Health

Good day, Dr Campbell-Chambers, I read your column in The Gleaner and I found some information quite interesting...

For almost anyone trying to watch their weight, choosing healthy snacks can be a challenge. Yet, the bottom line is, we need snacks in a healthy diet. Snacks can provide energy in the middle of the day or when you exercise...

Parenting style is at the top of the list. It is the most important ingredient in creating winners. There is enough research in the psychology literature to confirm this. The average parent in Jamaica is authoritarian. They are rigid, restrictive in their manner towards children...

Dear Dr Gardner, Is it very effective to do abdominals and consume water at the same time? Someone told me it can cause the abs to lose its power in the process...

Autism now affects one child in every 88 born. As this disorder is four to five times more common in boys than in girls, it affects one in every 54 boys and one in every 252 girls...

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), health is a complete state of physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease.This opens up a lot of food for thought...

Risk of codeine use in children - The US Food and Drug Administration recently issued a drug-safety communication concerning three children who died and one child who experienced a non-fatal but life-threatening case of respiratory depression after taking...

Razor bumps are inflammatory reactions to hair entering the skin, mostly in individuals who shave regularly. More than 50 per cent of black males are affected...

After my first semester in medical school it was not just the Christmas spirit I was feeling on my return home. My relatives were all excited and expected a lot from me after three months of learning the basic medical sciences!

Jamaica's national dish is ackee and salt fish. Ackee, Sapida blighia, a fruit named after Captain William Bligh, who took the fruit from West Africa to Jamaica. Salt fish is a headless cod that is dried, then salted to increase flavour and shelf life....

For many centuries, Chinese medicine (Oriental medicine) has been used to successfully treat a wide variety of illnesses, allowing patients to overcome many diseases through the use of acupuncture and herbal formulas...

Skin bleaching is the use of chemical substances to try to lighten skin tone or complexion by reducing the amount of melanin in the skin. Melanin is the main substance that gives the skin its colour. It helps to protect the skin from the damaging effects of sunlight...