A new normal BLOOD PRESSURE
Jamaican health officials are now studying the local implications of new U.S. guidelines redefining "normal" blood pressure as readings below 120/80 mm Hg instead of the usual 140/90.
Key blood pressure messages
KEY MESSAGES in the Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC VII): (1) In persons older than 50 years...
Soursop seeds are toxic
SOURSOP DRINKS are refreshing. To extract the juice, the seeded pulp is pressed through a sieve, beaten with milk or water and sweetened but if an electric blender is used, one must first be careful to remove all the seeds, since they are somewhat toxic.
WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY MAY 31
The cost of cigarette smoking EACH YEAR, cigarette smoking exacts a heavy toll on the lives of Jamaicans in terms of ill health, chronic disability and death.
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