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Published:Wednesday | December 5, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Many of our health problems are caused by poor circulation. Kidney damage, erectile dysfunction, visual impairment from diabetes, heart attack and stroke are few of the problems we can encounter if our circulation is compromised.

Published:Wednesday | December 5, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Dear Eulalee, Congratulations on on your article. I totally agree with the contents....

Published:Wednesday | November 28, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Children benefit from cardiac surgery - Twelve children benefited from cardiac surgery carried out by a team from Chain of Hope Foundation UK at the Bustamante Hospital for Children (BHC) during a medical mission last week.

Published:Wednesday | November 28, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Gloria Tsang doesn't believe in dieting. In fact, she authored a book about getting healthy while avoiding diets. She focuses on 50 small actions for lasting weight loss. Tsang is a registered dietitian who got her start helping her father live through a cancer diagnosis....

Published:Wednesday | November 28, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Allium sativum, known as da suan in Chinese herbology, or just simply garlic, is a staple in just about any meat dish one can think of and likely every functioning kitchen here in Jamaica. It has a long list of benefits, not the least of which is as a spice in cooking....

Published:Wednesday | November 28, 2012 | 12:00 AM

We are experiencing quite a busy season of viral illnesses! The dengue outbreak is not quite over yet, but here comes another illness, gastroenteritis.Gastroenteritis is an intestinal infection that causes vomiting, diarrhoea, and related symptoms.

Published:Wednesday | November 28, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Your skin can be classified into various basic types depending on how it usually looks and behaves. We tend to have a basic type which becomes drier as we age...

Published:Wednesday | November 21, 2012 | 12:00 AM

"Morning, I have a student who told me her dad bought her a vibrator for her to use when she feels horny," a concerned and flabbergasted teacher wrote to a friend, who texted it to the National Family Planning Board.

Published:Wednesday | November 21, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Two infant ventilators, valued at more than $2 million, were officially donated to the paediatric ward of the St Ann's Bay Regional Hospital on November 12 by the Issa Trust Foundation.

Published:Wednesday | November 21, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Blood pressure is the force exerted by the blood on the walls of the arteries. Optimal blood pressure is 120/80 or less, while blood pressure above 140/90 is referred to as high blood pressure or hypertension.

Published:Wednesday | November 21, 2012 | 12:00 AM

I couldn't be the only one concerned about how increasingly polluted the ambient air around Kingston and St Andrew has become in recent times. Every other vehicle is spitting out thick, black smoke...

Published:Wednesday | November 21, 2012 | 12:00 AM

In your 50s and over and perhaps even before, a big belly is often seen as a sign of contentment or prosperity. I am told that some women find 'big belly' men to be sexy. Yet many women agonise over their creeping waistline...

Published:Wednesday | November 21, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Diabetes in children is increasing in Jamaica. This increase may be as a result of, or a combination of, factors such as reduced breastfeeding, more television watching, less physical activities, poor eating habits ...

Published:Wednesday | November 14, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Sometimes, walnuts can be downright surprising. Who would think a walnut could help with infertility? What researcher would have even thought to test that hypothesis?

Published:Wednesday | November 14, 2012 | 12:00 AM

A headache is pain in any region of the head. Headaches may occur on one or both sides of the head, be isolated to a certain location, radiate across the head from one point to another or have a vice-like quality...

Published:Wednesday | November 14, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Think about that question for a while. I am reflecting on several experiences I have had over the years. An African doctor told me he went to examine a patient in hospital once. The patient chased him away. She stated, "I do not want any African to treat me."

Published:Wednesday | November 14, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Today, most children lead much healthier lives and parents live with much less anxiety and worry over certain serious infections during childhood...

Published:Wednesday | November 14, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Xeljanz approved for rheumatoid arthritis - The US Food and Drug Administration recently approved Xeljanz (tofacitinib) to treat adults with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis...

Published:Wednesday | November 14, 2012 | 12:00 AM

It is well known that cigarette smoking affects the health of individuals by increasing the risk of life-threatening diseases like cancer, lung and heart disease...

Published:Wednesday | November 7, 2012 | 12:00 AM

The US Food and Drug Administration recently expanded the approved use of Xarelto (rivaroxaban) to include treating deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE), and to reduce the risk of recurrent DVT and PE following initial treatment.

Published:Wednesday | November 7, 2012 | 12:00 AM

A high-intensity interval exercise prescription is frequently used to get persons to lose weight; it also boosts cardiovascular fitness and improves endurance.

Published:Wednesday | November 7, 2012 | 12:00 AM

The World Meteorological Association has a policy of permanently retiring the names of really destructive hurricanes. So we can rest assured that we will never see Gilbert passing this way again, and Sandy is likely to meet the same fate given her recent awful behaviour.

Published:Wednesday | November 7, 2012 | 12:00 AM

It is reported worldwide that one in four young people suffer from a mental illness. However, in many instances, it is very difficult to make the diagnosis in young people, as sometimes it is hard to distinguish between the behaviour associated with the turbulent teens and that of a mental disorder.

Published:Wednesday | November 7, 2012 | 12:00 AM

It's a parent's responsibility to take care of a child's physical needs, which include providing age-appropriate food and drink.

Published:Wednesday | November 7, 2012 | 12:00 AM

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