- Hanover SDC provides grants to small business operators 8:59 pm
- 3,000 health workers trained under compassionate care programme 8:48 pm
- US adds 55,000 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours 8:30 pm
- Jamaica expected to recover faster from COVID-19 than the 08/09 recession 8:08 pm
- 6 new COVID-19 cases 7:59 pm
- $3.5 billion spent on Cornwall Regional Hospital rehabilitation 7:17 pm
Health
China virus deaths rise past 800, overtaking SARS toll
BEIJING, China (AFP) — The death toll from the novel coronavirus surged past 800 in mainland China yesterday, overtaking global fatalities in the 2002-03 SARS epidemic, even as the World Health Organization (WHO) said the outbreak appeared to be stabilising. Read More
Bolstering remineralisation
TOOTH enamel consists of 96 per cent minerals and is the hardest substance in the body. Read More
Coronavirus cases increase as more preventive measures taken
BEIJING, China (AP) — The rate of increase in new cases of the virus in China rose again after a brief respite, as the death toll rose to 722 on the mainland and countries around the world enforced stricter measures to contain its spread. Read More
The shunned
BEIJING, China (AP) — Meron Mei, a sophomore at Wuhan University in the Chinese city at the heart of a viral outbreak, went back to his home village and started to cough. Read More
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
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