Health

Rise in syphilis cases among pregnant women in Barbados

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Ministry of Health and Wellness on Wednesday expressed concern about the high rates of syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection (STI), being seen among pregnant women in Barbados. Read More

Why your child may need a space maintainer
CHILDREN may need space maintainers if they lose a tooth early, or have a baby (primary) tooth extracted due to dental decay. If either is the case, it is important to know the benefits of using a space maintainer and how it can help support your child's dental health.... Read More

Pilates and your knees
�AS an emerging adolescent fitness enthusiast, I first discovered running in my late 17th year. Once I began, I dove into it with passion and it still is, to this day, my favourite form of exercise.... Read More

Young drinkers beware!
YOU might want to think before you go out drinking again tonight.... Read More

Squat or suffer

BY FITZ-GEORGE RATTRAY | Sunday, August, 12 2018

WHILE sitting in a parking lot, I watched people walking back and forth — various ages, sizes and genders — and the one thing they had in common was the indications of present or future aches and pains, and eventually crippling back and leg problems requiring anything from a... Read More

A quick guide to avoiding

Angela Davis | Sunday, August, 12 2018

KNEE pain becomes a common problem as we get older and osteoarthritis is the main culprit. Read More

Hacking DNA information

Sunday, August, 5 2018

WE are currently celebrating our Emancipation and Independence, yet we are now living in a 'global village' where everything is interconnected and from which we cannot be separated. Read More

Some hospital bacteria growing 'tolerant' to sanitisers — study

Sunday, August, 5 2018

TAMPA, United States (AFP) — Some hospital superbugs are growing increasingly tolerant to alcohol-based disinfectants found in hand washes and sanitisers, allowing increasing infections to take hold, an Australian study warned Wednesday. Read More

'A step in the right direction,' doctors say

BY CHERRIES WILES Observer writer wilesc@jamaicaobserver.com | Sunday, August, 5 2018

FOR Dr Tahira Redwood, the opportunity to join MDLink — a 24/7 online medical service — was a welcome one as she believes the telemedicine company is a “step in the right direction to increase access to affordable, quality and timely health care in... Read More

Stop focusing on exercise for weight loss

BY FITZ-GEORGE RATTRAY | Sunday, August, 5 2018

“I have been going to the gym and I'm still not losing weight” or “I had a little extra to eat so I went to the gym last night, but I still gained weight”. There are possibly hundreds of variations of these statements which I have heard, yet people continue to... Read More