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Published:Monday | November 14, 2016 | 12:00 AM

The recent reports of sudden deaths of athletes and young teachers have once again grabbed headlines. This resulted in knee-jerk reactions to what is a serious problem. The fact that young people in the prime of their lives have passed away needs...

Published:Monday | November 14, 2016 | 5:40 PM

"Encourage your peers to practise a healthy lifestyle and make good nutrition choices" was the message from state minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Floyd Green, to the students who attended the recent Youth Forum at the...

Published:Monday | November 14, 2016 | 6:35 PM

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica recently launched its 39th annual Run for Your Heart event, which received overwhelming support from board members, schools, companies and government officials.The Run For Your Heart event will be held on Sunday,...

Published:Monday | November 7, 2016 | 12:00 AMDr Alfred Dawes

Jamaicans have made the public health system a major talking point in recent times. Aside from the political jousting, much of the conversation has centred on improvement of the health sector. But what exactly would we consider an improved and...

Published:Monday | November 7, 2016 | 12:00 AM

Exposure to toxic chemicals found in household cleaning products, processed foods and even clothing can severely damage a person's health. Dr Ahmad Khan, director, Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and Technology Transfer for the...

Published:Tuesday | November 8, 2016 | 11:53 AM

According TO a recent study of more than 3,000 students in United States public schools, those who were into vaping at the beginning of their sophomore year were more likely to become traditional cigarette smokers over the next six months compared...

Published:Monday | October 31, 2016 | 12:00 AMMartin Henry

The Americas have been officially declared measles-free. The first of the six World Health Organization (WHO) regions to be designated completely free from endemic transmission of the disease.The historic announcement was made by the International...

Published:Monday | October 31, 2016 | 7:57 PM

The Ministry of Health is urging school administrators to report any case of hand, foot and mouth disease to their parish health departments. School administrators can also request assistance from the health departments in their respective parishes...

Published:Monday | October 31, 2016 | 12:00 AM

If you want your children to get a full night's sleep, then remove all smartphones, tablets or any other types of electronic devices or screens from their bedroom, revealed a new study published this week in JAMA Pediatrics.Using a mobile device...

Published:Monday | October 24, 2016 | 12:00 AM

According to research, the next time you feel the urge to cry a river, don't hold back. Go ahead and let go. Just cry and cry and cry until you get it all out of your system and you begin to feel much...

Published:Monday | October 24, 2016 | 12:00 AM

In our last article, we mentioned the huge demand for removing unwanted hair, and we looked at the pros and cons of permanent removal. These include electrolysis, surgical hair removal, and laser hair removal.Today, we will focus on temporary...

Published:Tuesday | October 18, 2016 | 12:00 AM

Jamaica has always had mosquitoes, given its tropical climate. And we have all felt the effects, often dismissing them as pesky little creatures. There is an underlying conviction that these two facts make it unnecessary to pay attention to...

Published:Tuesday | October 18, 2016 | 9:37 AM

Kinder people have much better sex, and, in fact, more of it than everyone else, suggested a new study recently released by The British Journal of Psychology.For the study, 192 single women and 105 single men took a series of tests to assess their...

Published:Tuesday | October 18, 2016 | 12:00 AM

According to normal standards, on average a person urinates about five to eight cups or one to two litres of urine in about 24 hours. If you find yourself urinating much more frequently than that, the reason can be a simple infection or other...

Published:Tuesday | October 18, 2016 | 9:50 AM

According to a new study published by the Public Library of Science, Wednesday is the best day of the week to check your weight for the most accurate and reliable reading of your weight-loss progress. The study recommended weighing yourself only...

Published:Monday | October 10, 2016 | 12:00 AM

We all gain some weight as we get older! True or false? Well, perhaps not everyone, but there is indeed a weight challenge for many in the mid-life years, if not sooner. I am seeing you today in 2016 and you weigh 212 pounds. Flipping through your...

Published:Monday | October 10, 2016 | 12:00 AM

A new technique for interpreting mammograms has been found to be 30 per cent more accurate at predicting breast cancer, researchers at the Melbourne University in Australia stated.The new technique, which focuses on bright spots that show up in a...

Published:Monday | October 10, 2016 | 5:59 PM

1. DO MONTHLY BREASTSELF-EXAMWomen of all ages are encouraged to perform breast self-exams at least once a month. If in the shower, use the pads of your fingers, move around your entire breast in a circular pattern moving from the outside to the...

Published:Monday | October 3, 2016 | 12:00 AM

Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton said he has not received any report of babies being born in Jamaica with microcephaly, as a result of the Zika virus (ZIKV).The minister said they have on record more than 500 pregnant women who have contracted...

Published:Monday | October 3, 2016 | 12:00 AM

As Mental Health Week approaches in October, we may only take a passing note of the planned activities. After all, the fact that we, as a country, are poorly treating mentally ill persons is an inconvenient truth only acknowledged whenever there is...

Published:Monday | October 3, 2016 | 12:00 AM

A collaboration between some of the top biomedical researchers in the United Kingdom (UK) may be making progress towards finding a cure for HIV.This month marks six years since five leading research establishments agreed to cooperate to try to find...

Published:Monday | October 3, 2016 | 12:00 AM

As part of its overall surveillance of Zika and Zika-related effects, the Ministry of Health has indicated that all microcephaly, Guillain-Barre Syndrome and neurological conditions that may be related to Zika virus infection are to be reported on...

Published:Monday | September 26, 2016 | 12:00 AMDr Arusha Campbell-Chambers

For many persons, removing unwanted hair is part of their daily life. Some persons do it for perceived hygienic reasons, some for cultural reasons due to perceived standards of beauty, and others because their job dictates that they have a clean...

Published:Tuesday | September 27, 2016 | 12:00 AM

The Region of the Americas is the first in the world to have eliminated measles, a viral disease that can cause severe health problems, including pneumonia, blindness, brain swelling and even death. This achievement culminates a 22-year effort...

Published:Tuesday | September 27, 2016 | 12:00 AM

Jamaica was nominated to the executive board of the World Health Organization (WHO) during the 55th Directing Council Meeting of the Pan American Health Organization now underway in Washington, DC, United States.'This is a tremendous opportunity to...

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