. Karen Gordon (PSY.D), an experienced psychologist specializing in the disruptive behaviors of children and adolescents, as well as anxiety and depression in adults, and Anad Lonia Thomas, RN, Ms, GRNA(graduate Registred Nurse)]]></description>
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		<title>CNCDs tackled</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health Helen Royer. Photo by GIS Health care providers here were updated on Wednesday about how to better deal with Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (CNCDs). They’ve been advised on how best to improve the quality of care provided to people with CNCDs, at a workshop organized by the country’s Health Promotion Unit and the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO). ]]></description>
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		<title>HEALTH TALK: Do you need Omega-3′s? The truth</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:17:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Dr. Victor Emanuel MD OMEGA:  THE GOOD FAT You’re often advised to cut the fat, but not all fats are unhealthy. Omega-3 fatty acids seem to have far-reaching health benefits. Studies show they help lower the risk of heart disease]]></description>
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		<title>Call for change in nurses’ attitude</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 16:34:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ A retired nurse here says she is praying that the attitude of the country’s nurses will change for the better. Retired professional Araminta Thomas has called on the island’s nurses to uphold the nursing profession with the highest standards and ethics. Thomas, who worked throughout the country during her active years of service, is encouraging the nurses to embrace their work with pride and professional excellence. “Let us not forget, nurses are teachers of health, they have to cooperate with each other they have to respect their seniors and juniors]]></description>
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		<title>An exemplary leader – DFP on Dame Eugenia Charles</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:28:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Dame Mary Eugenia Charles An exemplary leader – that’s how the Dominica Freedom Party (DFP) is remembering former Prime Minister Dame Mary Eugenia Charles on what would have been her 93 birthday on Tuesday (today) May 15. Historian Lennox Honychurch describes the woman who was born in the village of Pointe Michel on May 15 in 1919 as having had a distinguished career as Prime Minister of Dominica, lawyer, politician and occasional journalist. For the DFP, Dame Eugenia must be remembered “for her tremendous contribution towards Dominica’s development as well as that of the OECS and CARICOM”. The party recalls that internationally, she was recognized for her strong leadership and her stand for Democracy and Human Rights]]></description>
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