Health

Dear Readers, Happy holidays to you all.Today is Boxing Day and, traditionally, we continue the Christmas tradition, by celebrating with family and friends. I want to pause and express to you all our profound thanks and appreciation to you, our dear readers...

In Jamaica, Christmas is a time when many people throw caution to the wind and indulge in food and drinks and various social activities. We don't usually think about our health at this time because 'Christmas comes only once per year'. But does this mean that we cannot make healthy food choices during the Yuletide season?

Much more attention is being focused on strength development these days, and this should continue well into 2013. Strength exercises are at the core of weight loss, weight gain and body-building exercise prescriptions.

The harmful use of alcohol results in 2.5 million deaths each year. The World Health Organization (WHO) has a global strategy and status report to assist member states in their efforts to reduce the harmful use of alcohol.

Food is as much a part of holiday gatherings as football, candles and carols. This holiday season, keep food safety in mind as you prepare food for family and friends.

Christmas is an exciting time of the year for kids. And for most adults, too! The kids are looking forward to toys, toys and more toys! While we are making their wishes come true, let us ensure that they have a safe holiday season.

In the fifth paper of The Lancet, - an online publication series, published on July 20 of this year, 2011 results show that the prevalence of HIV/AIDS among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Jamaica is 31 per cent and constitutes 1.7 per cent of the...

We have been having a lot of discussion about our children in crisis. Here are two fictitious cases to highlight the complex problems these children face and their complex behavioural and mental health.

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.

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.

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....