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Reduce salt in children’s foods, stop advertising salty products to children – PAHO/WHO

Published:Monday | March 23, 2015 | 12:00 AM

The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) is calling on the food-processing industry to reduce salt in their products - especially products for kids - and to stop advertising high-salt products to children.Making the...

Jamaica Energy Partners employees give blood

Published:Monday | March 23, 2015 | 12:00 AM

Last week staff members at Jamaica Energy Partners and its affiliate West Kingston Power Partners donated a total of 76 units of blood, as part of its annual blood drive. Employees were relieved when they...

Take a healthy bite for longer life

Published:Monday | March 16, 2015 | 6:02 PM

When I was a child, Grandma always warned us not to use our teeth to dig our graves. Now she is 106 years old and as strong as a lion, while some of her children and grandchildren are ailing from nutrition-related illnesses such as diabetes mellitus...

Treating arthritis with alternative medicine

Published:Monday | March 16, 2015 | 6:08 PM

Arthritis is an inflammation of one or more joints in the body. It is characterised by joint pain and stiffness. These symptoms usually worsen with age as the condition progresses. The most common types of arthritis are rheumatoid arthritis and...

Take small steps to better health

Published:Monday | March 9, 2015 | 12:00 AM

Staying healthy doesn't have to mean a total overhaul of your lifestyle or drastically changing the way you do things. Sometimes small changes can have big impacts. It is always best to start gradually, small steps at a time, and work those changes...

Health Bulletin

Published:Monday | March 9, 2015 | 12:00 AM

A telemedicine centre has opened at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, which will facilitate video consultation among doctors for effective diagnosis and treatment of children with cancers and blood...

Irregular menses - a Chinese medicine approach

Published:Monday | March 2, 2015 | 5:56 PM

Some women look forward to the days of no period with great anticipation, while some simply wish it would just come regularly, especially those hoping to conceive.Irregularities in the menstrual cycle may include:n Amenorrhea: the absence of...

Living with lymphoedema

Published:Monday | March 2, 2015 | 5:50 PMDr Bernadette Bryan-Frankson

March is Lymphoedema Awareness Month. There are two types of lymphoedema, primary and secondary, and it affects persons of all ages. Lymphoedema occurs when the lymphatic circulation fails to function correctly, causing persistent swelling of the...

Facts about measles

Published:Monday | February 23, 2015 | 6:21 PM

There is a current outbreak of measles in the United States, which has recently spread to Mexico. The Caribbean, including Jamaica, has been measles-free since 1991. It is important for us to maintain this status and so, the Ministry of Health has...

Immunisation ... the difference between life and death

Published:Monday | February 23, 2015 | 6:13 PMAnastasia Cunningham

In light of the current measles outbreak in sections of the United States and Mexico, the Ministry of Health has embarked on an aggressive measles-prevention campaign to ensure that all...

Weight loss and management - a Chinese medicine approach

Published:Monday | February 16, 2015 | 12:00 AM

It's February, yet some of us are still feeling the evidence of the joys and bellyful of the Christmas season. Weight management isn't rocket science, but it sure feels that way. In many cases...

HEALTH BULLETIN

Published:Monday | February 16, 2015 | 12:00 AM

The Medical Association of Jamaica last week launched its Golden Jubilee celebrations at the Terra Nova Hotel in St Andrew, with June 7-14 designated as the MAJ's Golden Jubilee week. The oldest professional...

Go nuts for love this Valentine’s Day

Published:Monday | February 9, 2015 | 12:00 AM

What plans do you have to express your love this Valentine's Day? Chocolate, wine, roses, fruits, lingerie or jewelry? How about gifts for the heart from the heart?

See food as medicine - nutritionist

Published:Monday | February 9, 2015 | 4:37 PM


The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) is encouraging Jamaicans to recognise the medicinal value of food and use it to their advantage.
Nutritionist at the HFJ, Francis Mahfood, said that people are consuming too much food and are eating the wron...

Sitting will kill you, even if you exercise

Published:Monday | February 9, 2015 | 4:49 PM


Sit way less and stand or walk a way lot more. That’s the recommendation from a new research that is warning that too much sitting can actually be fatal. The study in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that sedentary behavior increases ou...

Fall in love for good health

Published:Tuesday | February 10, 2015 | 12:09 PM


Want to improve your overall health? The prescription: fall in love. There is a reason why people in love seem to undergo a total transformation. Many studies are showing that love can keep you healthy mentally, physically, socially and spirituall...

Fall in love for good health

Published:Wednesday | February 11, 2015 | 12:00 AM

Want to improve your overall health? The prescription: fall in love. There is a reason why people in love seem to undergo a total transformation.

Go nuts for love this Valentine's Day

Published:Wednesday | February 11, 2015 | 12:00 AM

What plans do you have to express your love this Valentine's Day? Chocolate, wine, roses, fruits, lingerie or jewelry? How about gifts for the heart from the heart?

See food as medicine - nutritionist

Published:Wednesday | February 11, 2015 | 12:00 AM

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) is encouraging Jamaicans to recognise the medicinal value of food and use it to their advantage.

Sitting will kill you, even if you exercise

Published:Wednesday | February 11, 2015 | 12:00 AM

Sit way less and stand or walk a way lot more. That's the recommendation from a new research that is warning that too much sitting can actually be fatal.

Medical equipment worth $9m handed over to UHWI

Published:Wednesday | February 4, 2015 | 12:00 AM

Medical equipment valued at $9 million was handed over to the University Hospital of the West Indies by Guardian Life during an official ceremony held on the hospital's grounds last week. Minister of Health Dr Fenton Ferguson said the event marked the continuation of a fruitful public-private partnership.

CARPHA issues warning ahead of influenza season

Published:Wednesday | February 4, 2015 | 12:00 AM

The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is warning Caribbean people to practise good personal hygiene in order to reduce the risk of transmission of influenza and other respiratory viruses.

Scientists find new target for most aggressive breast cancer

Published:Wednesday | February 4, 2015 | 12:00 AM

A new study has linked deficiency in a gene that controls autophagy - a process that recycles cell waste - with triple-negative breast cancer. The researchers suggest increasing activity of the gene could be an effective way to treat patients with this most aggressive and stubborn cancer.

HEALTH BULLETIN

Published:Monday | February 2, 2015 | 12:00 AM

- Immunisation for children offered at no cost at government health centresAs Jamaica closely monitors the measles outbreak, which has affected several states in the United States and Mexico, Chief Medical Officer Dr Marion Bullock DuCasse is remindi...

Is your sleep position harming your health?

Published:Monday | February 2, 2015 | 5:55 PM

Is your sleep position harming your health?Thanks to poor sleeping positions, a study by the Institute of Medicine found that millions of adults suffer from sleep or wakefulness disorders, which results in falling asleep on the job (or at school) or...

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