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Health
Squat or suffer
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
KNEE pain becomes a common problem as we get older and osteoarthritis is the main culprit. Read More
Hacking DNA information
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
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
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
“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
Metabolism boosters
METABOLISM is commonly equated with simply burning energy. It is the collection of processes which sustain life in living organisms, be it catabolic (breaking down) or anabolic (building up). Read More
Young woman determined to raise awareness after glaucoma diagnosis
TONIAN McDonald never imagined that, at 22 years old, she would've been diagnosed with a life-changing disease. Read More
Wanna lose inches off your midsection?
IT'S officially summer! Here are four recommendations to lose inches off that midsection fast.Slim tea Read More
Jencare promises experience like no other with Skin Bar
WITH one Skin Bar already opened at their Miramar, Florida, location, plans are now under way to launch another in Jamaica “really soon”, Jencare CEO Peta-Gaye Samuda-Palmer has disclosed. Read More
Dental erosion
MODERN lifestyles present a number of challenges for your body, including your teeth. Dental erosion is the irreversible loss of tooth tissue due to exposure to acid. Read More
Brazil's fugitive 'Dr Bumbum' plastic surgeon arrested over patient death
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP/AP) — A Brazilian celebrity butt-enhancement surgeon known as Dr Bumbum was arrested last Thursday over the death of a patient in a botched operation after spending four days on the run. Read More
Benefits of seeing the same doctor
WHEN you fall ill, who do you see for your health care? Do you seek the same doctor every time, or do you use a centre, office or health institution where there is a different doctor each time? Read More
HIV infection doubles risk of heart disease
PEOPLE infected with HIV are twice as likely to suffer from heart disease, research has found. Read More
Simpler, one-dose treatment to prevent malaria relapse OK'd
US regulators Friday approved a simpler, one-dose treatment to prevent relapses of malaria.Standard treatment now takes two weeks and studies show many patients don't finish taking every dose. Read More
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