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Jamaica Gleaner Profiles in Medicine
published: Wednesday | March 30, 2005

My child IS USING GANJA
GANJA IS the most commonly used illicit drug in Jamaica. It is used in folk medicine to treat a number of conditions. The drug is used by Rastafarians as a part of their religious ceremonial practice...

Garlic as medicine
LILIES ARE popular at this time of the year. However, we often forget that garlic (Allium sativum), sometimes called 'stinking rose', is in fact a member of the lily family.


Taking the 'same old' out of sex
REPEATING ROUTINE activities is a good thing if you are balancing your cheque book, practising scales on the piano or paying your tithe at church. However, it is one sure way to kill the fun in your sex life.


Take a doggy bag
MANY MORE persons are now eating outside the home than in former years, and people look forward to eating out on long holiday weekends as they take a break from cooking.


Improve your flexibility
FLEXIBILITY IS the ability of a joint to move through its full range of motion. Flexibility makes everyday activities as well as physical exercise easier and more manageable.







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