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...
One of the latest diets focuses on avoiding gluten from wheat, whether you have celiac disease or not. One of the latest books touts that wheat makes us fat, is addictive, and causes everything from heart disease and diabetes to obesity...
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...
Constipation is the infrequent or difficult passage of stools. Normal bowel movement frequency varies widely. However, you probably have constipation if you've had at least two of the following symptoms...
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...
The immune system, the body's defence mechanism against infections, is a health topic worthy of a lot of our attention. Every chance I get I try to read as much as possible about it. It appears that if scientists would focus more on the immune system...
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!
Metastatic colorectal cancer drug approvedThe US Food and Drug Administration recently approved Zaltrap (ziv-aflibercept) for use in combination with a FOLFIRI (folinic acid, fluorouracil and irinotecan) chemotherapy regimen to treat adults with...
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....
Dr Gardner,I saw some information on a website regarding strengthening abdominals after pregnancy where you stated that it is important to build the strength of the deepest abdominal muscles first before the external...
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...
Nurses exposed to child-protection law - "We are not all bad parents, but sometimes parents need parenting," according to Nicole Chambers, legal adviser at the Child Development Agency (CDA).
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...
Dear Dr Brown, I am a type-2 diabetic (otherwise in very good health) and take cinnamon in the powdered form almost every morning splashed over my fruits along with grounded flaxseed and pumpkin seed, all mixed together.
The Grabham Society (The Jamaican Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists) honoured three nurses, five obstetricians and gynaecologists and four health institutions during its recently held annual clinical conference and awards banquet ...
Want to cut back on calories? Cut your food into smaller pieces. Researchers found that smaller pieces of food are more 'rewarding' and lead to a greater feeling of fullness than one large piece of food with equal energy values...
Peas and beans are classified as legumes in the Caribbean food groups. Examples of peas and beans include red peas (small and large), chick peas (garbanzo beans), lentils, broad beans, split peas ...
St Ann's Bay Regional Hospital conference -The St Ann's Bay Regional Hospital annual scientific conference was held recently at the Sunset Jamaica Grande Resort in Ocho Rios under the theme 'Advancing Patient Centred Health Care Delivery through...
According to the experts, some of the long-held beliefs about weight loss may not be true. The theory that 3,500 fewer calories eaten equals one pound of weight loss may take longer than you think.
I've rediscovered the joy of ping pong!Dear Doc,I am male, 59 years old and have recently rediscovered the pleasure of playing ping pong (similar to table tennis).
Retired matron Emma Hutchinson, her husband, Gladstone (second left), daughter, Joan-Andrea and Dr Milton Hardie, president, the Grabham Society of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, share lens time after Matron Hutchinson collected her Golden...
