Cervical cancer is HISTORY - Immunisation to the rescue ... AGAIN!
T HE BIG story in health is, of course, that the next generation of women will not have to suffer the ravages of cervical cancer like their mothers did. A vaccine, Gardasil, that targets the germ associated with this form of cancer...
HEALTHY CHOICES - Patty as health food
A PATTY is still perhaps the most affordable lunch choice. Vegetables, chicken and fish patties are already on the market as healthy alternative to the traditional beef patty.
A simple thing as hand-washing
AS WE are in the flu season, it is perhaps timely to look again at a common practice. One that the U.S. Centres for Disease Control describes as the most important means of preventing the spread of infection - good hand-washing.
At the physiotherapist's office
SUFFERING FROM muscle spasms or lower back pain? It might just be time to ask your doctor for a referral to a physiotherapist. Physiotherapists (in the United States, physical therapists) use physical means to treat disease and disability.
Sweet things make for wellness
A VARIETY of sweet things will be discussed. Many of us are not aware that they give feelings of well-being. Other persons have been enjoying one or more of the sweet things being discussed in the column today.
Trans fats are DANGEROUS!
MANY JAMAICANS are becoming much more health conscious and are reading food labels as a rule before they shop. I asked a few persons what they look for on a food label and some reported that they looked for calories, others said total fat.
Make exercise a part of your daily routine
MOVEMENT IS a basic characteristic of man. It is also a basis for growth, development and wellness. Movement is at the core of physical work. Physical work is what most of us do for our livelihood...
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