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By Marlon Madden
One of the island’s leading epidemiology researchers is warning that unless firm actions are taken now Barbados faces an uphill battle reducing incidence of obesity, much less stopping it.
This caution has come from Dr Natasha Sobers, Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill Campus, who suggested that the increased tax on
A recent study is showing that Barbados does not have a proper grasp on its cancer statistics for the last decade. This comes against what appears at first glance to be relatively low deaths caused by the disease. Research by the Barbados National Registry for Chronic Non-Communicable Disease (BNR) revealed that prostate cancer, colon cancer and breast cancer account for 50 per cent of the deaths in Barbados annually. Details …
The government's move to double the tax on sweetened beverages has gotten the seal of approval from the Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP).
BARP President Marilyn Rice-Bowen gave the decision a thumbs up, recently during a press
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading causes of death in Barbados, and their risk factors, diabetes and hypertension, are among the most common diseases diagnosed in primary care.
These conditions contribute to disability and poor quality of lif