Health

We will start the strength- training routine by choosing exercises to target all our muscle groups. Always start the workout with the larger muscle groups, followed by the smaller ones....

Valentine's Day is just behind us along with New Year's and Christmas.Each of these celebrations bring with them highs and lows. This is when many break-ups take place. If you are going through a break-up remind yourself...

Traditionally, this is the time for spring cleaning your home, but why not spring clean your body with a simple detox? This mini-detox can be done over a weekend, extended to a week, but is most effective if done for 21 days....

Addiction begins and ends in pain - Dear Ms Thompson, Here is a poem I wrote about addiction of which many of us suffer...

United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notified the public that the use of stomach acid drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) may be associated with an increased risk of clostridium difficile-associated...

By now, we should be well aware of our physical activity readiness status.Hopefully, we have also decided to embark on a strength-training programme, especially because of its many health benefits.

In writing this article, I wanted to reflect on the life of artiste Whitney Houston. Today, the world is devastated. We are shocked. Whitney was a phenomenal singer who blessed our lives with a wonderful...

So how is the test done? While a woman lies on an exam table, the clinician inserts a speculum into her vagina to widen it...

Ok, so we already know that Jamaican men don't like to do the digital rectal examination to screen for prostate cancer, but similarly, are women doing the equally invasive Pap smear examination to screen for cervical...

I am impressed when a patient says that she and her partner tested for "everything" before starting a new sexual relationship.

The article in The Sunday Gleaner of January 29, 2012 was shocking and disgraceful. The majority of employees, from ancillary staff to the professionals, at large institutions such as Bellevue Hospital are well intentioned and hard-working....

This is the first in a series of articles that will provide an overview of the major policies and guidelines practitioners of physical medicine should adhere to in developing and executing physical exercise programmes....