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Jamaica Gleaner Profiles in Medicine
published: Wednesday | September 7, 2005

Read labels before eating
READING FOOD labels is a very good habit to practise, as the picture panel is not a true representation of what is contained inside the container. All food by law should contain an ingredient panel.

Back pain gets in the way
Dear Mr. Gardner: I AM a 30-year-old female reader of your column and am desirous of losing some weight.I am 5'5'' tall and my bone structure is big. My concern though is that I have a prolapsed disc...


In praise of oily skin
OILY SKIN has developed an undeservedly bad reputation. The cool dry look on the face is valued very highly and oily skin is to be avoided at all costs. To achieve this, some people resort to blue washing soaps.


Many opt for plastic surgery vacations abroad
KATHRYN WAS at the point where she thought her face needed a little help. The Washington, D.C. divorce attorney didn't want to do anything drastic, just a simple facelift.


Word test may give clues to persons prone to Alzheimer's disease
DUBLIN (Reuters); COULD A simple word test be used to identify people who might be suffering from the very early stages of Alzheimer's disease? British scientists think so.


Sleep-deprived doctors might as well be drunk, study reveals
CHICAGO (Reuters): THE LONG work weeks of doctors in training leave them so fatigued that their reaction times are comparable to someone who is slightly drunk, researchers said yesterday.








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