Health

Approximately ten to 15 per cent of couples worldwide have infertility issues. This means, therefore, that more than 80 million people around the world are infertile. While infertility, rates vary among different...

As part of their last set of activities before final examinations, Nutribuddies, a group of University of the West Indies (UWI) students from the department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work, hosted a health fair at the UWI Undercroft...

This week's Doctor's Appointment was a continuation of the discussion on silent mental illnesses featuring Drs Aggrey Irons and Geoffrey Walcott, consultant psychiatrists, along with Andrew Jackson, who struggles with bipolar disorder, and his...

New research suggests that another serious neurological condition can be added to the list of those connected to the Zika virus (ZIKV) infection. According to a small study, the mosquito-borne illness could cause an autoimmune condition known as...

A new study from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, United States is suggesting that caffeine could reduce the likelihood of having erectile dysfunction (ED).Researchers found that men over the age of 20 who consumed the...

This year, World Health Day, which will be commemorated tomorrow, will focus on ways to halt the rise of diabetes worldwide.In that regard, the main goals of the World Health Organization (WHO) are to increase awareness about the rise in diabetes,...

"Doc, what's causing me to have this pain? Do you think we should do an MRI? What if it is my kidneys?"More and more my patients have become caught up in diagnosing their conditions and bringing their thoughts to the table.Generally, patients do ask...

Researchers are touting that this year’s flu vaccine is providing good protection against the most actively circulating strain of the virus, H1N1. “It’s pretty good. Last year it was zero per cent effective, this year it’s...

Although the H1N1 influenza (flu) virus is often referred to as the swine flu, that is no longer the case. The association was made because when it was first detected in 2009, the virus was similar to those found in pigs, and persons who caught it...

With the resurgence of the H1N1 virus in Jamaica, persons are being encouraged to utilise preventative measures to help prevent the spread of the virus that causes this illness. Everyday hand hygiene, both hand washing and hand sanitising with an...

'Overfed and Undernourished: Dietary Choices in Modern Jamaica' was the topic former GraceKennedy scholar Professor Marvin Reid focused on at the annual GraceKennedy Foundation Lecture at The Jamaica Pegasus last week.In his 45-minute-long...

Chronic kidney disease is a condition characterised by the gradual loss of kidney function for a period of longer than three months.The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs lying at the back of the abdomen whose primary function are to filter the...