Jamaica Gleaner Profiles in Medicine published: Wednesday | April 21, 2004
The virus that causes cervical cancer
FOR THE most part, cervical cancer (cancer of the cervix) does not occur in women by chance. Various studies indicate that at least 95 per cent of cervical cancer cases are caused by a germ, known as the human papillomavirus (HPV).
Vaccination Week 2004
JAMAICA WILL join the rest of the Americas in observing Vaccination Week of the Americas throughout the period April 24 - 30.
MANY JAMAICAN women have fantasies of making love to a masculine yet sensitive man who is skilled at lovemaking and respects her like no other. For the man, his most cherished fantasy is to make love to two women in bed.
HAVE YOU been thinking recently about your eating habits and considering that you should try to change how you eat for the better? Perhaps someone in the family has developed one of the chronic disorders and you have heard that these conditions often run.
CONSUMERS OFTEN complain about medication prices. In the case of HIV/AIDS medicines, the situation assumes greater poignancy. One solution is for pharmacists to offer a less-expensive but equivalent generic option, if one exists. - Ellen Campbell-Grizzle
A BURN is tissue damage caused by a variety of agents such as heat, chemicals, electricity, sunlight or nuclear radiation. Burns often lead to infection due to damage to the skin's protective layer.
KIDNAPPED, EXILED, tortured, harsh treatment, overworked, whipped, used and discarded. So began our history as a people. The original inhabitants of Jamaica were wiped out after 150 years of Spanish rule.
The warm up 1. FROM THE normal standing position push up on the balls of your feet, then push up on the toes of your right foot, then return to the ball of your right foot while you push up on the toes of your left foot.
