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Jamaica Gleaner Profiles in Medicine
published: Wednesday | November 8, 2006

Down the toilet
Randomly pick any delectable dessert - ice cream sundae with chocolate or caramel topping and whipped cream with nuts and cherries or double chocolate brownie dipped in hot fudge - delicious, but nutrition scientists say that they are loaded with all...

Period pains in teenage girls

Ever so often, a teenager may come into my office, either alone or with her mother, complaining of very painful menstrual periods. The term used to describe this condition is dysmenorrhoea. It is one of the most common reasons for a teenage...


Deformities of the adult erect penis

Deformity of the erect penis in adult men is not uncommon. This may have been present from birth (congenital) or may have developed after having had a normally-shaped penis (acquired).


Get the facts about amphetamines

Ecstasy, an amphetamine, is now widely abused in the United States and Europe and is an emerging problem in Jamaica. Amphetamines are stimulants to the central nervous system and speed up the messages going to and from the brain.


Heat's coming from my body!

Dear Mr. Gardner, Your article in The Gleaner dated October 19, prompted me to send this email. I exercise almost daily. There are times at the end of my workout or prior to cooling down that I can feel the heat coming out of my body.


Your body is always moving

I'll rest when I'm dead. It's an old joke, but also true. Alive, your body remains in constant motion: heart and lungs pumping, eyes blinking, muscles twitching, 100 trillion cells moving at the speed of life.




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