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Health
Dental X-rays: All you need to know
X-RAYS, also known as radiographs, are an essential part of any dental care treatment plan.They are diagnostic, but they can also be preventative by helping a dentist diagnose potential oral care issues in a patient's mouth before they become a major problem. Read More
All you need is five to 10 minutes & consistency
I recently saw someone I hadn't seen in almost six months, and I said to her, “You started or changed some physical activity about two months ago, what is it?” She told me that she bought kettlebells and started doing squats three days per week. Read More
Coronavirus
AS Jamaica steps up its sensitisation of key stakeholders as it seeks to ensure operational readiness for the novel coronavirus, travellers to the island can also expect vigilant airport screening. Read More
It's not too late
IF what we have repeatedly heard is true, eight out of 10 of you reading this article who made a new year's resolution have failed to maintain it, or will fail very soon. Read More
Your teeth have a demanding job
IF your dentist mentions your periodontium during a check-up, there's no cause for alarm — you haven't developed a strange dental disease. Read More
Health care: Your choice
FEARED highly among humans, sickness and disease have long wreaked some of the deadliest horrors visited upon man. In the face of the deathly duo, many resort to medical treatment in the hope that relief for self or family comes at the quickest possible time. Read More
Burnout linked with irregular heartbeat
FEELING excessively tired, devoid of energy, demoralised, and irritable? You may have burnout, a syndrome associated with a potentially deadly heart rhythm disturbance. Read More
Plaque and food debris are removed by oral hygiene practices.
PERIODONTAL disease is a bacterial infection that infects the gum tissue causing inflammation, redness, swelling, and loss of bone around the teeth. It can affect one tooth or many. Read More
Valuing health amid a devaluing dollar
IF $10 million in one-dollar coins aren't on the open streets of Jamaica, then there may be none, hyperbolically speaking that is. Read More
Hate exercise?
A new year typically brings new resolutions. While making resolutions is easy, sticking with them is not. Read More
Life and debt
THE bank is calling. You are hiding. Your pressure is up. The calls won't stop. The utility bills are due.Frankly, you know not what to do. Read More
Delayed Zika effects in babies who appeared healthy at birth
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AFP) — Infants in Colombia who were exposed to the Zika virus in the womb showed motor and cognitive development delays in their first 18 months of life, despite having a normal head circumference at birth, scientists reported last... Read More
Control your diet, weight, fitness & health
ANOTHER new, inspiring year, but the same old, uninspired body — that is the reality for many of us in the beginning of 2020.Fortunately, as always, there are two possible paths ahead: Read More
'Mummy tummy': More than meets the eye
AFTER nine months of housing their babies, mothers, oftentimes, are left with a not-so-small reminder of their tiny occupants: A protruding tummy. Read More
Mouth healthy resolutions
YOUR dental health is an important part of your overall wellness, and the new year is a great time to create resolutions for improving your health. Read More
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