Sleep and Health
Dr. C.V. Alert, MB BS, DM. FCCFP.Family Physician. “Sleep awaits those of us who dare to dream”. Sleep medicine is a relatively new specialty in medicine, with literally just a […]
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Global warming – Ignore at your peril.
Dr. C.V. Alert, MB BS, DM, FCCFP. Family Physician. The Climate Change Scientists were right. Last week we saw the prediction of extreme weather right on our rooftops, as Hurricane
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Cancers in the Caribbean.
Dr. C.V. Alert. MBBS, DM.Family Physician. Cancers are a group of non-communicable (ncds) diseases that have been simmering on the back burner of most Caribbean islands, while diabetes, hypertension and
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Staying healthy has many challenges. Protect you, your family and your planet.
Dr. C.V. Alert, MB BS, DM. FCCFP. Family Physician. If you were born between 1870 and 1940’s, the so called “infectious diseases era”, you were likely to be infected by
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Obesity and lifestyle diseases here: When medicine and economics move in different directions.
Dr. C. V. Alert, MB BS, DM. FCCFP. Family Physician. For some time obesity was merely considered a cosmetic problem, or sometimes just a case of someone who’s lack of
We are getting older! Is our health care getting wiser?
Dr. C. Alert, MB BS, DM. FCCFP.Family Physician. “If you’re not getting older, you’re dead”. Tom Petty, musician, Grammy Award winner. It was a bit of a wakeup call when,
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The influenza (‘flu’) vaccine? Yes please.
Dr. C.V. Alert MB BS, DM., FCCFP. Family Physician. Unfortunately few Caribbean adults pay little attention to adult immunizations, except when the get a ‘rusty nail jook’ or other significant
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What you see is what you get. How good (or bad) is Health Care in Barbados?
Dr. C.V. Alert, MB BS, MSc, DM. Family Physician. Is our health care any good?. Is it horribly bad? The answer depends on your vantage point, and what parameters you
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Kicking the ‘health’ can down the road.
Dr. C.V. Alert, MB BS, DM. FCCFP.Family Physician. When faced with a challenging situation, there are two basic options: attempt to tackle the problem, or turn your back on the
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