There has been a justifiable increase in the use of insect repellents because of the current outbreak of the chikungunya virus. Here are some guidelines derived from www.emedecinehealth.com regarding the different types of insect repellents and their uses:
The Pesticides Control Authority (PCA) is urging persons to exercise caution when using insecticides to get rid of vectors, including mosquitoes, as efforts continue to control the spread of the chikungunya virus.
Jamaican pharmacists report that paracetamol of all types is in high demand, due to the outbreak of the chikungunya virus. The pain from chik-V is hard to bear, and so patients are in search for a remedy.
Ferocity has come to symbolise the growing risk from emerging and re-emerging pathogens. Dr Sheik Humarr Khan and his team in Sierre Leone, Africa, thought they had broken the back of Lassa fever and reduced the mortality rates seen in previous outbreaks of the Ebola virus.
Two of the most common cancers in Jamaicans over the age of 40 years old are breast cancer and prostate cancer. Regular screening for these cancers improves your chances of detecting them at an early stage and getting treated successfully.
The number of cases in the Ebola outbreak has risen to nearly 9,000, with the number of dead climbing to nearly 4,500, as the World Health Organization (WHO) warned yesterday that there could be up to 10,000 new cases a week in two months.
In commemoration of World Mental Health Day 2014, Dr Fenton Ferguson launched the Healthy Mind, Jamaica's Mental Health Handbook and Directory of Mental Health Services on Friday at the offices of the Pan American Health Organization, University of the West Indies, Mona.
The rising incidence of obesity and related chronic diseases in all sectors of society is now of concern to everyone. Earlier this year, the Ministry of Health declared that closer attention would be paid to the offerings at restaurants, especially fast-food.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that the blood of patients who recover from the deadly Ebola virus could be used to treat those still suffering from the disease.
Growing up in the country, there was always a challenge with running water, but granny always had buckets of water in the bathroom, kitchen and in a line at the back door.
Asthma is a respiratory condition which causes the airway to narrow, swell and produce extra mucus and can result in difficulty breathing, coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness and pain.
Obese women have a harder time getting pregnant, noted a study. One Indian study of 300 morbidly obese women found that over 90 per cent of them developed polycystic ovarian disease, a condition associated with infertility, over a three-year period.
