Health

Young people are eager to have sex

AS an associate teaching professor who teaches a very large human sexuality class at University of Washington, I benefit from frequent access to young people's inner thoughts and desires surrounding relationships and sex.

Jebby Campbell: Living with SCD

Can you quit smoking with hypnosis?

DESPITE not having any success so far, local hypnotist Sean Davidson believes, if the conditions are right, people can quit smoking with hypnosis.

Why they do it

NINETEEN years ago, Franklyn White saw the difficulties his stepmother faced when she was in dire need of blood. A few years later, he watched as his sister died at Spanish Town Hospital after being stabbed by unknown assailants. She, too, needed blood but didn't get enough because of...

How do I know if I have an impacted wisdom tooth?

IF there's ever an oral health problem you might want to avoid, it would be an impacted wisdom tooth.

Meals & Meds

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40 years on, report gives evidence that we can end AIDS

Four decades after the first cases of AIDS were reported, new data from UNAIDS show that dozens of countries achieved or exceeded the 2020 targets set by the United Nations General Assembly in 2016 — evidence that the targets were not just aspirational but...

Vast undertreatment of diabetes seen in global study

NEARLY half-a-billion people on the planet have diabetes but most of them aren't getting the kind of care that could make their lives healthier, longer, and more productive, according to a new global study of data from people with the condition.

Are you losing your jawbone?

Throughout your life, your bones constantly remodel themselves — removing old bones (resorption) and adding new ones (ossification) where needed. This is a natural process that's important for your health and well-being.

Warning for pill-popping asthmatics

ASTHMATICS are being urged to refrain from using oral steroids, such as prednisone, as their first line of treatment, because the long-term effects outweigh the short-term relief.

Medical tourism in Jamaica

EVER wanted to have plastic surgery done but didn't want your circle of friends and acquaintances to know? How about having dreams of getting your breasts done and recovering on a beach a stone's throw from your hotel room?

15 reasons to quit tobacco

AHEAD of tomorrow, which will be celebrated as World No Tobacco Day, Your Health Your Wealth selected 15 reasons from the World Health Organization's (WHO's) “More than 100 reasons to quit tobacco”, for you to consider.

Lack of awareness impacting MS diagnosis, says neurologist

POINTING out that diagnoses for multiple sclerosis (MS) are sometimes overlooked, one local doctor is insisting that there needs to be more awareness about the condition.

Living with MS

FOUR years ago, what was supposed to be a typical day at the gym for Kai Clarke turned out to be anything but that.

HIV self-testing

MONTEGO BAY, St James — The National Family Planning Board (NFPB) has reintroduced HIV self-test kit, OraQuick, to the Jamaican market. This time, however, instead of the NFPB team carrying out the tests, the kits are for people who wish to self-test at home.