Schizophrenia- misunderstood but treatable
Schizophrenia is a serious and challenging medical illness. According to reports from the Ministry of Health, it affects more than 10,000 individuals in Jamaica, which resulted in 1.2 percent of the world’s population. It is characterised by...

What You Should Know About Asthma
Asthma is a chronic disease in which sufferers have repeated attacks of difficulty in breathing and coughing. To understand what happens in asthmatic attacks it is helpful to visualise the basic structure of the airway tubes of the lung...

SORREL WITH GINGER- A Nutricious Delight
It’s a pleasurable Christmas tradition enjoyed by many all over the Caribbean, with a refreshing touch of ginger and sometimes the ever welcome splash of white rum.It is so delicious that many crave second and even thirds and most persons dare not...

Climate change spurs Dengue Early Warning System for the Caribbean
Kingston, 19 October 2007 (Panos) - Very little is said about the role of climate change in the outbreak and spread of mosquito borne diseases in the Caribbean. People usually blame poverty and poor vector control for mosquito borne diseases...

Dental Health is important to general health.
One of the most beautiful sites to behold is ‘clean, healthy-looking’ teeth in an individual’s mouth.What is even more gratifying is the knowledge that good dental health can contribute so much to an individual’s general health and wellbeing. “What...