Health

Yesterday, World AIDS Day 2015 was commemorated under the theme 'Take Care of the Complete You: Ask For an HIV Test Too'. This year, the Ministry of Health will focus on a wellness and preventative drive that will be supported by mass media as well...

The United States Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug for multiple myeloma that boosts the immune system in patients who are resistant to other treatments.The drug, Darzalex, caused reductions in more than a quarter of patients' tumors...

For the discerning Jamaican palate, no respectable meal is complete without a juicy slab of meat. Former government employee Mark Smith shared this belief, eagerly devouring pork and ham, with a particular fondness for the skin. Little did Mark know...

With special emphasis on good customer service and follow-up with its clients, Health You Cultivate Family Care launched its wide range of services last Saturday with a free health fair.The health fair took place at its Hope Road, St Andrew,...

The teenage years make up some of the most significant and defining years of an individual's life. It's a period of transformation, self-discovery, excitement, fear, laughter and tears.The body is undergoing a number of physical changes and when it...

Below are excerpts from the audit done on the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), whose chairman is Calvin G. Brown. The audit team examined the Cornwall Regional Hospital (...

Autism is a neurological disorder which presents different symptoms on a spectrum of varying combinations and intensity. The signs of autism usually appear by the age of three years. Some researchers point to its signs appearing from as early as 12...

The single biggest threat facing the Jamaican health sector is the obesity epidemic. Having effectively dealt with infectious diseases that wreak havoc in other developing countries, Jamaicans are more likely to die from chronic non-communicable...

Jamaica's ability to tap into the medical-tourism sector has been significantly boosted under a multilateral arrangement signed recently between the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) and the Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation....

It's that time of the year again when we commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness month. While most breast cancers are discovered as a lump by the individual, there are other changes in the skin which can also be signs of breast cancer.Here are some...

The World Health Organization defines health as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity".Concurrently, one's oral health also plays a big role in the achievement of this overall...

THE GOAL of health care is to provide care which either prevents illness or, where illness exists, cure or manage so that we can continue to enjoy this life that is ours. Most of us would have experienced illness in some form or the other, some to a...