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Jamaica Gleaner Profiles in Medicine
published: Wednesday | November 10, 2004

Tackling razor bumps
RAZOR BUMPS develop on the skin after shaving. Often these bumps are red and irritated or they may become pus-filled. They develop as a result of ingrown hairs. Our tightly-curled hairs growing into the skin cause these bumps.

How smoking affects your vision
CIGARETTE SMOKERS are four times more likely to develop age-related macular degeneration (AMD) that results in severe irreversible loss of vision.


Make your relationship work
WHEREVER WE are, whatever we do, we all need someone to lean on. But, why are relationships so difficult?...


Vaccines and toxins
WE MAY often be concerned about protecting ourselves from infectious diseases. What can we do? Will it be costly? You can feel assured that we have the ability to protect ou rselves! Immunisation is a very good way to prevent infectious disease.


Learning to masturbate
HUMANS ARE one of several species that masturbate. Stimulating one's own genitals with the hand or an object is also common among the primates (monkeys and apes).






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