'Contraception and Young People: A Focus on Zika' was the focus of this year's World Contraception Day (WCD), observed each year on September 26.Under the endorsement of the National Family Planning...
If you are getting up in age but want to maintain that youthful look, with beautiful, healthy hair, nails and skin, here are seven powerful anti-ageing, nutrient-rich foods that are must haves for your daily diet...
Researchers at the University of Florida (UF) in the United States have identified a patient in Haiti with a serious mosquito-borne illness that has never before been reported in the Caribbean nation.Known as Mayaro virus, it is closely related to...
Published:Monday | September 19, 2016 | 12:00 AMLatonya Linton
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month is being observed in September under the theme: 'Don't Delay ... Check Your Prostate'. September 17-24 is being observed as Prostate Cancer Awareness Week.The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there will...
The incidence and prevalence of prostate cancer is very high in Afro-Caribbean men and is the second leading cause of death in men age 55-70 years.Jamaican men, in particular, have one of the highest prevalence of prostate cancer. A study reported...
This year, children are the focus for Caribbean Wellness Week, under the theme ‘Healthy Children in Healthy Environments’. CARICOM has recognised the important to focus on children, with the belief that young people have the right to...
"I don't business with that anymore" is Mrs. T's reply to my probing about her sex life. "Since my husband pass I just keep to myself". At 60 years, she is in good health and having a happy life without sex. Or so it seems!...
Minister of Health Dr Christopher Tufton, is urging leaders in the health sector to remain persistent in the fight against non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Jamaica.He noted that seven out of every 10 deaths in Jamaica are related to some form of...
Jamaica's lush and rustic southwestern coast has been earmarked as ideal for the development of health and wellness tourism.In advocating this position, Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett said this area is also ideally suited for the concept of...
More needed to tackle childhood obesity, NCDs - top expertChildhood obesity is a growing problem across the Caribbean and needs to be addressed if the epidemic of non-communicable diseases is to be brought under control, argued Dr Alafia Samuels,...
10 tips to help childrendevelop healthy lifestyle habitsWith the alarming statistics that in every CARICOM state more than one in 10 children is obese, with the numbers rising, it is critical to begin to help them develop healthy lifestyle habits...
Hundreds of Jamaicans living with kidney disease have benefited from the work of the Bridge of Life Foundation since they began their missions to Jamaica in 2011. The team of doctors consisting of local and overseas-based volunteers is currently...
Italian researchers say they have found evidence that the Zika virus can affect the brains of adults, and may damage memory.The virus is now known to cause devastating damage to the brains of developing fetuses, and there has been some indirect...
In a previous article, I pointed out that dementia is not a specific disease but rather refers to a group of symptoms related to cognitive impairment which can be caused by a number of different diseases and conditions. The result is progressive...
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this month approved a new absorbable heart stent to treat coronary artery disease. It is the first on the market that dissolves over time, and it will advance the treatment of coronary artery...
The zika virus can live in the eyes with tears, spreading the mosquito-borne disease further, new research suggests.Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, United States, are trying to find out if Zika is being transmitted from person...
Since June, cases of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) have been increasing in the Caribbean. PAHO seeks to expand and strengthen the professional capacity to manage these cases.
As part of its vector control activities, the Ministry of Health has developed a House Inspection Card. Vector control workers will use the cards as a tool to assess homes and identify mosquito breeding sites islandwide. Following the assessment,...
Did you know sex can actually be the answer to your problems? Sometimes it is as simple and easy as that. A good bout of sex session that ends in mind-blowing orgasm...or two...and a whole host of problems just vanish....poof...just like that....
Published:Monday | August 29, 2016 | 12:00 AMDr Alfred Dawes
Another Olympic Games has been completed. And again an island of 2.7 million people has dominated the track and captured the attention of the world. Blind patriotism aside, the Rio games belonged to Jamaica, especially the immortal Usain Bolt....
AFP — Female mosquitoes can transmit the Zika virus to their eggs and offspring, suggesting that efforts to kill adult mosquitoes will fall short, researchers said on Monday. Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston...
Over 300 students received medical and optical checks at the Digicel-STAR back-to-school fair. Of this number, the doctors on-call have reported that the majority were fully immunized. In Jamaica, the immunization regulations under the Public...
The topic of gut health is much more topical today than decades ago and is not something we should shy away from. It affects millions of people. Are you affected? Is your gut healthy?More and more research has revealed that critical to overall...
The Ministry of Health has identified an expert group to look at recommendations to address the support that will be required for children born with birth defects associated with the Zika virus. The expert group consists of a neuro psychologist,...
