Health

Workshop for the grieving child - A workshop, 'Helping the Grieving Child', will be hosted on October 4 at the Caenwood Centre Auditorium in Kingston.

Eco-friendly, waterless toilets - To replace dangerous pit latrines and provide schools and communities with access to proper sanitation, Food For The Poor...

Why do so many of us find it hard to develop and sustain satisfying relationships? I see couples who are either unhappy or seem to be tolerating each other's company.As I work with couples to strengthen the intimacy, passion and commitment that...

This summer, I fell in love with walking up Mountain Spring. Located at the top of Widcombe Drive in Kingston, this challenging hill has become a meeting place for Jamaicans...

Dangers of selling breast milkDear Dr McDaniel,Thanks for your informative article http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20110803/health/health1.html published on August 3.I am pleased to draw your attention to this commentary, which appeared in the...

Most parents have already made the decision about lunch arrangements for their children for the new school year.

Recently, a group of parents jokingly told me that GSAT stands for 'giving stress at tender age' and that is what it is for many students.

Will fruits affect my husband's prostate cancer? Dear Ms Brown,My husband has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. From our readings, we note that cancer cells love and thrive on sugar. We eat a lot of fruits as we know that fruits are good nutritionally.

Everyone I know seems to be going through huge shifts and changes in their lives. Are you? I know I am. In just two days, my family and I will be moving to Montego Bay to live. We are going to join my husband who has been working there for the last three years....

Scorpion-sting treatment approved - The US Food and Drug Administration recently approved Anascorp, the first specific treatment for a scorpion sting by Centruroides scorpions in the United States...

Are you a flexitarian? In 2003, the American Dialect Society voted 'flexitarian' the year's most useful word and defined it as a 'vegetarian who occasionally eats meat'.Some people become vegetarians for health and religious reasons or for love of...

The summer sun is sizzling. Dark-skinned people have moderate protection against the sun's harmful rays, but skin bleachers, like caucasians, lighter-skinned people, albinos and people with vitiligo, need more protection from the sun than darker people do.....