Health

Debunking three asthma myths

WITH asthma being one of the major noncommunicable diseases, the Jamaica Observer reached out to consultant physician and pulmonologist Dr Althea Aquart-Stewart to debunk some of the myths and misconceptions about the lung condition ahead of this week's recognition of World Asthma...

Be patient...

HUMANS, because we live more or less within a span of 100 years, are keen on time.

That grapefruit warning

We know you sometimes have burning questions that can best be answered by a pharmacist. Our feature, Ask Your Pharmacist , seeks to address some of those issues. Get answers by sending your questions to...

Family meals are good for grown-ups too

FOR all the parents feeling exhausted by the cooking, cleaning and planning of a million meals during the pandemic, there's some good news. Commensality, or the sharing of food with others, is beneficial for your physical and mental health.

Hope...

ONE of the greatest anchors to man in turbulence is hope. Hope is that quality that constantly looks for better.

Treating erectile dysfunction in the privacy of your home

A topic often met with shame and silence, erectile dysfunction (ED), also known as impotence, has affected millions of men across all ages and ethnicities worldwide.

Vaccine side effects

IF someone gets a headache or feels a bit under the weather after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, it's become common to hear them say something like, “Oh, it just means my immune system is really working hard.” On the flip side, when people don't notice any side effects, they...

Do you really need to drink 8 glasses of water a day?

THE warmer weather and longer days have inspired reminders to “stay hydrated” and drink eight glasses of water — or about two litres — a day.

Coronavirus pandemic: Is the end in sight?

JUST over a year since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic, we continue to see cases fluctuate worldwide, with approximately 140 million cases recorded in total and more than three million people having lost their lives to the virus.

Words can heal

Few things are as powerful as the spoken and written word.

Unusual treatment shows promise for children with brain tumours

FOR decades, a deadly type of childhood cancer has eluded science's best tools. Now doctors have made progress with an unusual treatment: Dripping millions of copies of a virus directly into children's brains to infect their tumours and spur an immune system attack.

Blood test for depression, bipolar disorder

WORLDWIDE, one in four people will suffer from a depressive episode in their lifetime.

AT WHAT AGE ARE PEOPLE USUALLY HAPPIEST?

IF you could be one age for the rest of your life, what would it be?Would you choose to be nine years old, absolved of life's most tedious responsibilities, and instead able to spend your days playing with friends and practising your times tables?

When death and suffering will be no more...

ONE source records that 13 times the amount of people who are living are dead. This would mean that there are way more dead than those who are alive.

No data yet on changing COVID vaccines between doses — WHO

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) reiterated Friday that there was “no adequate data” on switching COVID-19 vaccines between doses, after France said under-55s who received an AstraZeneca first jab should get their second from a different...