| Profiles in Medicine The fear
of cancer
A DIAGNOSIS of cancer still causes pangs of fear and dread in a patient. This reaction is understandable since cancer is the second leading cause of death in Jamaica, and medical science, after all these years, has not yet identified its cause and... 
A nation at risk
JAMAICA'S MENTAL health services have come a long way, but still must go further. Daily, we are confronted with issues indicating that the mental and emotional health of our population is at risk. Some of the issues include the homeless, mentally ill...
Chronic disorders
and behaviour
CHRONIC DISORDERS in children have been of increasing importance over the past century, in association with the decline of acute illnesses, particularly those associated with infectious agents. Childhood survival has increased because of the... | 
