Exercising on a low-carb diet
DESPITE THE controversy surrounding low-carbohydrate diets such as the Atkins Diet, many people have found these diets effective for weight loss.

From head lice to dead lice
M ANY PARENTS often seek solutions to the burdensome problem caused by head lice (Pediculus capitis). These small parasitic insects live mainly on the scalp and neck hairs of human hosts.

Dental health alert for men
ALTHOUGH MOST people have some oral health problem at some point in their lives, men of all ages are more likely than women to have more periodontal disease.

Fighting acne - Forget the infomercials
YOUR FACE contains hundreds of small nearly invisible hairs, each of which grows in an area called a follicle. Each hair comes out to the surface of the skin through a hole commonly called a pore.

Addicted to sex!
F OR MANY this article may be difficult to read. We may identify with patterns of behaviour in family members, friends and ourselves.

Healthy snacking
MANY PERSONS see snacking as 'eating on the run', when they have no time to sit down to a meal. This varies from 'fast food', to some form of pastry, sweet or any type of finger food.

'Gastro' vaccine trial enrols 1000th baby
THE UNIVERSITY of the West Indies' Vaccines Infectious Diseases Centre has already enrolled more than 1,000 babies in the local leg of an international vaccine trial, testing a new vaccine to protect babies against the rotavirus.