Jamaica Gleaner Profiles in Medicine published: Wednesday | July 16, 2003
Booster shots
Jamaica's routine immunisation programme will now prevent the sexually-transmitted disease, Hepatitis B as well as the germ linked to brain inflammation.
"I FOUND the greatest love of all, inside of me. Learning to love yourself, it is greatest love of all." These are lines taken from the song "Greatest Love of all, "made popular by Whitney Houston.
RECORD YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS: SO WE know that sticking to an exercise programme has many physiological and psychological benefits. Stress causes rumination, exercise is a positive distraction. When you have a plan, you feel less vulnerable.
YOU MAY wonder how your pharmacist is able to read your prescription. There is no mystery. The pharmacist is trained to interpret the combination of english and latin abbreviations that the doctor uses to write your prescription.
THE MAIN function of the skin is to protect the body from the outside environment. When the skin is healthy it does a very good job. When the skin is damaged in some way this function is compromised and our bodies may be under threat.