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Jamaica Gleaner Profiles in Medicine
published: Wednesday | May 24, 2006

FIRST, DO NO HARM
NOBODY IN Jamaica bothers to collect data on medical errors or adverse medical events. At least, not the Ministry of Health nor the Medical Council. So there is no way to measure the nature and scale of bad outcomes of care.

Dogs ease anxiety of heart failure patients
THE HEALTH of hospitalised heart patients can get a boost from just a 12-minute visit from man's best friend, according to research reported at a recent meeting of the American Heart Association.


Quick-and-easy breakfast ideas for children
TIME IS usually an issue in the mornings. By the time some children pull themselves out of bed and get dressed, they are almost late for school; others may be disagreeable in the mornings and don't want to eat breakfast.


LETTER - Crisp & clear: Cutting-edge imaging
Dear Ms. Thompson, AS YOU are well aware, there are at least two sides to every story. I read your recent article on CT Colonoscopy (Virtual Colonoscopy) and I am happy to see these developments being brought to the attention of the public.




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