WORLD LEPROSY Day is observed on the last Sunday of January every year. This year it was marked on January 26, and recognised by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to honour the resilience of...
DEPRESSION IS a serious disorder that affects your whole body, including your mood and thoughts. It touches every part of your life. It is important to know that depression is not a personal weakness or character flaw and treatment is often needed...
FEEL LIKE middle age is closing in on you? You are not alone. A 2008 study of data from two million people found that midlife depression spans the globe. In the United States, it peaks at around age 40 for women and 50 for men, and usually starts...
IF YOU find it harder to focus your attention and absorb information as you age, you are not imagining it. Normal ageing leads to gradual changes in many skills associated with thinking and memory. In fact, research shows that memory loss begins as...
MEMORY SLIPS are aggravating, frustrating, and sometimes worrisome. When they happen more than they should, they can trigger fears of looming dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. Memory loss is unusual forgetfulness, that you may not be able to...
OUR SKIN and cardiovascular system might seem like separate entities, each with its own distinct function, but in reality, they are intimately connected. Both play critical roles in overall health, and recent research has revealed fascinating links...
WASHINGTON (AP): Alcohol is a leading cause of cancer, a risk that should be clearly labelled on drinks Americans consume, US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy proposed on last Friday. Murthy’s advisory comes as research and evidence mounts about the...
APPROXIMATELY ONE million people in the United States are living with a primary brain tumour, and an estimated 94,390 new cases are diagnosed each year. Brain tumours can significantly impact a patient’s life, often leading to serious complications...
IT CAN be very difficult to hear that you have diabetes. You probably will feel overwhelmed and confused. You are asking yourself, what are the steps you need to take to take care of you. Well, the good news is you have a community to fall back on...
SLEEP IS essential for your health as it refreshes the mind and repairs the body. Lack of sleep can cause fatigue, poor memory and concentration, mood disturbances, impaired judgement and reaction time, and poor physical coordination. It can also...
The Heart Institute of the Caribbean (HIC) is to stage its 2025 International Masters of Medicine Conference on January 18 and 19 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. A media release notes that the event ‘is rooted in academic and...
Approximately one million people in the United States are living with a primary brain tumour, and an estimated 94,390 new cases are diagnosed each year. Brain tumours can significantly impact a patient’s life, often leading to serious complications...
NEW YORK (AP): A new year is the time to set new goals. Yet studies have shown that most people don’t tend to uphold their New Year’s resolutions much past the first month. In an attempt to reframe the thinking around new year goal-setting, a new...
The start of a new year brings a wave of motivation to improve your health, fitness, and overall well-being. However, many people approach their goals with lofty ambitions that quickly fade because they are either unsustainable or too overwhelming...
We know fruit is good for us; however, people living with diabetes are often told they cannot eat fruit because it is too sweet or contains too much sugar. In truth, whole, fresh fruit is full of fibre, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, making...
CHRISTMAS IS just one day, right? One day of eating all the delicious foods, even overeating them, is not going to harm your heart. However, most of us have spent the whole year overeating, and Christmas is not just one day when you think about the...
Published:Wednesday | December 18, 2024 | 12:08 AM
THE CHRISTMAS season is often seen as a time of joy and celebration, but for many senior citizens, it can also be a time of loneliness and isolation. With family and friends busy with their own commitments, some seniors may feel left out or...
CHRISTMAS IS an exciting time of year when many of us spend quality time with loved ones. It is also a time when routine and behaviour around food can change, as you may be off from school, college or work. Food is usually a focus of this quality...
Published:Wednesday | December 11, 2024 | 12:07 AM
“You are not alone. Keep going!” In Layers of Healing: Discovering Purpose in Pain and Trauma, author Chantaeu Munroe tells her readers that there is freedom that can be found on the other side of their pain. “There is hope on the other side of...
IMAGINE YOUR 10-year-old child slipping into a coma, unable to wake up. No parent should ever experience that heart-wrenching fear, and no child should ever face such a painful reality. Yet, this was the nightmare that nearly became true for Marsha...
CHANTAEU MUNROE is a certified clinical trauma professional and Christian life coach whose passion is to help people transform their lives through wholistic healing of the mind and body. Her journey is marked by a steadfast dedication to healing,...
Published:Wednesday | November 27, 2024 | 12:10 AM
RA Williams Distributors Limited is revolutionising epilepsy care in Jamaica with the introduction of Iracet, the first generic Levetiracetam available in Jamaica. Iracet, a play on the drug name LevetIRACETam, provides an affordable alternative to...
TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES often involve a threat to life or safety, but any situation that leaves you feeling overwhelmed and isolated can result in trauma, even if it does not involve physical harm. It is not the objective circumstances that determine...
Published:Wednesday | November 20, 2024 | 12:06 AM
WHEN A heart attack strikes, it does not always feel the same in women as it does in men. Women do not always get the same classic heart attack symptoms as men, such as crushing chest pain that radiates down one arm. Those heart attack symptoms can...
Published:Wednesday | November 20, 2024 | 12:06 AM
MANY JAMAICAN seniors fondly recall the days when their parents thrived on diets that included high sugary-content like porridges and juices. It is common to hear, “My parents lived long eating this way, so why should I change?” Indeed, our elders...
