Published:Wednesday | September 14, 2011 | 12:00 AM
I fear going to the dentist which is exactly why I dutifully visit every six months for preventive care and maintenance. For me, no cavities mean no injections, no drilling, no filling, no pain...
Published:Wednesday | September 14, 2011 | 12:00 AM
The nutritional needs of persons involved in sports are as wide and varied as the many different types of sports and the persons' age, gender and level of conditioning.There is a concern that sport nutritionists/dietitian are not an integral part...
Published:Wednesday | September 7, 2011 | 12:00 AM
Eco-friendly, waterless toilets - To replace dangerous pit latrines and provide schools and communities with access to proper sanitation, Food For The Poor...
Published:Wednesday | September 7, 2011 | 12:00 AM
New research suggests that a diet that's good for your heart is also best for your brain.The Alzheimer's Association finds that the risk of developing Alzheimer's or vascular dementia appears to be increased by many...
Published:Wednesday | September 7, 2011 | 12:00 AM
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...
Published:Wednesday | September 7, 2011 | 12:00 AM
In my final year of medical school, I completed an advanced clerkship in internal medicine.I worked with a small but dynamic team of residents and, to this day, I consider the chief resident at the time to be one of the smartest doctors...
Published:Wednesday | September 7, 2011 | 12:00 AM
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...
Medical Associates Hospital opens new unit- Medical Associates Hospital in St andrew recently opened its high-dependency and coronary-care unit for patients who need more intensive observation, treatment and nursing care than is possible in a general...
We've got that familiar athletics fever again.But history shows that before these championship games are over, a few names will be called in relation to cheating.
Feverish preparations, high prices, empty purses and huge headaches.. Yes, it's back-to-school week for students and their parents and caregivers. It's time now for another kind of anxiety mixed with excitement and anticipation...
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 wants to be happy, but not everyone wants to do the work that is necessary.Loving relationships require work, but we are fed a diet of songs and movies that teach us that love is instant, sudden and all about feeling out of control.
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....
Many people get involved in several relationships at the same time. Some people actually feel that this is morally and socially acceptable behaviour, so long as it is done in an open and honest manner....
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...
Most of us know that the omega-3 fats found in fish (DHA and EPA) are good for our hearts, but the question is: How much do we need for a heart-healthy lifestyle?Tufts University recently reviewed eight previous studies to find...
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...
