Health

You can prevent the flu! Dr Will Sawyer, an internationally known infection-prevention expert and family physician, has developed simple and comprehensive strategies to prevent you and your family from getting the flu.For the past 19 years, Dr Will...

For your first Doctor's Appointment in Season 2, we explored an illness that is said to affect someone, somewhere in the world, every two seconds. In fact, it has been listed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as the second-leading cause of...

The 220-bed children's hospital slated to be built on land beside the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, St James, is projected to be a major game changer in local paediatric health-care delivery.Offering specialised care for children of all...

In a recent study, researchers from Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that the rates of death from cervical, breast, prostate and colon cancers are two to nine times...

During the holiday season, we tend to dine on copious amounts of food. Inevitably, some is stored for Boxing Day and beyond. From preparation to storage, there are steps we need to take to ensure that a food feast doesn't become a food poisoning....

It's that time of year again when sorrel takes centre stage as the drink of choice for the festive season. Although it is a popular beverage all year round, with persons discovering its amazing health properties, sorrel still remains a Christmas...

If you're not careful, letting loose in the festivities of the Christmas season can affect your health in so many negative ways. Stress, hangovers, food poisoning, heartburn, and the big no-no - weight gain - are just some of the many things that...

We are often bombarded with news about the advances in the field of medicine at an alarming rate. New drugs, new technologies and new treatment methods are replacing older ones almost daily. However, when you examine these...

Trigger points, at first glance, will definitely have the uninformed reader thinking all manner of things, especially if you are a born Jamaican! What I'm certain about is that the word 'trigger' in its definitive sense will elicit thoughts of a...

Globally, World AIDS Day is observed on December 1. It is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in their fight against HIV, show support for people living with HIV, and to commemorate those who have died. Wearing a...

Persons who smoke put themselves and others around them at risk for lung and other cancers.Senior Medical Officer at the National Chest Hospital Dr Terry Baker said, "It is not just the person who is putting the cigarette in their mouth who will be...

Epilepsy is one of the most prevalent neurological disorders in the world, with a significant number of Jamaicans suffering from the medical condition. Despite this fact, it remains shrouded in mystery, discriminated against and underfunded in...