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Jamaica Gleaner Profiles in Medicine
published: Wednesday | June 15, 2005

Our children are getting too FAT
CHILDREN IN Jamaica are getting fatter. This is not based on hearsay or anecdotes; the data is available to back the statement. Researchers at the Tropical Medicine Research Institute (TMRI)...

It's mango time
MOST JAMAICANS have a favourite among the many varieties of mangoes grown here and look forward to the annual mango season. The mango is not native to Jamaica; it is believed that it was introduced here in the 1700s...


HEALTHY SEX 101 - Responsible fathering
ABOUT SEVEN years ago I went to church on Father's Day, listened to a sermon about the vices of Jamaican fathers and at the end was presented with a book about how to become a responsible father, entitled Wake Up Men!


Outlaw the thong!
THE BBC news of May 31, 2005, carried a story from Germany which has created quite a stir in Europe. A Dr. Thomas Gent of the Association of Gynaecologists, advised women to revert to bigger underwear to prevent genital infection.


Making it to the top
THE RACE is on. Everyday there are thousands struggling, scrambling, racing to make it in life. Regardless of our field of endeavour, be it sports, medicine, academics, sales, construction , we all aspire to succeed and make it to the top.


Folic acid: What all women should know
FOLIC ACID is a member of the water-soluble B vitamin group, essential for cell replication and growth. It is necessary for the production of both DNA and RNA and the transmission of the genetic code to all newly-formed cells.








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