Ding, ding, ding ... the school bell rings - Lunch is essential
With many mothers and grandmothers working outside the home, younger children usually attend pre-school and day care facilities. Some of these children, as young as two years old, are fed one or more meals by somebody other than their parents...
Tips for guidance counsellors
Are we sitting on a time bomb? Perhaps, but you be the judge, consider these data. Drug use - Drug use is a major problem. About 71 per cent of students in secondary schools admit to alcohol use, 30 per cent admit to cannabis use...
Boneless penis breaks in lovemaking
Although the human penis has no bone, it may 'fracture' during an erection if subjected to a sudden bending force. In western society, this catastrophic, but uncommon injury, most commonly occurs during aggressive intercourse in which the erect penis...
A breath of hope
People who have difficulty breathing may be suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). This is a disease that makes it difficult for air to move into and out of your lungs. It causes the airways of your lungs....
Pumping Iron - Builds more than just muscles
Weight-training exercises are used by many of us to develop a rounded exercise programme. These exercises are crucial for building muscles. However, weight training exercises do not only improve muscular strength and endurance....
So you have problems getting pregnant
Frequently women come into my office with a problem achieving pregnancy. I find it very striking and somewhat perturbing that a woman tends to blame herself even when her partner has a known problem.
Tickets issued for thick, black smoke
Since the publication of last week's article, 'Killing me softly with thick, black smoke', Senior Superintendent Ealan Powell, head of Police Traffic Division, indicates that the police have been issuing...
Letters
Dear Ms Thompson, I was most interested to read your article on exhaust fumes which appeared in the Health section of 'The Gleaner' of Wednesday August 23. I live in an area through which, as early as 4:000 a.m., a procession of diesel trucks...
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